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.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.99 minutes getting to work every day.
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.
