Melville vs Washington

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

Melville 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 684 in Melville). Melville has the higher median household income ($41,406 vs $36,944 in Washington). Washington has the higher median home value ($115,300 vs $111,900 in Melville).

Population, income & housing

	Melville	Washington
Population	684	864
Median age	37.8 yrs	26.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,406	$36,944
Median home value	$111,900	$115,300
Median gross rent	—	$618
Housing units	391	486
Homeownership rate	70.4%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melville	Washington
Population	1,164 → 684 (-41.2%)	1,020 → 864 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$26,577 → $41,406 (+55.8%)	$23,333 → $36,944 (+58.3%)
Median home value	$71,800 → $111,900 (+55.8%)	$127,900 → $115,300 (-9.9%)
Median gross rent	$390 → $400 (+2.6%)	$450 → $618 (+37.3%)

Melville

Population

1,164684

Median household income

$26,577$41,406

Median home value

$71,800$111,900

Median gross rent

$390$400

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)

	Melville	Washington
Under 5	12.3%	23.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	7.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	14.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	17.5%
35 to 44	8.6%	2.3%
45 to 54	8.0%	5.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	15.4%	7.5%
75 and over	10.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melville	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	38.2%	28.5%
Black or African American	56.7%	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	5.1%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melville	Washington
No high school diploma	16.9%	17.7%
High school graduate	53.4%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melville	Washington
Drove alone	57.4%	87.0%
Carpooled	22.4%	0.0%
Public transit	5.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melville	Washington
1-unit, detached	56.5%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	25.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	5.9%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Melville	Washington
Poverty rate	34.4%	29.5%
Average household size	2.66	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	43	52
Median year structure built	1974	1966