Natchez is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 13,812 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Natchez is the 29th largest community in Mississippi.Natchez is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Natchez is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Natchez who work in office and administrative support (12.48%), teaching (10.85%), and food service (8.60%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Natchez spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.01 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Natchez is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Natchez is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.94% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Natchez in 2022 was $22,364, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,456 for a family of four. However, Natchez contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Natchez also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.65% of its population below the federal poverty line.Natchez is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Natchez home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Natchez residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Natchez include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Natchez is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
