Melville, LA Demographics

A map of Melville's Population by Race

Melville, Louisiana had a population of 759 in 2020. It was 39.7% White, 55.6% Black, 0.0% Asian, 0.3% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American/Other, and 3.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Melville, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Melville is the 306th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Melville's White Population

301 residents of Melville identify as White, or 39.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Melville less than the White share of the population of Louisiana (55.8% White). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Melville is ranked #378 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Melville is less White than neighboring Krotz Springs (91.5% White), Palmetto (48.9% White), Fordoche (86.7% White), Morganza (60% White), and Livonia (82.2% White).

Melville's Black Population

422 residents of Melville identify as Black, or 55.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Melville considerably larger than the Black share of the population of Louisiana (31.2% Black). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Melville is ranked #91 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Melville is more Black than neighboring Krotz Springs (0.8% Black), Palmetto (43.5% Black), Fordoche (9.8% Black), Morganza (29.9% Black), and Livonia (9.9% Black).

Melville's Asian Population

0 residents of Melville identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Melville roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Louisiana (1.8% Asian). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Melville is ranked #330 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Melville is less Asian than neighboring Krotz Springs (0.1% Asian), Fordoche (0.3% Asian), and Morganza (0.4% Asian).

Melville's Hispanic Population

2 residents of Melville identify as Hispanic, or 0.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Melville slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Louisiana (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Melville is ranked #474 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Melville is less Hispanic than neighboring Krotz Springs (3% Hispanic), Palmetto (3.3% Hispanic), Fordoche (0.8% Hispanic), Morganza (6.5% Hispanic), and Livonia (3.5% Hispanic).

Melville's Native American/Other Population

6 residents of Melville identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Melville roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Louisiana (1% Native American/Other). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Melville is ranked #187 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Melville is more Native American/Other than neighboring Fordoche (0% Native American/Other), Morganza (0% Native American/Other), and Livonia (0.2% Native American/Other). Melville is less Native American/Other than neighboring Palmetto (1.1% Native American/Other).

Melville's Multiracial Population

28 residents of Melville identify as Multiracial, or 3.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Melville roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Louisiana (3.4% Multiracial). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Melville is ranked #190 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Melville is more Multiracial than neighboring Palmetto (3.3% Multiracial), Fordoche (2.4% Multiracial), and Morganza (3.2% Multiracial). Melville is less Multiracial than neighboring Krotz Springs (3.9% Multiracial), and Livonia (4.2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.