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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Opelousas is $13,948, which is much lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Opelousas median household income is $21,373, which has grown by 45.23% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 38.15% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Opelousas residents spend 18.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita IncomeMedian Workers IncomeHousehold IncomeFamily IncomeMedian Income by AgeEmployment StatusCommuting to WorkCareersPoverty Level

Per Capita Income, #410

Opelousas, LA
13,948 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, LA
21,392 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, LA
31,451 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, LA
17,461 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, #436
Opelousas, LA
21,373 USD
Louisiana
44,991 USD
U.S.
53,482 USD
Mean Household Income, see rank
Opelousas, LA
36,260 USD
Louisiana
63,565 USD
U.S.
74,596 USD
Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #132
Opelousas, LA
45.23%
Louisiana
38.15%
U.S.
27.36%
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, LALouisianaU.S.
%+Average Amount%+Average Amount%+Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income6.31%$16,886, see rank15.85%$16,81221.11%$16,919
Social Security Income36.98%$11,697, see rank28.88%$15,67429.33%$17,636
Public Assistance Income1.24%$2,522, see rank1.52%$3,0262.82%$3,720
Retirement Income15.02%$17,009, see rank16.02%$21,30617.85%$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, LA
30,432 USD
Louisiana
56,755 USD
U.S.
65,443 USD
Mean Family Income, see rank
Opelousas, LA
44,090 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, LALouisianaU.S.
White$36,114, see rank$54,727$56,900
Black$17,411, see rank$28,116$35,600
Hispanic$8,750, see rank$44,481$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

 Opelousas, LALouisianaU.S.
less than 25$14,451, see rank$22,089$25,788
25 to 44$19,938, see rank$51,117$58,398
45 to 64$25,663, see rank$53,475$65,027
65 or over$21,233, see rank$31,890$37,945

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

Employment Status

 Opelousas, LALouisianaU.S.
Population 16 Years and Over11,820, see rank3,610,029248,775,628
Male15,236, 44.30%, see rank48.33%48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:22,491, 47.57%, see rank66.11%69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces20, 0.00%, see rank0.75%0.73%
Male, Civilian22,491, 47.57%, see rank65.37%68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed32,190, 87.92%, see rank91.24%90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3301, 12.08%, see rank8.76%9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force22,745, 52.43%, see rank33.89%30.72%
Female16,584, 55.70%, see rank51.67%51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:23,142, 47.72%, see rank56.47%58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces20, 0.00%, see rank0.10%0.11%
Female, Civilian23,142, 47.72%, see rank56.38%58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed32,852, 90.77%, see rank91.46%91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3290, 9.23%, see rank8.54%8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force23,442, 52.28%, see rank43.53%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, LALouisianaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over4,980, 100%1,970,623141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone3,948, 79.28%, see rank82.15%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled623, 12.51%, see rank10.15%9.59%
Public Transportation0, 0.00%, see rank1.34%5.06%
Walked182, 3.65%, see rank1.91%2.78%
Other Means64, 1.29%, see rank2.12%1.79%
Worked at Home163, 3.27%, see rank2.33%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Opelousas, LA
18.3 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, LALouisianaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over5,0422,002,410143,435,233
Male12,190, 43.44%, see rank51.97%52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2386, 17.63%, see rank27.14%33.12%
Service Occupations2508, 23.20%, see rank14.86%15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations2283, 12.92%, see rank14.95%17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations222, 1.00%, see rank1.09%1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2180, 8.22%, see rank14.25%9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2609, 27.81%, see rank20.37%17.94%
Female12,852, 56.56%, see rank48.03%47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2746, 26.16%, see rank37.06%40.04%
Service Occupations21,024, 35.90%, see rank23.87%21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations2881, 30.89%, see rank34.27%31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations20, 0.00%, see rank0.16%0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations20, 0.00%, see rank0.41%0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2138, 4.84%, see rank3.93%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, LALouisianaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over5,042, 100%2,002,410143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining156, 3.09%, see rank4.76%1.96%
Construction171, 3.39%, see rank8.05%6.17%
Manufacturing185, 3.67%, see rank8.01%10.43%
Wholesale Trade102, 2.02%, see rank2.61%2.75%
Retail Trade917, 18.19%, see rank11.68%11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities148, 2.94%, see rank5.26%4.93%
Information78, 1.55%, see rank1.55%2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing201, 3.99%, see rank5.18%6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management,
Administrative, Waste Management Services
397, 7.87%, see rank8.60%10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance1,598, 31.69%, see rank23.35%23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation,
Accommodation, Food Services
532, 10.55%, see rank10.15%9.49%
Public Administration286, 5.67%, see rank5.62%4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration271, 5.37%, see rank5.17%4.96%

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

Poverty Level

 Opelousas, LA%LouisianaU.S.
Population in Poverty6,59140.95%, see rank19.56%15.59%
Family in Poverty1,33235.37%, see rank15.12%11.47%

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


 
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