NSU's Living Circumstances

Natchitoches Parish School District Overview

Northwestern State University of Louisiana located in Natchitoches Parish School District area. A total of 14,659 households are located in Natchitoches Parish School District area. Among them, 2,766 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.64 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 11,232 and 12,531 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.54% (203) of residents are non-citizens and 2.18% (824) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Natchitoches Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	14,659
Population	37,885
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,766 (18.87%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,232
Total Students	12,531
Pre-Kindergarten	687
Kindergarten	444
Grade 1-8	4,276
Grade 9-12	2,024
College/Graduate School	5,100
Veterans	29,497
Non-citizen	203
Non-English Home Language	824
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

30,309 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,118 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,118 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 12,171 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 13.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Natchitoches Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,941	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,907	82.97%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,417	11.87%
Public transportation	78	0.65%
Walked	218	1.83%
Other method	101	0.85%
Worked from home	220	1.84%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,171	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,664	30.10%
Service	2,017	16.57%
Sales and office	2,516	20.67%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,225	10.06%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,749	22.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,171	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	570	4.68%
Construction	704	5.78%
Manufacturing	2,366	19.44%
Wholesale trade	233	1.91%
Retail trade	1,516	12.46%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	427	3.51%
Information	104	0.85%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	568	4.67%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	593	4.87%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,996	24.62%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	908	7.46%
Other services, except public administration	579	4.76%
Public administration	607	4.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,171	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,662	79.39%
Government workers	1,966	16.15%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	521	4.28%
Unpaid family workers	22	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $47,309 for the 14,659 households in Natchitoches Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $23,126. 33,795 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.91%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,659	-
Less than $10,000	2,889	19.71%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,206	8.23%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,612	17.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,829	12.48%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,664	11.35%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,794	12.24%
$75,000 - $99,999	936	6.39%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,038	7.08%
$150,000 - $199,999	399	2.72%
More than $200,000	292	1.99%
Median Household Income	$28,567	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$47,309	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,538	-
Less than $10,000	742	9.84%
$10,000 - $14,999	286	3.79%
$15,000 - $24,999	823	10.92%
$25,000 - $34,999	760	10.08%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,267	16.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,259	16.70%
$75,000 - $99,999	822	10.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	950	12.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	380	5.04%
More than $200,000	249	3.30%

Median Family Income	$48,617	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$68,620	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$23,126	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,753	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,753	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	38,011	-
With health insurance coverage	33,795	88.91%
Public coverage	17,884	47.05%
Private health insurance	20,146	53.00%
Without health insurance coverage	4,216	11.09%

Housing

There are 19,133 housing units in Natchitoches Parish School District area, Louisiana with 14,659 units (76.62%) occupied. 6,424 houses (43.82%) are occupied by owner and 8,235 houses (56.18%) are rented. The average housing value is $137,400 and the average rental cost is $713. 275 houses (1.44%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,404 houses (7.34%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,133	-
Occupied	14,659	76.62%
Owner Occupied	6,424	43.82%
Renter Occupied	8,235	56.18%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,811	56.50%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,174	6.14%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,841	14.85%
Mobile Homes	4,231	22.11%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	76	0.40%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,133	-
Built 2014 or later	275	1.44%
Built 2010 - 2013	559	2.92%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,642	13.81%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,311	22.53%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,216	22.04%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,360	17.56%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,421	7.43%
Built 1950 - 1959	945	4.94%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,404	7.34%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,133	-
1 room	127	0.66%
2 rooms	393	2.05%
3 rooms	856	4.47%
4 rooms	2,322	12.14%
5 rooms	5,548	29.00%
6 rooms	4,866	25.43%
7 rooms	2,417	12.63%
8 rooms	1,241	6.49%
9 rooms or more	1,363	7.12%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,133	-
no bedroom	127	0.66%
1 bedroom	1,675	8.75%
2 bedrooms	8,487	44.36%
3 bedrooms	6,062	31.68%
4 bedrooms	2,533	13.24%
5 bedrooms or more	249	1.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,424	-
Less than $50,000	1,045	16.27%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,410	21.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	982	15.29%
$150,000 - $199,999	993	15.46%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,291	20.10%
$300,000 - $499,999	498	7.75%
$500,000 - $999,999	179	2.79%
$1,000,000 or more	26	0.40%
Median House Value	$137,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,186	-
Less than $500	2,014	28.03%
$500 - $999	4,563	63.50%
$1,000 - $1,499	561	7.81%
$1,500 - $1,999	40	0.56%
$2,000 - $2,499	8	0.11%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$713	-

Demographic

A total of 38,769 people lives in Natchitoches Parish School District area, Louisiana with 18,562 male and 20,207 female. The males to female ratio is 47.88 to 52.12. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	38,769	-
Male	18,562	47.88%
Female	20,207	52.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,769	-
Under 5 years	2,487	6.41%
5 - 9 years	2,439	6.29%
10 - 14 years	2,822	7.28%
15 - 19 years	3,407	8.79%
20 - 24 years	4,616	11.91%
25 - 34 years	4,364	11.26%
35 - 44 years	3,848	9.93%
45 - 54 years	4,149	10.70%
55 - 59 years	2,123	5.48%
60 - 64 years	2,290	5.91%
65 - 74 years	3,586	9.25%
75 - 84 years	1,929	4.98%
85 years and older	709	1.83%
Median Age	33.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,769	-
One Race	38,061	98.17%
White	20,665	53.30%
Black or African American	15,996	41.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native	317	0.82%
Asian	285	0.74%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	798	2.06%

Two or more races	708	1.83%
White and Black or African American	184	0.47%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	330	0.85%
White and Asian	20	0.05%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	33	0.09%