CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cankton

Louisiana · 323 residents · 2.04 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Cankton is a city of 323 people in Louisiana. The poverty rate is 34.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $32,000. That trails the Louisiana median by roughly 37%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

323

−11%vs 2000

vs 362 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.04 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024514

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512.4%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(23)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.7%(12)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.1%(36)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.8%(38)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(41)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(35)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(23)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(16)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,750

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,892

−44%vs 2000

vs $12,225 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

34.1%

+7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,000

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$200

+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $167 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

19.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(341)

Black5.2%(19)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.3%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.4%(279)

Black12.4%(40)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.2%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(15)

Cuban1.9%(10)

Ancestry

French20.8%(107)

English12.6%(65)

German11.5%(59)

American3.1%(16)

French Canadian2.7%(14)

Irish2.3%(12)

Canadian1%(5)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

38.4%

−24.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

−12%vs 2000

vs 22.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22.2%(36)

Married61.7%(100)

Widowed5.6%(9)

Divorced10.5%(17)

Women 15+

Never married31.9%(69)

Married47.7%(103)

Widowed5.6%(12)

Divorced14.8%(32)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−12.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.6%

−25.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.1%

+22.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.0%

−19.1 ptssince 2020

from 81.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.4%

+14.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)54.2%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.7%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper