Cankton vs Melville

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

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

Melville has the higher population (684 vs 610 in Cankton). Melville has the higher median home value ($111,900 vs $83,500 in Cankton). Since 2019, Cankton's population has grown faster (-6.3% vs -41.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Cankton	Melville
Population	610	684
Median age	24.8 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,406
Median home value	$83,500	$111,900
Median gross rent	$676	—
Housing units	263	391
Homeownership rate	89.4%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cankton	Melville
Population	651 → 610 (-6.3%)	1,164 → 684 (-41.2%)
Median household income	$56,563 → $39,917 (-29.4%)	$26,577 → $41,406 (+55.8%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $83,500 (-3.7%)	$71,800 → $111,900 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $676 (-0.9%)	$390 → $400 (+2.6%)

Cankton

Population

651610

Median household income

$56,563$39,917

Median home value

$86,700$83,500

Median gross rent

$682$676

Melville

Population

1,164684

Median household income

$26,577$41,406

Median home value

$71,800$111,900

Median gross rent

$390$400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cankton	Melville
Under 5	9.8%	12.3%
5 to 17	20.7%	15.6%
18 to 24	22.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	8.2%	8.6%
35 to 44	16.9%	8.6%
45 to 54	7.9%	8.0%
55 to 64	5.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	5.9%	15.4%
75 and over	3.3%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cankton	Melville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	38.2%
Black or African American	8.4%	56.7%
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%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cankton	Melville
No high school diploma	9.0%	16.9%
High school graduate	42.4%	53.4%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cankton	Melville
Drove alone	79.7%	57.4%
Carpooled	3.8%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	5.9%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	14.3%
Other means	7.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cankton	Melville
1-unit, detached	55.9%	56.5%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	41.1%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Cankton	Melville
Poverty rate	29.3%	34.4%
Average household size	2.93	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	43
Median year structure built	1988	1974