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Opelousas, Eunice Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Opelousas, Eunice Area is $19,282, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Opelousas, Eunice Area median household income is $33,928. On average Opelousas, Eunice Area residents spend 25.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #768

Opelousas, Eunice Area	19,282 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Opelousas, Eunice Area	25,937 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Opelousas, Eunice Area	37,049 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Opelousas, Eunice Area	20,022 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #821

Opelousas, Eunice Area	33,928 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Opelousas, Eunice Area	50,129 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Opelousas, Eunice Area	20.70%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Opelousas, Eunice Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Louisiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Opelousas, Eunice Area		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.61%	$15,984, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.69%	$13,867, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.27%	$3,069, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.24%	$20,028, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Opelousas, Eunice Area	45,711 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Opelousas, Eunice Area	60,027 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Opelousas, Eunice Area	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$44,996, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$19,903, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$48,224, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Asian	$30,208, see rank	$53,586	$73,244
One Race, Other	$21,563, see rank	$40,149	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,704, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Opelousas, Eunice Area	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$19,781, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$43,600, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,324, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$22,533, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Opelousas, Eunice Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	63,337, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	29,749, 46.97%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	17,326, 58.24%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	17,326, 58.24%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	16,060, 92.69%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,266, 7.31%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,423, 41.76%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	33,588, 53.03%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,968, 47.54%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	10, 0.03%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	15,958, 47.51%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	15,172, 95.07%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	786, 4.93%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,620, 52.46%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Opelousas, Eunice Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	30,540, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	26,000, 85.13%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,935, 9.61%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	49, 0.16%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	455, 1.49%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	321, 1.05%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	780, 2.55%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Opelousas, Eunice Area	25.9 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Opelousas, Eunice Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,232	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	16,060, 51.42%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,116, 19.40%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,439, 15.19%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,285, 14.23%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	124, 0.77%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,204, 19.95%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,537, 22.02%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	15,172, 48.58%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,703, 31.00%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,334, 28.57%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,371, 35.40%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	87, 0.57%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29, 0.19%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	569, 3.75%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Opelousas, Eunice Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,232, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,308, 7.39%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	2,824, 9.04%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,765, 5.65%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	776, 2.48%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,106, 13.15%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,466, 4.69%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	362, 1.16%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,294, 4.14%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,010, 6.44%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,264, 26.46%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,622, 8.40%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,709, 5.47%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,726, 5.53%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Opelousas, Eunice Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	22,819	27.74%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,789	22.84%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.