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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Natchez is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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%). One of the benefits of Natchez is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.01 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. 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.The percentage of people in Natchez who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.94% of adults in Natchez 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.
