Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana (LA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,658
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,200
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,986 (it was 5,063 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 35% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 1255 sq. mi.
Water area: 43.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 30 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (32.5%), Manufacturing (13.6%), Retail trade (13.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 75%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 18,91450.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 15,47441.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,0772.9%Two or more races
- 9492.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 6821.8%Some other race alone
- 2700.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 580.2%Asian alone
| Median resident age: | 34.2 years |
| Louisiana median age: | 38.0 years |
| Males: 18,074 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 19,551 |  (52.0%) |
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| Natchitoches Parish: | 2.0 people |
| Louisiana: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $33,024 ($25,722 in 1999)
| This county: | $33,024 |
| Louisiana: | $52,087 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $592 (lower quartile is $293, upper quartile is $737)
| This county: | $592 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $168,977 (it was $61,500 in 2000)
| Natchitoches: | $168,977 |
| Louisiana: | $192,800 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,165
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $345
Institutionalized population: 721
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 55
- Burglaries: 90
- Thefts: 261
- Auto thefts: 66
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 66
- Burglaries: 92
- Thefts: 245
- Auto thefts: 34
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 58 buildings, average cost: $259,000
- 2020: 75 buildings, average cost: $248,100
- 2019: 81 buildings, average cost: $241,900
- 2018: 76 buildings, average cost: $233,600
- 2017: 80 buildings, average cost: $238,200
- 2016: 55 buildings, average cost: $178,100
- 2015: 54 buildings, average cost: $239,500
- 2014: 38 buildings, average cost: $242,900
- 2013: 53 buildings, average cost: $217,000
- 2012: 43 buildings, average cost: $209,400
- 2011: 65 buildings, average cost: $165,300
- 2010: 46 buildings, average cost: $200,900
- 2009: 43 buildings, average cost: $166,200
- 2008: 57 buildings, average cost: $204,700
- 2007: 63 buildings, average cost: $183,100
- 2006: 173 buildings, average cost: $143,900
- 2005: 98 buildings, average cost: $133,400
- 2004: 127 buildings, average cost: $132,700
- 2003: 90 buildings, average cost: $129,300
- 2002: 65 buildings, average cost: $130,400
- 2001: 75 buildings, average cost: $105,300
- 2000: 68 buildings, average cost: $109,200
- 1999: 86 buildings, average cost: $113,200
- 1998: 92 buildings, average cost: $105,800
- 1997: 95 buildings, average cost: $86,800
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $872 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $418 (0.4%)
| Natchitoches Parish: | 27.7% |
| Louisiana: | 19.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 34.2 years old
(Males: 32.8 years old, Females: 35.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.0 years old, Black residents: 29.4 years old, American Indian residents: 53.4 years old, Asian residents: 48.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.1 years old, Other race residents: 25.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Natchitoches Parish is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $580 a month.
Cities in this county include: Natchitoches, Vienna Bend, Campti, Provencal, Natchez, Clarence, Goldonna, Point Place, Ashland, Robeline.
Neighboring counties: Covington County, Mississippi 
, Calhoun County, Georgia , Brown County, Texas 
, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi , Treutlen County, Georgia , Webster County, Georgia , Wheeler County, Georgia , Reeves County, Texas .
| Here: | 3.7% |
| Louisiana: | 3.3% |
Current college students: 5,204
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 288 (70.8% naturalized citizens)
| Natchitoches Parish: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 412010 or later
- 762000 to 2009
- 91990 to 1999
- 2081980 to 1989
- 721970 to 1979
- 55Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,581
- One, attached: 828
- Two: 490
- 3 or 4: 604
- 5 to 9: 752
- 10 to 19: 476
- 20 to 49: 353
- 50 or more: 374
- Mobile homes: 4,140
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 126
Housing units in Natchitoches Parish with a mortgage: 3,090 (122 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 56 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 261
| Here: | 1.1% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Natchitoches Parish
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 11,747 | 76 |
| Catholic | 4,602 | 15 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,742 | 12 |
| Black Protestant | 1,069 | 7 |
| Other | 402 | 3 |
| None | 20,004 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 7
| Natchitoches Parish: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Louisiana: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| This county: | 1.27 / 10,000 pop. |
| Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
| Natchitoches Parish: | 6.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 20
| This county: | 5.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Natchitoches Parish: | 11.7% |
| Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Natchitoches Parish: | 30.8% |
| State: | 29.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.3% |
| State: | 13.7% |
Agriculture in Natchitoches Parish:
Average size of farms: 341 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $101,314
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $166.54
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.82%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $74,799
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.85%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.42%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,316
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.26
