Nacogdoches is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 31,990 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Nacogdoches is the 105th largest community in Texas.
Of important note, Nacogdoches is also a city of artists. Nacogdoches has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Nacogdoches’s character.
Because Nacogdoches has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Nacogdoches lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Nacogdoches is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Nacogdoches people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Nacogdoches spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.99 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of people in Nacogdoches who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.91% of adults in Nacogdoches have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Nacogdoches in 2022 was $22,374, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,496 for a family of four. However, Nacogdoches contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Nacogdoches also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.89% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Nacogdoches is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Nacogdoches home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nacogdoches residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Nacogdoches also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Nacogdoches include English, German, Irish, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Nacogdoches is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.