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Opelousas, LA Micro Area

80,869 Population
924 square miles 87.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,311 ±$2,508 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$47,168 ±$7,567 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

25.7% ±4.9% (20,419  ±3,860) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.8 minutes ±1.1 (828,540  ±46,122) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

33,015 ±1,034 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (79,740  ±31) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

9.8% ±4.1% (1,789  ±759) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

37,600 ±26 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$128,600 ±$16,065 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.7% ±3.4% (6,881  ±2,727.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

81.6% ±6.2% (42,795  ±3,272.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
17% ±2.9% (8,892  ±1,503.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.4% (1,099  ±682) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.6% ±1.2% (2,756  ±740) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,756 Total veterans ±740 2,682 Male ±713 74 Female ±95

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