Cankton vs Krotz Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Cankton and Krotz Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Cankton and Krotz Springs are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Krotz Springs has the higher population (771 vs 610 in Cankton). Cankton has the higher median home value ($83,500 vs $55,400 in Krotz Springs). Since 2019, Cankton's population has grown faster (-6.3% vs -19.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Cankton	Krotz Springs
Population	610	771
Median age	24.8 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$55,000
Median home value	$83,500	$55,400
Median gross rent	$676	—
Housing units	263	427
Homeownership rate	89.4%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cankton	Krotz Springs
Population	651 → 610 (-6.3%)	961 → 771 (-19.8%)
Median household income	$56,563 → $39,917 (-29.4%)	$22,375 → $55,000 (+145.8%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $83,500 (-3.7%)	$66,500 → $55,400 (-16.7%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $676 (-0.9%)	$574 → $342 (-40.4%)

Cankton

Population

651610

Median household income

$56,563$39,917

Median home value

$86,700$83,500

Median gross rent

$682$676

Krotz Springs

Population

961771

Median household income

$22,375$55,000

Median home value

$66,500$55,400

Median gross rent

$574$342

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cankton	Krotz Springs
Under 5	9.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.7%	20.1%
18 to 24	22.3%	5.2%
25 to 34	8.2%	16.3%
35 to 44	16.9%	5.1%
45 to 54	7.9%	18.9%
55 to 64	5.1%	14.9%
65 to 74	5.9%	5.4%
75 and over	3.3%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cankton	Krotz Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	93.8%
Black or African American	8.4%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cankton	Krotz Springs
No high school diploma	9.0%	34.0%
High school graduate	42.4%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cankton	Krotz Springs
Drove alone	79.7%	81.2%
Carpooled	3.8%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	4.5%
Other means	7.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cankton	Krotz Springs
1-unit, detached	55.9%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.1%	37.7%

Poverty & households

	Cankton	Krotz Springs
Poverty rate	29.3%	19.2%
Average household size	2.93	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1988	1970