Melville, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,384 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,384 (30 farm, 1,354 nonfarm))

Melville, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 636 (537 occupied: 387 owner occupied, 150 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

Housing density: 507 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $151,800.

Median contract rent in 2007: $152 (lower quartile is $97, upper quartile is $194)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $224

Median gross rent in Melville, LA in 2007: $326

Housing units in Melville with a mortgage: 99 (3 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 176

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $57,265 (it was $34,500 in 2000)

Melville:	$57,265
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $33,774 - $109,495

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,378

In family households: 1,235 (230 male householders, 138 female householders)
199 spouses, 460 children (434 natural, 0 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 114 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 30 other relatives, 52 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 143 (57 male householders (57 living alone)), 84 female householders (82 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 83 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 139 1-person, 2 2-persons.

167 married couples with children.
157 single-parent households (29 men, 128 women).

93.7% of residents of Melville speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Melville, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 84 5 rooms: 94 6 rooms: 90 7 rooms: 38 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 9

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melville, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 34 4 rooms: 26 5 rooms: 54 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 4 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 7
1990 to 1994: 27
1980 to 1989: 71
1970 to 1979: 126
1960 to 1969: 122
1950 to 1959: 111
1940 to 1949: 65
1939 or earlier: 99

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Melville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 141 3 bedrooms: 184 4 bedrooms: 32 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 41 3 bedrooms: 59 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Melville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 53 1 vehicle: 167 2 vehicles: 129 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Melville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 53 1 vehicle: 69 2 vehicles: 26 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Melville, LA:

Less than $10,000: 41
$10,000 to $14,999: 21
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 21
$25,000 to $29,999: 15
$30,000 to $34,999: 16
$35,000 to $39,999: 17
$40,000 to $49,999: 30
$50,000 to $59,999: 21
$60,000 to $69,999: 30
$70,000 to $79,999: 24
$80,000 to $89,999: 22
$90,000 to $99,999: 20
$100,000 to $124,999: 39
$125,000 to $149,999: 26
$150,000 to $174,999: 3
$175,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 to $249,999: 6
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Melville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Melville:

Less than $100: 23 people
$100 to $149: 30
$150 to $199: 31
$200 to $249: 16
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 1
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 42

Melville, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.2%
Number of people working at home: 2 (0.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 13
5 to 9 minutes: 41
10 to 14 minutes: 25
15 to 19 minutes: 28
20 to 24 minutes: 17
25 to 29 minutes: 6
30 to 34 minutes: 66
35 to 39 minutes: 6
40 to 44 minutes: 19
45 to 59 minutes: 24
60 to 89 minutes: 44
90 or more minutes: 43

Melville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 206 (62%)
Carpooled: 105 (31%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 5 (1%)
Other means: 11 (3%)
Worked at home: 2 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 166
$10,000 to $14,999: 63
$15,000 to $19,999: 37
$20,000 to $24,999: 55
$25,000 to $29,999: 43
$30,000 to $34,999: 29
$35,000 to $39,999: 28
$40,000 to $44,999: 18
$45,000 to $49,999: 22
$50,000 to $59,999: 23
$60,000 to $74,999: 19
$75,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 2
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 568

French (except Basque): 136

United States or American: 125

Irish: 58

Italian: 47

English: 45

French Canadian: 15

Acadian/Cajun: 14

German: 9

Subsaharan African:: 6

African: 6

Scotch-Irish: 5

British: 3

Danish: 2

Dutch: 1

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1287
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 19
South: 58
West: 2

75% of Melville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 34
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 151
Less than 1 year of college: 6
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 20
Associate degree: 0
Bachelor's degree: 9
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 27
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 33
High school graduate (or equivalency): 156
Less than 1 year of college: 24
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 32
Associate degree: 0
Bachelor's degree: 18
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 13.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $23,426
Black householders: $22,036
Two or more races householders: $14,061
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,671

Melville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Melville household income for Black householders

Melville marital status for males

Melville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,830
Black or African American householders: $52,617
Two or more races householders: $37,346
Hispanic or Latino householders: $141,087

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 434
One, attached: 4
Two: 21
3 or 4: 12
5 to 9: 7
20 to 49: 7
Mobile homes: 148
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,232

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Melville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	5.5%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	5.1%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	9.8%
Louisiana:	16.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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