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Opelousas, LA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 16,668
| Opelousas, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 5,317 | 91.36%, see rank | 88.49% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 9 | 0.15%, see rank | 4.04% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 488 | 8.38%, see rank | 5.91% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6 | 0.10%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.36% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 16,941
| Opelousas, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 5,601 | 91.67%, see rank | 88.04% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 42 | 0.69%, see rank | 3.95% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 460 | 7.53%, see rank | 6.43% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7 | 0.11%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 17,778
| Opelousas, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 5,503 | 88.03%, see rank | 87.67% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 104 | 1.66%, see rank | 3.89% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 644 | 10.30%, see rank | 7.03% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.13% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 22,920
| Opelousas, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 7,015 | 85.83%, see rank | 87.95% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 122 | 1.49%, see rank | 3.58% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,017 | 12.44%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10 | 0.12%, see rank | 1.02% | 2.95% |
| Other | 9 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 22,860
| Opelousas, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 6,961 | 79.42%, see rank | 85.87% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 72 | 0.82%, see rank | 3.54% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,711 | 19.52%, see rank | 9.29% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 18 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.01% | 2.61% |
| Other | 3 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.82% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.