Krotz Springs vs Melville

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

Krotz Springs and Melville 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 684 in Melville). Krotz Springs has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $41,406 in Melville). Melville has the higher median home value ($111,900 vs $55,400 in Krotz Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Krotz Springs	Melville
Population	771	684
Median age	42.9 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$41,406
Median home value	$55,400	$111,900
Housing units	427	391
Homeownership rate	70.1%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Krotz Springs	Melville
Population	961 → 771 (-19.8%)	1,164 → 684 (-41.2%)
Median household income	$22,375 → $55,000 (+145.8%)	$26,577 → $41,406 (+55.8%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $55,400 (-16.7%)	$71,800 → $111,900 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$574 → $342 (-40.4%)	$390 → $400 (+2.6%)

Krotz Springs

Population

961771

Median household income

$22,375$55,000

Median home value

$66,500$55,400

Median gross rent

$574$342

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)

	Krotz Springs	Melville
Under 5	3.4%	12.3%
5 to 17	20.1%	15.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.3%	8.6%
35 to 44	5.1%	8.6%
45 to 54	18.9%	8.0%
55 to 64	14.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	5.4%	15.4%
75 and over	10.6%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Krotz Springs	Melville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	38.2%
Black or African American	1.8%	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	4.4%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Krotz Springs	Melville
No high school diploma	34.0%	16.9%
High school graduate	34.4%	53.4%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Krotz Springs	Melville
Drove alone	81.2%	57.4%
Carpooled	14.3%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	5.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Krotz Springs	Melville
1-unit, detached	49.4%	56.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	37.7%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Krotz Springs	Melville
Poverty rate	19.2%	34.4%
Average household size	2.42	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	43
Median year structure built	1970	1974