Moving to Melville, Louisiana
Population: 1,376. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,365 (-0.8% change)
Males: 626 (45.5%), Females: 750 (54.5%)
Zip code: 71353
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $18,487
Median house value: $43,100
Population by Race
Races in Melville:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.7%)
- Black (45.8%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (11.4%), United States (9.1%), Irish (6.5%), Italian (4.1%), English (3.6%), French Canadian (2.6%).
Elevation: 33 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Melville
- High school or higher: 57.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 10.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 44.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Melville town
- Never married: 28.8%
- Now married: 46.0%
- Separated: 5.5%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -182 (-11.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Melville:
- POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; NEW ROADS, LA)
- ST LANDRY EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF OPELOUSAS (about 27 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Melville:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 45 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 47 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; Abbreviation: ARA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melville:
- PETE ANTIE MUNI (about 2 miles; MELVILLE, LA; Abbreviation: 7L9)
- FALSE RIVER RGNL (about 20 miles; NEW ROADS, LA; Abbreviation: HZR)
- ST LANDRY PARISH-AHART FIELD (about 26 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA; Abbreviation: OPL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melville:
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 41 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 44 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
Public primary/middle school in Melville:
- MELVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 225; Location: 536 FONTENOT STREET; Grades: PK – 07)
Private primary/middle school in Melville:
- MELVILLE PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: PO BOX 199; Grades: KG – 8)