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Opelousas, LA Micro Area

81,464 Population
924 square miles 88.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$24,159 ±$1,819 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$41,393 ±$5,088 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

22.8% ±4.8% (18,171  ±3,841) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.9 minutes ±1.5 (854,720  ±56,009) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

34,635 ±829 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (80,362  ±54) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.8% ±2.4% (864  ±433) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

37,382 ±49 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$114,100 ±$18,067 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

4.5% ±1.6% (3,641  ±1,294.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.4% ±5.6% (48,371  ±3,178.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
14.2% ±2.4% (7,681  ±1,322.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

1.2% (996  ±787) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

2.8% ±0.8% (1,646  ±499) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
1,646 Total veterans ±499 1,586 Male ±497 60 Female ±93

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