Opelousas, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Opelousas is 36th out of 6,405 other cities in Income below poverty line

Statewide Claims to Fame

Opelousas is 1st in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Income below poverty line

Opelousas is 6th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Opelousas is 7th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Female residents

Opelousas is 8th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Opelousas is 11th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Opelousas is 17th in Louisiana out of 97 other cities in Retail sales

Opelousas is 19th in Louisiana out of 62 other cities in Current population (2012)

Opelousas, Louisiana Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Opelousas	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	16,554	19th	4,601,893	313,914,040
Size in square miles	7.9	53rd	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,104.2	34th	104.9	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Opelousas	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	8.8%	6th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	29.1%	11th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.5%	25th	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Opelousas	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	70.4%	91st	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.7%	82nd	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Opelousas	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	22.3%	101st	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	75.1%	8th	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	75th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	86th	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	49th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	90th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	99th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	21.9%	100th	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Opelousas	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	54.1%	7th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.2%	81st	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Opelousas	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	7,141	28th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.8%	36th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	6,023	27th	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	48.9%	97th	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$83,100	94th	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.8	32nd	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Opelousas	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$12,300	106th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$19,524	107th	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	45.0%	1st	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Opelousas	Rank	Louisiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,927	25th	375,808	27,092,908
Retail sales	$519,517	17th	$56,543,203	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$22,638	27th	$12,921	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$30,276	31st	$9,729,869	$613,795,732

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