Corn for grain: 11529 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1730 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 6360 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 12330 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2,127 acres
Earthquake activity:
Natchitoches Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 263% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from Natchitoches Parish center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 336.6 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 79.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 391.2 miles away from Natchitoches Parish center
On 1/25/2013 at 07:01:19, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
- Louisiana Tropical Storm Harvey, Incident Period: August 28, 2017 - September 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4345, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to April 08, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4263: March 13, 2016, FEMA Id: 4263, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 18, 2015 to June 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4228: July 13, 2015, FEMA Id: 4228, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Louisiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 03, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1863: December 10, 2009, FEMA Id: 1863, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 16, 2006 to November 08, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1668: November 02, 2006, FEMA Id: 1668, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Natchitoches Parish (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Hurricanes: 7, Freezes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 10,686 (82.3%)
- Carpooled: 1,238 (9.5%)
- Bus: 11 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 126 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 53 (0.4%)
- Walked: 195 (1.5%)
- Worked at home: 419 (3.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (33%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Retail trade (19%)
- Manufacturing (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- England (21%)
- Mexico (13%)
- Nigeria (10%)
- Cuba (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Germany (6%)
- India (6%)
- French (except Basque) (16%)
- American (7%)
- English (4%)
- Italian (3%)
- Irish (3%)
- German (1%)
- European (1%)
People in group quarters in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana in 2010:
- 1,352 people in college/university student housing
- 461 people in correctional residential facilities
- 255 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 84 people in group homes intended for adults
- 27 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 6 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana in 2000:
- 1,948 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 282 people in state prisons
- 194 people in nursing homes
- 104 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 32 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 20 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in religious group quarters
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
5.39% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,548 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.39% |
| Louisiana average: | 6.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.48% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($25,895 average AGI)
1.91% relocated from other states ($17,653 average AGI)
Natchitoches Parish: 1.91% Louisiana average: 2.12%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Rapides Parish, LA |  0.47% ($51,912 average AGI) |
| from Red River Parish, LA | 0.46% ($38,982) |
| from Sabine Parish, LA | 0.33% ($37,600) |
| from Caddo Parish, LA | 0.31% ($33,921) |
| from Winn Parish, LA | 0.23% ($30,857) |
| from Harris County, TX | 0.19% ($15,348) |
| from Bossier Parish, LA | 0.17% ($53,952) |
6.77% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,741 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.77% |
| Louisiana average: | 7.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($24,773 average AGI)
2.76% relocated to other states ($16,968 average AGI)
Natchitoches Parish: 2.76% Louisiana average: 2.97%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Rapides Parish, LA | 0.55% ($58,882 average AGI) |
| to Caddo Parish, LA | 0.47% ($35,379) |
| to Red River Parish, LA | 0.44% ($37,519) |
| to Harris County, TX | 0.42% ($25,212) |
| to Sabine Parish, LA | 0.31% ($40,474) |
| to Bossier Parish, LA | 0.27% ($36,970) |
| to Dallas County, TX | 0.23% ($26,929) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,908 (4,734 aged, 1,174 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,692 (17%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (487)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (470)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (369)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (275)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (260)
- Congestive heart failure (254)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (238)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (221)
- Senility (210)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (143)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,339
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 545
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,977
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,580
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,056
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 88.3. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 117.7. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 88.3
- Other - 29.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 37,625- Male householders: 5,963 (2,508 living alone), Female householders: 8,099 (2,628 living alone)
5,138 spouses (5,117 opposite-sex spouses), 804 unmarried partners, (800 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,707 children (9,919 natural, 125 adopted, 670 stepchildren), 1,248 grandchildren, 777 brothers or sisters, 433 parents, 8 foster children, 946 other relatives, 1,769 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,472
Size of family households: 4,193 2-persons, 1,871 3-persons, 1,056 4-persons, 406 5-persons, 271 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,141 1-person, 835 2-persons, 121 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
3,614 married couples with children.
3,663 single-parent households (163 men, 3,500 women).
