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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Melville is $12,269, which is much lower than the state average of $23,094 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Melville median household income is $14,018, which has shrunk by 24.17% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.52% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Melville residents spend 31.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #426

Melville, LA	12,269 USD
Louisiana	23,094 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Melville, LA	20,750 USD
Louisiana	26,415 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Melville, LA	34,792 USD
Louisiana	34,286 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Melville, LA	15,250 USD
Louisiana	20,378 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #464

Melville, LA	14,018 USD
Louisiana	43,445 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Melville, LA	25,807 USD
Louisiana	60,003 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #386

Melville, LA		-24.17%
Louisiana		30.52%
U.S.		19.17%

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	6.57%	$623, see rank	18.08%	$15,203	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	44.07%	$11,631, see rank	28.26%	$13,818	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	0.64%	$1,467, see rank	1.61%	$2,871	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	23.09%	$8,668, see rank	16.33%	$19,283	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Melville, LA	26,071 USD
Louisiana	53,702 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Melville, LA	31,440 USD
Louisiana	70,357 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Melville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$15,972, see rank	$52,018	$54,999
Black	$13,156, see rank	$27,107	$35,194
Two or More Races	$16,667, see rank	$39,240	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Melville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$10,000, see rank	$23,231	$26,465
25 to 44	$15,750, see rank	$49,490	$57,132
45 to 64	$13,583, see rank	$51,829	$63,398
65 or over	$17,115, see rank	$28,526	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Melville, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	931	see rank	3,455,412	238,733,844
Male¹	394	42.32%, see rank	48.25%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	160	40.61%, see rank	67.46%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	160	40.61%, see rank	66.60%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	126	78.75%, see rank	92.09%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	34	21.25%, see rank	7.91%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	234	59.39%, see rank	32.54%	29.08%
Female¹	537	57.68%, see rank	51.75%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	191	35.57%, see rank	56.41%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	191	35.57%, see rank	56.28%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	185	96.86%, see rank	92.44%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6	3.14%, see rank	7.56%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	346	64.43%, see rank	43.59%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Melville, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	308	100%	1,914,440	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	232	75.32%, see rank	81.41%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	51	16.56%, see rank	11.08%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.27%	4.94%
Walked	20	6.49%, see rank	1.94%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.91%	1.72%
Worked at Home	5	1.62%, see rank	2.39%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Melville, LA	31.4 minutes
Louisiana	24.3 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Melville, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	311	-	1,952,818	141,833,331
Male¹	126	40.51%, see rank	52.36%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11	8.73%, see rank	26.19%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	11	8.73%, see rank	13.80%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15	11.90%, see rank	15.64%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.06%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	57	45.24%, see rank	15.22%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23	18.25%, see rank	20.52%	18.08%
Female¹	185	59.49%, see rank	47.64%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	43	23.24%, see rank	35.75%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	93	50.27%, see rank	22.58%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39	21.08%, see rank	36.17%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.57%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10	5.41%, see rank	4.45%	6.07%

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	311	100%	1,952,818	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	33	10.61%, see rank	4.45%	1.86%
Construction	33	10.61%, see rank	8.77%	7.13%
Manufacturing	19	6.11%, see rank	8.45%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	3.10%	3.06%
Retail Trade	34	10.93%, see rank	11.98%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10	3.22%, see rank	5.12%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	1.61%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3	0.96%, see rank	5.53%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0	0.00%, see rank	8.27%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	119	38.26%, see rank	22.74%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	28	9.00%, see rank	9.32%	8.86%
Public Administration	24	7.72%, see rank	5.50%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8	2.57%, see rank	5.18%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Melville, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	471	42.78%, see rank	18.14%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	83	33.47%, see rank	13.77%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.