Melville, Louisiana
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 2.9% since 2020.
735
people, the 183rd-largest of Louisiana's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Louisiana's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
94.8%
of 554 jobs located in Melville are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is down 1% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$390
a month. Louisiana's median is $1,064.
Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $841 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in St. Landry Parish.
- $512 Tract 9605
- $1,353 Tract 9618.01
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.
$592–$888
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $390 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 95% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.6% to the 371 homes here.
1–6
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 67% less than Louisiana's.
$71,700
median home value in Melville.
- $71,700 Melville
- $216,500 Louisiana
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year