98.7% of residents of Natchitoches speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $266,145,000 ($6,870 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,456,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $80,558,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,231,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,227,000
Federal grants: $95,409,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,771,000 ($3,840,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,949,000 ($761,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,472,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,451,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,450,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,220| Here: | 84 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,941
| Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +185
| Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,961
| Here: |  -51 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -20 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.08 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- 312020 or later
- 1,6262010 to 2019
- 2,4282000 to 2009
- 3,2451990 to 1999
- 3,5851980 to 1989
- 3,4821970 to 1979
- 1,3381960 to 1969
- 1,0341950 to 1959
- 4741940 to 1949
- 1,1021939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- 741 room
- 342 rooms
- 1443 rooms
- 5334 rooms
- 1,2205 rooms
- 1,5626 rooms
- 1,5787 rooms
- 1,0558 rooms
- 1,1199+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- 941 room
- 2172 rooms
- 3973 rooms
- 1,3004 rooms
- 2,1705 rooms
- 1,6796 rooms
- 4007 rooms
- 1428 rooms
- 2349+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- 76no bedroom
- 1581 bedroom
- 8702 bedrooms
- 4,3253 bedrooms
- 1,7354 bedrooms
- 1375+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- 94no bedroom
- 7671 bedroom
- 3,8992 bedrooms
- 1,3853 bedrooms
- 3824 bedrooms
- 715+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Natchitoches Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 203no vehicle
- 1,9561 vehicle
- 3,0232 vehicles
- 1,4843 vehicles
- 4714 vehicles
- 1255+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Natchitoches Parish in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,117no vehicle
- 3,0141 vehicle
- 1,7842 vehicles
- 6143 vehicles
- 1774 vehicles
- 175+ vehicles
86.1% of Natchitoches Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Louisiana.
| Natchitoches Parish: | 86.1% |
| State average: | 87.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 30,081
- Other state: 7,031
- Northeast: 281
- Midwest: 882
- South: 4,848
- West: 966
- 58.8%Electricity
- 30.9%Utility gas
- 7.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%Wood
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 85.8%Electricity
- 10.7%Utility gas
- 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 404
| Here: | 10.1% |
| Louisiana: | 19.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 254
| Here: | 13.7% |
| Louisiana: | 17.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 314
| Here: | 7.2% |
| Louisiana: | 18.2% |
Natchitoches Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $200,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $63,392,000
Hospital Public: $29,778,000
Other: $2,208,000
Other: $2,158,000
Housing and Community Development: $117,000
Solid Waste Management: $77,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $9,466,000
Regular Highways: $1,666,000
Hospitals: $1,222,000
Housing and Community Development: $627,000
Water Utilities: $198,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $66,591,000
Hospitals: $31,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,542,000
Health - Other: $3,277,000
Police Protection: $2,978,000
Regular Highways: $2,666,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,497,000
General - Other: $2,419,000
Regular Highways: $2,178,000
Libraries: $1,993,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,810,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,682,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,527,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,522,000
Financial Administration: $1,476,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,445,000
Financial Administration: $1,250,000
Libraries: $1,157,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,051,000
Central Staff Services: $1,011,000
Public Welfare - Other: $752,000
Central Staff Services: $686,000
Local Fire Protection: $676,000
General Public Buildings: $668,000
General Public Buildings: $646,000
Water Utilities: $618,000
General - Other: $605,000
Health - Other: $599,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $298,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,438,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,954,000
Education: $583,000
Housing and Community Development: $459,000
Highways: $322,000
Other: $95,000
Water Utilities: $94,000
Other: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $565,000
Interest on Debt: $343,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $54,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $17,000
Other - Water Utilities: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,365,000
Other: $348,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,997,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,150,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,935,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,091,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,847,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,776,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $931,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $170,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $120,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $50,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,249,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,668,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,639,000
Fines and Forfeits: $773,000
Fines and Forfeits: $461,000
Interest Earnings: $418,000
General Revenue - Other: $317,000
Royalties: $88,000
Sale of Property: $37,000
Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $4,413,000
Local Fire Protection: $861,000
Local Fire Protection: $233,000
Police Protection: $223,000
Libraries: $171,000
Hospitals: $146,000
Correctional Institutions: $133,000
General - Other: $116,000
Financial Administration: $54,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,000
Regular Highways: $53,000
Water Utilities: $24,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $21,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $57,594,000
Cash and Securities: $29,502,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,906,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $222,000
End of Fiscal Year: $33,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $322,000
Cash and Securities: $120,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $6,821,000
Public Welfare: $2,955,000
Other: $2,304,000
General Local Government Support: $748,000
Highways: $570,000
Highways: $463,000
Other: $255,000
Housing and Community Development: $238,000
General Local Government Support: $121,000
Health and Hospitals: $104,000
- Tax - Property: $11,339,000
Property: $11,254,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,949,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,137,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,771,000
Other Selective Sales: $507,000
Other Selective Sales: $472,000
Public Utilities Sales: $446,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $297,000
Other License: $186,000
Other License: $184,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $17,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $36,228,000
: $25,042,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $253,000
