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30.35° N · 92.11° W · GEOID 2212420

Cankton

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana · part of the Opelousas, LA metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

LouisianaCankton, LACanktonCankton

The short answer

Cankton is home to 514 people. Median household income is $72,000 a year and median rent is $668 a month, 11.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $191,100, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$668
51% below the median place
Median household income
$72,000
10% below the median place
Median home value
$191,100
40% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Cankton

  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 66 Louisiana places.
  • The median rent takes only 11.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 95 Louisiana places.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 230 hours a year commuting, more than in 92% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 4.9% a year while rent rose -0.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 89% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $909 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 82% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 88 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Cankton

St. Landry Parish loses about 4.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,258
Moved out3,571
Net−313

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Lafayette Parish, LA9171,067−150
Acadia Parish, LA433407+26
Evangeline Parish, LA311285+26
St. Martin Parish, LA170218−48
Harris County, TX135116+19
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA107130−23
Calcasieu Parish, LA76158−82
Vermilion Parish, LA7559+16

Within Louisiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within LouisianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$42K
Leavers$47K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of St. Landry Parish; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into St. Landry Parish report $42,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $46,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$26,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $668 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,577 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $191,100.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 4.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Jasper, AL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in7
$42,478
40% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
2.3%
60% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCanktonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure2.3%60% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.8below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$42,47840% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$46,94833% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.2%, 76% below the median place.

Cankton11.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$26,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.1%
46% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
30% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$64,000
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
0.2%
76% below the median place
Homeownership1
84.2%
27% above the median place
Median year built1
1994
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureCanktonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$66851% below
Rent to income111.1%46% below
Property tax rate10.2%76% below
Home price to income12.6x30% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$89245% below
HUD area median income3County figure$74,10031% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$41187% below
Median home value1$191,10040% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure6.1%92% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure27.2%47% below
Homeownership184.2%27% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure50.8%0% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,57716% below
Vacant homes1County figure13.6%92% above
Median year built119941% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
4.7%
63% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute32 min +27%
Median household income$72,000 −10%
Income per person$36,570 −9%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCanktonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$72,00010% below
Income per person1$36,5709% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$48,45727% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs5County figure23,88284% below
Poverty rate1County figure26.8%148% above
Mean commute132 min27% above
Works from home14.7%63% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 84.8%, 8% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
84.8%
8% below the median place
Population change since 20206
-2.8%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Median age1
34.6
11% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.8 +12%
High school or higher95.4% +3%
Bachelor's or higher26.5% −17%
All 9 people measures
MeasureCanktonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15146646th largest
Population change since 20206-2.8%below (median 1.1%)
Median age134.611% below
Bachelor's or higher126.5%17% below
High school or higher195.4%3% above
Household size12.812% above
Born abroad1County figure1.6%82% below
No health insurance1County figure7.2%12% above
Homes with broadband184.8%8% below
05

Life in Cankton

37 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars11.9 −43%
Shops34.2 +13%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.1 −24%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.1 +19%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
1
89% below the median place
Public school students10
504
90% below the median place
Students per teacher10
12.9
16% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureCanktonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10189% below
Public school students1050490% below
Students per teacher1012.916% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure11.943% below
Shops per 10k8County figure34.213% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.124% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.119% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
National Register listings9County figure37185% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 61.2 in, 40% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Cankton. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation11
61.2 in
40% above the median place
Average temperature11
68°F
24% above the median place
January average low11
41°F
62% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureCanktonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure92°F6% above
January average low11County figure41°F62% above
Average temperature11County figure68°F24% above
Annual precipitation11County figure61.2 in40% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure88.25% below
Hurricane risk12County figure92.231% above
Tornado risk12County figure94.216% above
Wildfire risk12County figure65.37% above
Heat wave risk12County figure88.02% below
08

Cankton in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 11% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 11% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$668/mo (2024)$830/mo$680 to $1,010/mo+3.7%
Median household income$72,000 (2024)$92,500$78,500 to $109,500+4.3%
Median home value$191,100 (2024)$289,000$210,000 to $398,000+7.1%
Population563 (2025)560540 to 580−0.1%

The median home would be worth 3.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Cankton

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Jasper, AL$721$66,238Compare
Arab, AL$718$64,333Compare
Wahpeton, ND$751$62,750Compare
Union, MO$858$73,435Compare
Union, MOWahpeton, NDArab, ALJasper, ALCankton, LACanktonJasperArabWahpetonUnionCanktonJasperArabWahpetonUnion

Common questions

Is Cankton a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 66 Louisiana places. The median rent takes only 11.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 95 Louisiana places. On cost, space and class size it scores 99 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cankton expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $191,100.

What salary do you need to live in Cankton?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $26,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cankton?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Jasper, AL, Arab, AL, Wahpeton, ND and Union, MO.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Cankton with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cankton itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cankton-louisiana

Citytistics. “Cankton, Louisiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/cankton-louisiana/

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