Cankton vs Washington

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

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

Washington has the higher population (864 vs 610 in Cankton). Washington has the higher median home value ($115,300 vs $83,500 in Cankton). Since 2019, Cankton's population has grown faster (-6.3% vs -15.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Cankton	Washington
Population	610	864
Median age	24.8 yrs	26.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,944
Median home value	$83,500	$115,300
Median gross rent	$676	$618
Housing units	263	486
Homeownership rate	89.4%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cankton	Washington
Population	651 → 610 (-6.3%)	1,020 → 864 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$56,563 → $39,917 (-29.4%)	$23,333 → $36,944 (+58.3%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $83,500 (-3.7%)	$127,900 → $115,300 (-9.9%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $676 (-0.9%)	$450 → $618 (+37.3%)

Cankton

Population

651610

Median household income

$56,563$39,917

Median home value

$86,700$83,500

Median gross rent

$682$676

Washington

Population

1,020864

Median household income

$23,333$36,944

Median home value

$127,900$115,300

Median gross rent

$450$618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cankton	Washington
Under 5	9.8%	23.7%
5 to 17	20.7%	7.8%
18 to 24	22.3%	14.4%
25 to 34	8.2%	17.5%
35 to 44	16.9%	2.3%
45 to 54	7.9%	5.9%
55 to 64	5.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	7.5%
75 and over	3.3%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cankton	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	28.5%
Black or African American	8.4%	59.7%
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%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cankton	Washington
No high school diploma	9.0%	17.7%
High school graduate	42.4%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cankton	Washington
Drove alone	79.7%	87.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	9.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	3.7%
Other means	7.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cankton	Washington
1-unit, detached	55.9%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	41.1%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Cankton	Washington
Poverty rate	29.3%	29.5%
Average household size	2.93	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	52
Median year structure built	1988	1966