Natchitoches Parish government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $200,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $63,392,000
Hospital Public: $29,778,000
Other: $2,208,000
Other: $2,158,000
Housing and Community Development: $117,000
Solid Waste Management: $77,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $9,466,000
Regular Highways: $1,666,000
Hospitals: $1,222,000
Housing and Community Development: $627,000
Water Utilities: $198,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $66,591,000
Hospitals: $31,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,542,000
Health - Other: $3,277,000
Police Protection: $2,978,000
Regular Highways: $2,666,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,497,000
General - Other: $2,419,000
Regular Highways: $2,178,000
Libraries: $1,993,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,810,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,682,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,527,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,522,000
Financial Administration: $1,476,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,445,000
Financial Administration: $1,250,000
Libraries: $1,157,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,051,000
Central Staff Services: $1,011,000
Public Welfare - Other: $752,000
Central Staff Services: $686,000
Local Fire Protection: $676,000
General Public Buildings: $668,000
General Public Buildings: $646,000
Water Utilities: $618,000
General - Other: $605,000
Health - Other: $599,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $298,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,438,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,954,000
Education: $583,000
Housing and Community Development: $459,000
Highways: $322,000
Other: $95,000
Water Utilities: $94,000
Other: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $565,000
Interest on Debt: $343,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $54,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $17,000
Other - Water Utilities: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,365,000
Other: $348,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,997,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,150,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,935,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,091,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,847,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,776,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $931,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $170,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $120,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $50,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,249,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,668,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,639,000
Fines and Forfeits: $773,000
Fines and Forfeits: $461,000
Interest Earnings: $418,000
General Revenue - Other: $317,000
Royalties: $88,000
Sale of Property: $37,000
Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $4,413,000
Local Fire Protection: $861,000
Local Fire Protection: $233,000
Police Protection: $223,000
Libraries: $171,000
Hospitals: $146,000
Correctional Institutions: $133,000
General - Other: $116,000
Financial Administration: $54,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,000
Regular Highways: $53,000
Water Utilities: $24,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $21,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $57,594,000
Cash and Securities: $29,502,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,906,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $222,000
End of Fiscal Year: $33,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $322,000
Cash and Securities: $120,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $6,821,000
Public Welfare: $2,955,000
Other: $2,304,000
General Local Government Support: $748,000
Highways: $570,000
Highways: $463,000
Other: $255,000
Housing and Community Development: $238,000
General Local Government Support: $121,000
Health and Hospitals: $104,000
- Tax - Property: $11,339,000
Property: $11,254,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,949,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,137,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,771,000
Other Selective Sales: $507,000
Other Selective Sales: $472,000
Public Utilities Sales: $446,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $297,000
Other License: $186,000
Other License: $184,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $17,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $36,228,000
: $25,042,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $253,000
Natchitoches Parish government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $200,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $63,392,000
Hospital Public: $29,778,000
Other: $2,208,000
Other: $2,158,000
Housing and Community Development: $117,000
Solid Waste Management: $77,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $9,466,000
Regular Highways: $1,666,000
Hospitals: $1,222,000
Housing and Community Development: $627,000
Water Utilities: $198,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $66,591,000
Hospitals: $31,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,542,000
Health - Other: $3,277,000
Police Protection: $2,978,000
Regular Highways: $2,666,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,497,000
General - Other: $2,419,000
Regular Highways: $2,178,000
Libraries: $1,993,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,810,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,682,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,527,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,522,000
Financial Administration: $1,476,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,445,000
Financial Administration: $1,250,000
Libraries: $1,157,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,051,000
Central Staff Services: $1,011,000
Public Welfare - Other: $752,000
Central Staff Services: $686,000
Local Fire Protection: $676,000
General Public Buildings: $668,000
General Public Buildings: $646,000
Water Utilities: $618,000
General - Other: $605,000
Health - Other: $599,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $298,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,438,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,954,000
Education: $583,000
Housing and Community Development: $459,000
Highways: $322,000
Other: $95,000
Water Utilities: $94,000
Other: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $565,000
Interest on Debt: $343,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $54,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $17,000
Other - Water Utilities: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,365,000
Other: $348,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,997,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,150,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,935,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,091,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,847,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,776,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $931,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $170,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $120,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $50,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,249,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,668,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,639,000
Fines and Forfeits: $773,000
Fines and Forfeits: $461,000
Interest Earnings: $418,000
General Revenue - Other: $317,000
Royalties: $88,000
Sale of Property: $37,000
Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $4,413,000
