Lawtell vs Melville

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

Lawtell and Melville 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 684 in Melville). Lawtell has the higher median household income ($49,274 vs $41,406 in Melville). Melville has the higher median home value ($111,900 vs $24,300 in Lawtell).

Population, income & housing

	Lawtell	Melville
Population	1,044	684
Median age	53.9 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,274	$41,406
Median home value	$24,300	$111,900
Housing units	549	391
Homeownership rate	92.5%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawtell	Melville
Population	1,252 → 1,044 (-16.6%)	1,164 → 684 (-41.2%)
Median household income	$43,245 → $49,274 (+13.9%)	$26,577 → $41,406 (+55.8%)
Median home value	$96,200 → $24,300 (-74.7%)	$71,800 → $111,900 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$390 → $400 (+2.6%)

Lawtell

Population

1,2521,044

Median household income

$43,245$49,274

Median home value

$96,200$24,300

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)

	Lawtell	Melville
Under 5	3.4%	12.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	1.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	8.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	7.6%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.8%
65 to 74	25.7%	15.4%
75 and over	12.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawtell	Melville
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	38.2%
Black or African American	29.1%	56.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.8%	0.0%
Some other race	3.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawtell	Melville
No high school diploma	20.6%	16.9%
High school graduate	58.0%	53.4%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawtell	Melville
Drove alone	57.9%	57.4%
Carpooled	26.8%	22.4%
Public transit	9.1%	5.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.3%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawtell	Melville
1-unit, detached	77.4%	56.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	22.6%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Lawtell	Melville
Poverty rate	18.5%	34.4%
Average household size	2.01	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	43
Median year structure built	1981	1974