Cankton

Population: 610
Median home value: $83,500

Cankton, a community in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, has 610 residents. The median home value of $83,500 is below the St. Landry Parish median ($142,900).

From 2019 to 2023, Cankton's population declined 6.3% from 651 to 610, while its median home value fell 3.7% from $86,700 to $83,500.

The median resident is 24.8 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 22.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 610
Median age: 24.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $83,500
Median gross rent: $676
Housing units: 263
Homeownership rate: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

651610

Median household income

$56,563$39,917

Median home value

$86,700$83,500

Median gross rent

$682$676

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	651	$56,563	$86,700	$682
2020	896	$36,957	$65,600	$740
2021	627	$39,917	$75,800	$611
2022	576	—	$86,700	$650
2023	610	—	$83,500	$676

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.8%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 2422.3%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 645.1%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	9.8%
5 to 17	126	20.7%
18 to 24	136	22.3%
25 to 34	50	8.2%
35 to 44	103	16.9%
45 to 54	48	7.9%
55 to 64	31	5.1%
65 to 74	36	5.9%
75 and over	20	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	523	85.7%
Black or African American	51	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	9.0%
High school graduate	122	42.4%
Some college or associate's	87	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	40	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means7.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	251	79.7%
Carpooled	12	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	4.1%
Other means	22	7.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	109	36.1%
15 to 29 min	53	17.5%
30 to 44 min	99	32.8%
45 to 59 min	16	5.3%
60+ min	25	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 29.3% (179 of 610)

	Count	Share
Family households	163	78.4%
Nonfamily households	45	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	208	79.1%
Vacant	55	20.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	186	89.4%
Renter-occupied	22	10.6%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other41.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	147	55.9%
1-unit, attached	8	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	108	41.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2212420
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.3455, -92.1131