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.
Being a small city, Natchez does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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 2018 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.
