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Cankton, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Cankton is a Census village of 514 people across 2.04 square miles of land, in St. Landry Parish. Median household income is $72,000, 84.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cankton
What Cankton is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land252 plus or minus 101
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Landry Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cankton
How many people live in Cankton
- Population514 plus or minus 206
- Median age34.6
- Population under 18160 plus or minus 65
- Share under 1831.1 percent
- Population 65 and over51 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over9.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households184 plus or minus 60
- Family households134 plus or minus 50
- Share of households that are families72.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cankton
Income and work in Cankton
- Median household income$72,000 plus or minus $42,595
- Per capita income$36,570 plus or minus $11,728
- Civilian labor force271 plus or minus 98
- Employed271 plus or minus 98
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over325 plus or minus 110
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent plus or minus 39.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cankton
Housing in Cankton
- Housing units210 plus or minus 66
- Occupied units184 plus or minus 60
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Owner occupied155 plus or minus 53
- Renter occupied29 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate84.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$191,100 plus or minus $79,587
- Median gross rent, monthly$668
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units173 plus or minus 58
- Share single family82.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes37 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cankton
How Cankton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute266 plus or minus 104
- Commuting under 15 minutes44 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more161 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.5 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Drove alone79.9 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cankton
Flood risk in Cankton
- NFIP communityVillage of Cankton
- NFIP community number220167
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/10(M)
The Village of Cankton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220167 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Landry Parish, not Cankton
St. Landry Parish context, not Cankton figures
- Establishments in St. Landry Parish1,559
- Covered employment, St. Landry Parish23,554
- Average annual pay, St. Landry Parish$47,117
- Housing units permitted, St. Landry Parish139
Every figure in this section is published for St. Landry Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Cankton.
All St. Landry Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cankton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cankton, Louisiana?
514, in 184 households. Cankton village covers 2.04 square miles of land, which is 252 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cankton in?
St. Landry Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cankton?
$72,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $191,100. Median gross rent is $668 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cankton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cankton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cankton, village of, community 220167, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cankton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Landry Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cankton.
Is zoning published for Cankton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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