Local Fire Protection: $861,000
Local Fire Protection: $233,000
Police Protection: $223,000
Libraries: $171,000
Hospitals: $146,000
Correctional Institutions: $133,000
General - Other: $116,000
Financial Administration: $54,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,000
Regular Highways: $53,000
Water Utilities: $24,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $21,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $57,594,000
Cash and Securities: $29,502,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,906,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $222,000
End of Fiscal Year: $33,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $322,000
Cash and Securities: $120,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $6,821,000
Public Welfare: $2,955,000
Other: $2,304,000
General Local Government Support: $748,000
Highways: $570,000
Highways: $463,000
Other: $255,000
Housing and Community Development: $238,000
General Local Government Support: $121,000
Health and Hospitals: $104,000
- Tax - Property: $11,339,000
Property: $11,254,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,949,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,137,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,771,000
Other Selective Sales: $507,000
Other Selective Sales: $472,000
Public Utilities Sales: $446,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $297,000
Other License: $186,000
Other License: $184,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $17,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $36,228,000
: $25,042,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $253,000
Natchitoches Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $200,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $63,392,000
Hospital Public: $29,778,000
Other: $2,208,000
Other: $2,158,000
Housing and Community Development: $117,000
Solid Waste Management: $77,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $9,466,000
Regular Highways: $1,666,000
Hospitals: $1,222,000
Housing and Community Development: $627,000
Water Utilities: $198,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $66,591,000
Hospitals: $31,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,542,000
Health - Other: $3,277,000
Police Protection: $2,978,000
Regular Highways: $2,666,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,497,000
General - Other: $2,419,000
Regular Highways: $2,178,000
Libraries: $1,993,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,810,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,682,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,527,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,522,000
Financial Administration: $1,476,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,445,000
Financial Administration: $1,250,000
Libraries: $1,157,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,051,000
Central Staff Services: $1,011,000
Public Welfare - Other: $752,000
Central Staff Services: $686,000
Local Fire Protection: $676,000
General Public Buildings: $668,000
General Public Buildings: $646,000
Water Utilities: $618,000
General - Other: $605,000
Health - Other: $599,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $298,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,438,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,954,000
Education: $583,000
Housing and Community Development: $459,000
Highways: $322,000
Other: $95,000
Water Utilities: $94,000
Other: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $565,000
Interest on Debt: $343,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $54,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $17,000
Other - Water Utilities: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,365,000
Other: $348,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,997,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,150,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,935,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,091,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,847,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,776,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $931,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $170,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $120,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $50,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,249,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,668,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,639,000
Fines and Forfeits: $773,000
Fines and Forfeits: $461,000
Interest Earnings: $418,000
General Revenue - Other: $317,000
Royalties: $88,000
Sale of Property: $37,000
Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $4,413,000
Local Fire Protection: $861,000
Local Fire Protection: $233,000
Police Protection: $223,000
Libraries: $171,000
Hospitals: $146,000
Correctional Institutions: $133,000
General - Other: $116,000
Financial Administration: $54,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,000
Regular Highways: $53,000
Water Utilities: $24,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $21,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $57,594,000
Cash and Securities: $29,502,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,906,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $222,000
End of Fiscal Year: $33,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $322,000
Cash and Securities: $120,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $6,821,000
Public Welfare: $2,955,000
Other: $2,304,000
General Local Government Support: $748,000
Highways: $570,000
Highways: $463,000
Other: $255,000
Housing and Community Development: $238,000
General Local Government Support: $121,000
Health and Hospitals: $104,000
- Tax - Property: $11,339,000
Property: $11,254,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,949,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,137,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,771,000
Other Selective Sales: $507,000
Other Selective Sales: $472,000
Public Utilities Sales: $446,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $297,000
Other License: $186,000
Other License: $184,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $17,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $36,228,000
: $25,042,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $253,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,002
- Number of aged recipients: 286
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,716
- Number of recipients under 18: 329
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,126
- Number of recipients older than 64: 547
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 719
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 878
| Most common first names in Natchitoches Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 226 | 74.9 years |
| Mary | 223 | 79.1 years |
| James | 207 | 71.4 years |
| William | 144 | 72.5 years |
| Willie | 127 | 73.3 years |
| Robert | 116 | 70.6 years |
| Joseph | 105 | 73.8 years |
| Henry | 89 | 74.4 years |
| George | 82 | 74.6 years |
| Charles | 81 | 70.5 years |
| Most common last names in Natchitoches Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 176 | 74.2 years |
| Williams | 139 | 75.5 years |
| Smith | 137 | 74.4 years |
| Jones | 127 | 75.7 years |
| Rachal | 108 | 75.7 years |
| Davis | 97 | 73.9 years |
| Brown | 94 | 76.0 years |
| Jackson | 88 | 71.5 years |
| Metoyer | 87 | 78.9 years |
| Lacour | 67 | 77.0 years |
| Businesses in Natchitoches Parish, LA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Popeyes | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| FedEx | 6 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| Hilton | 1 | UPS | 6 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |