Cankton vs Lawtell

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

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

Lawtell has the higher population (1,044 vs 610 in Cankton). Cankton has the higher median home value ($83,500 vs $24,300 in Lawtell). Since 2019, Cankton's population has grown faster (-6.3% vs -16.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Cankton	Lawtell
Population	610	1,044
Median age	24.8 yrs	53.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,274
Median home value	$83,500	$24,300
Median gross rent	$676	—
Housing units	263	549
Homeownership rate	89.4%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cankton	Lawtell
Population	651 → 610 (-6.3%)	1,252 → 1,044 (-16.6%)
Median household income	$56,563 → $39,917 (-29.4%)	$43,245 → $49,274 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $83,500 (-3.7%)	$96,200 → $24,300 (-74.7%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $676 (-0.9%)	—

Cankton

Population

651610

Median household income

$56,563$39,917

Median home value

$86,700$83,500

Median gross rent

$682$676

Lawtell

Population

1,2521,044

Median household income

$43,245$49,274

Median home value

$96,200$24,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cankton	Lawtell
Under 5	9.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.7%	19.3%
18 to 24	22.3%	1.2%
25 to 34	8.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	16.9%	8.8%
45 to 54	7.9%	7.6%
55 to 64	5.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.9%	25.7%
75 and over	3.3%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cankton	Lawtell
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	63.4%
Black or African American	8.4%	29.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.8%
Some other race	0.0%	3.6%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cankton	Lawtell
No high school diploma	9.0%	20.6%
High school graduate	42.4%	58.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	10.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cankton	Lawtell
Drove alone	79.7%	57.9%
Carpooled	3.8%	26.8%
Public transit	0.0%	9.1%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	0.0%
Other means	7.0%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cankton	Lawtell
1-unit, detached	55.9%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.1%	22.6%

Poverty & households

	Cankton	Lawtell
Poverty rate	29.3%	18.5%
Average household size	2.93	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1988	1981