U.S. Beacon April 19, 2024

Melville, LA

Saint Landry County, Louisiana

Latitude: 30.693351     Longitude: -91.745506
Population 1,365 (2005)
Elevation of Melville, Louisiana: 33 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2249730, place: Melville town, Louisiana)

Total Population: 1,376
Male: 626 (45.49%)
Female: 750 (54.51%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 124 (9.01%)
5 to 9 years: 114 (8.28%)
10 to 14 years: 107 (7.78%)
15 to 19 years: 108 (7.85%)
20 to 24 years: 81 (5.89%)
25 to 34 years: 153 (11.12%)
35 to 44 years: 181 (13.15%)
45 to 54 years: 166 (12.06%)
55 to 59 years: 69 (5.01%)
60 to 64 years: 84 (6.1%)
65 to 74 years: 100 (7.27%)
75 to 84 years: 68 (4.94%)
85 years and over: 21 (1.53%)

Median age: 35.1 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 964 (70.06%)
21 years and over: 909 (66.06%)
62 years and over: 239 (17.37%)
65 years and over: 189 (13.74%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 964 (70.06%)
--Male: 417 (30.31%)
--Female: 547 (39.75%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 189 (13.74%)
--Male: 73 (5.31%)
--Female: 116 (8.43%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,364 (99.13%)
--White: 712 (51.74%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 24 (1.74%)
--Black or African American: 630 (45.78%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 0 (0%)
--Asian: 12 (0.87%)
----Asian Indian: 2 (0.15%)
----Chinese: 9 (0.65%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.07%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 0 (0%)
Two or more Races: 12 (0.87%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 24 (1.74%)
--Mexican: 11 (0.8%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 13 (0.94%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,352 (98.26%)
--White Alone: 712 (51.74%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,375 (99.93%)
--Householder: 542 (39.39%)
--Spouse: 220 (15.99%)
--Child: 445 (32.34%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 324 (23.55%)
--Other relatives: 123 (8.94%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 81 (5.89%)
--Nonrelatives: 45 (3.27%)
----Unmarried partner: 29 (2.11%)
Living in group quarters: 1 (0.07%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 1 (0.07%)
Total households: 542
Family households (families): 363 (66.97%)
----With own children under 18 years: 175 (32.29%)
--Married-couple families: 220 (40.59%)
----With own children under 18 years: 92 (16.97%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 113 (20.85%)
----With own children under 18 years: 67 (12.36%)
Nonfamily households: 179 (33.03%)
--Householder living alone: 168 (31%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 83 (15.31%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 212 (39.11%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 155 (28.6%)
Average household size: 2.54 people
Average family size: 3.17 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 648
Occupied housing units: 542 (83.64%)
Vacant housing units: 106 (16.36%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 8 (1.23%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 4.3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 11%
Occupied housing units: 542 (83.64%)
Owner occupied housing units: 380 (58.64%)
Renter occupied housing units: 162 (25%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.54 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.54 people

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