Melville, LA Demographic Data
Melville, LA Summary
Melville is located in St. Landry Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 1,039
- Area: 1.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.26 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 807.30 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 29.53 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Melville, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
634
47%
50.8
Male
723
53%
49.2
Total Population
1,357
323,128,000
Melville, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
85
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
152
11.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
143
10.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
78
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
131
9.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
211
15.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
106
7.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
150
11.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
88
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
79
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
83
6.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
48
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3
0.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
926
68.2%
77.2
Female
493
53.2%
51.3
Male
433
46.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
875
64.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
174
12.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
134
9.9%
15.2
Female
55
41.0%
55.8
Male
79
59.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0
Melville, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,217
89.7%
96.8
White
487
35.9%
72.6
Black or African American
713
52.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
17
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
140
10.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
122
9.0%
17.8
Mexican
44
3.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
78
5.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,235
91.0%
82.2
Melville, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
73
9.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
198
25.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
339
44.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
84
10.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
27
3.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
47
6.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
0
0.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
271
35.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
497
64.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
47
6.1%
31.2
Melville, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
483
49.4%
33.7%
Now Married
217
22.2%
47.5
Divorced
121
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
68
7.0%
2.0
Widowed
88
9.0
5.8%
Melville, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,189
93.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
83
6.5%
21.6%
Spanish
59
4.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
24
1.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Melville, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
126
27.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
42
9.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
96
21.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
87
19.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
65
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
31
6.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8
1.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
18,063
57,617
Per capita income
9,348
31,128
Melville, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
35
9.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
14
3.9%
9.8
Construction
18
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
172
47.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2
0.6%
6.6
Information
10
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
29
8.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
22
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
23
6.4%
4.6
Retail trade
20
5.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
16
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
28
7.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
63
17.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
60
16.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
80
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
130
36.0%
18.1%
Melville, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
332
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
302
91.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
30
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.8
26.6
Melville, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
111
24.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
195
42.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
106
23.3%
37.1
3 or more
43
9.5%
21.0
Melville, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
455
91.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
249
54.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
206
45.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
45
9.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Melville, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
500
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
38
7.6%
9.1
4 rooms
106
21.2%
16.5
5 rooms
267
53.4%
19.8
6 rooms
70
14.0%
17.8
7 rooms
19
3.8%
12.0
8 rooms
0
0.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
0
0.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Melville, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
500
1-unit, detached
319
63.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14
2.8%
5.9
2-units
29
5.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
22
4.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
108
21.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
1.6%
0.1
Melville, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
47
9.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
44
8.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
241
48.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
59
11.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
17
3.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
65
13.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
12
2.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
15
3.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Melville, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
207
45.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
247
54.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Melville, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
63
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
3
4.8%
1.6%
$500 to $999
30
47.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
30
47.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
8
12.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
25.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
8
12.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
31
49.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Melville, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
120
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
7.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
49
40.8%
41.0%
Less than $500
62
51.7%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
86
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
495
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
11
9.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8
6.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
6.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
6.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
83
70.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
89
0.0%
0.0%
Melville, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
249
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
91
36.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
93
37.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
39
15.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7
2.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
10
4.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9
3.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
58,000
205,000