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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Melville is $11,850, which is much lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Melville median household income is $16,220, which has shrunk by 12.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 38.15% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Melville residents spend 29.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #445

Melville, LA	11,850 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Melville, LA	17,123 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Melville, LA	23,854 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Melville, LA	15,701 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #464

Melville, LA	16,220 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Melville, LA	26,226 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #380

Melville, LA		-12.26%
Louisiana		38.15%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Melville, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	0.93%	$1,900, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.93%	$11,292, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.02%	$1,546, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.83%	$15,504, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Melville, LA	25,625 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Melville, LA	27,555 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Melville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$24,500, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$15,321, see rank	$28,116	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Melville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$11,875, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$15,152, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$18,864, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$27,734, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Melville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	795, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	375, 47.17%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	121, 32.27%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	121, 32.27%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	108, 89.26%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	13, 10.74%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	254, 67.73%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	420, 52.83%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	197, 46.90%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	197, 46.90%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	192, 97.46%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 2.54%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	223, 53.10%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Melville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	279, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	248, 88.89%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	28, 10.04%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	3, 1.08%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Melville, LA	29.7 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Melville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	300	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	108, 36.00%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3, 2.78%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	39, 36.11%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12, 11.11%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 11.11%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 38.89%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	192, 64.00%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69, 35.94%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	90, 46.88%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33, 17.19%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Melville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	300, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	31, 10.33%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	15, 5.00%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3, 1.00%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9, 3.00%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17, 5.67%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	9, 3.00%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3, 1.00%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12, 4.00%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	150, 50.00%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	26, 8.67%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	25, 8.33%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Melville, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	521	47.41%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	119	41.61%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.