Mississippi · Census place 50440
Natchez city, MS
Quick answer
Natchez city has 14,207 residents, ranking #28 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $35,613, the median home is worth $114,100 and median gross rent runs $745 a month.
- Population
- 14,207Natchez city residents
- Median household income
- $35,613Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $114,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $745Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Natchez city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Natchez city median would spend about 25.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33.1% of residents and 56.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Mississippi.
- Long Beach city 16,876
- Corinth city 14,450
- Clarksdale city 14,423
- Greenwood city 13,983
- D'Iberville city 13,033
- Byram city 12,847
- Grenada city 12,484
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