Melville, LA Population

Overview

562

Total Population

40.5

Median age

47.15%

Female population %

112.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

79.0

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Melville's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Melville is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Melville's population under 18 was 26.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Melville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Melville, 22.95% were under the age of 15, 12.28% aged 15 to 29, 43.59% aged 30 to 64, 20.64% aged 65 to 84, and 0.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 less females than males in Melville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.15% females and 52.85% males in Melville, LA.
The Melville, LA gender ratio is 112.1:100 i.e. 112.1 men to 100 women (1.121).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 37.

Melville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Melville population: 35.41% are White, 56.58% are Black or African American and 8.01% are multiracial.
Melville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 549 (97.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Melville is Black or African American with a population of 318 (56.58% of the total population).

Melville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,413 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Melville's population decreased by 347 (25.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Melville's population decreased by 284 (27.28%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Melville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 751.