Opelousas.
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Louisiana·St. Landry County
10 tracts·16K people·$105K median·1,687/mi²
Black 76 · White 16 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 3 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Living alone 39 · Other 39 · Married couple 22
Health 48 · Retail 18 · Professional 9 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 7 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 2
Production · transport 25 · Service 24 · Management · business · science · arts 24 · Sales · office 20 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 84 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 6 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Opelousas is $105,100 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Opelousas has 15,495 residents across 8 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.1; the population is 76.5% Black, 16.3% White, 3.6% Multiracial, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 37.4% (Census ACS).
Park Vista Elementary School (28%), Northeast Elementary School (21%) and Grolee Elementary School (17%) lead the elementary schools; Creswell Middle School (22%), Opelousas Middle School (15%) and Opelousas Junior High School (14%) lead the middle schools; Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts (67%) and Opelousas Senior High School (17%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $717/month, 55% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Opelousas is $32,964 a year, 62% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Opelousas, median rent is $717/month and the median home value is $105,100 (Census ACS).
Opelousas reported 16.8 violent crimes and 57.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 62 inches; snowfall averages 1 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Opelousas are lightning (91), cold wave (82) and tornado (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Opelousas, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).