Cankton, LA Demographic Data
Cankton, LA Summary
Cankton is located in St. Landry Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 587
- Area: 2.04 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.04 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 287.88 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 39.37 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cankton, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
388
50%
50.8
Male
390
50%
49.2
Total Population
778
323,128,000
Cankton, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
124
15.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
62
8.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
43
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
58
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
92
11.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
154
19.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
54
6.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
105
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
30
3.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
28
3.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
10
1.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
14
1.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4
0.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
506
65.0%
77.2
Female
257
50.8%
51.3
Male
249
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
486
62.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
52
6.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
28
3.6%
15.2
Female
7
25.0%
55.8
Male
21
75.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
26
0.0%
0.0
Cankton, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
743
95.5%
96.8
White
549
70.6%
72.6
Black or African American
168
21.6%
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
26
3.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
35
4.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
73
9.4%
17.8
Mexican
26
3.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
18
2.3%
1.7
Cuban
19
2.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
705
90.6%
82.2
Cankton, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
15
3.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
68
17.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
212
53.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
48
12.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
21
5.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
28
7.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
7
1.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
83
20.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
316
79.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
35
8.8%
31.2
Cankton, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
205
37.3%
33.7%
Now Married
272
49.5%
47.5
Divorced
48
8.7%
11.0%
Separated
12
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
12
2.2
5.8%
Cankton, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
551
84.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
103
15.7%
21.6%
Spanish
51
7.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
52
8.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Cankton, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
21
8.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
19
8.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
21
8.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
44
18.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
18
7.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
50
21.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
28
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
23
9.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
10
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
43,333
57,617
Per capita income
18,542
31,128
Cankton, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
49
14.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
45
13.0%
9.8
Construction
47
13.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
74
21.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
6
1.7%
6.6
Information
4
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
8
2.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
29
8.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
16
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
3
0.9%
4.6
Retail trade
32
9.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
28
8.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
81
23.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
69
20.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
43
12.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
96
27.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
56
16.2%
18.1%
Cankton, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
332
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
299
90.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
21
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
2
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
10
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
34.8
26.6
Cankton, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
12
5.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
80
33.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
121
51.3%
37.1
3 or more
23
9.7%
21.0
Cankton, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
236
91.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
186
78.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
50
21.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
23
8.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Cankton, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
259
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
11
4.2%
9.1
4 rooms
98
37.8%
16.5
5 rooms
80
30.9%
19.8
6 rooms
47
18.1%
17.8
7 rooms
8
3.1%
12.0
8 rooms
10
3.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5
1.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Cankton, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
259
1-unit, detached
121
46.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2
0.8%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
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
127
49.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
9
3.5%
0.1
Cankton, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
11
4.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2
0.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
21
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
33
12.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
21
8.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
64
24.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
41
15.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
60
23.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Cankton, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
55
23.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
179
75.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.8%
1.1
Cankton, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
97
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%
Less than $500
2
2.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
7.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
30
30.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
58
59.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
56
57.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
7.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
4.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
30
30.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Cankton, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
39
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2
5.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
15
38.5%
41.0%
Less than $500
22
56.4%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
11
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
18
46.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
5.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
5.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
17.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
10
25.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Cankton, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
186
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
70
37.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
32
17.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
39
21.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
30
16.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
7
3.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2
1.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
3.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
85,300
205,000