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Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 87,700
Land Area (2000): 2,405.193 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 26.364 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	96,914	54.88%
Rural, Farm	3,585	2.03%
Rural, Non-farm	76,096	43.09%

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Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	29,888	27,525	2,363	7.91%	79
1991	30,774	27,983	2,791	9.07%	91
1992	30,536	27,430	3,106	10.17%	102
1993	29,279	26,634	2,645	9.03%	91
1994	30,044	27,170	2,873	9.56%	96
1995	30,151	27,680	2,471	8.20%	82
1996	30,683	28,424	2,259	7.36%	74
1997	31,737	29,412	2,325	7.32%	73
1998	32,107	29,892	2,215	6.90%	69
1999	31,276	29,161	2,115	6.76%	68
2000	32,670	30,683	1,987	6.08%	61
2001	32,897	30,776	2,121	6.45%	64
2002	33,013	30,738	2,275	6.89%	69
2003	33,672	31,185	2,487	7.39%	74
2004	34,459	32,351	2,108	6.12%	61
2005	37,009	34,522	2,487	6.72%	67
2006	37,211	35,725	1,487	4.00%	40
2007	36,940	35,397	1,543	4.18%	42
2008	37,310	35,519	1,791	4.80%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	28,743	26,022	2,721	9.47%	95
Feb 1990	28,669	26,428	2,241	7.82%	78
Mar 1990	29,088	26,922	2,166	7.45%	74
Apr 1990	29,261	27,193	2,068	7.07%	71
May 1990	29,175	27,438	1,737	5.95%	60
Jun 1990	30,065	27,671	2,394	7.96%	80
Jul 1990	30,691	28,270	2,421	7.89%	79
Aug 1990	30,976	28,524	2,452	7.92%	79
Sep 1990	30,456	27,882	2,574	8.45%	85
Oct 1990	30,544	28,083	2,461	8.06%	81
Nov 1990	30,575	28,014	2,561	8.38%	84
Dec 1990	30,418	27,856	2,562	8.42%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	30,323	26,893	3,430	11.31%	113
Feb 1991	29,931	27,168	2,763	9.23%	92
Mar 1991	30,265	27,687	2,578	8.52%	85
Apr 1991	30,487	28,182	2,305	7.56%	76
May 1991	30,746	28,182	2,564	8.34%	83
Jun 1991	31,781	28,329	3,452	10.86%	109
Jul 1991	31,692	28,662	3,030	9.56%	96
Aug 1991	31,244	28,314	2,930	9.38%	94
Sep 1991	30,996	28,210	2,786	8.99%	90
Oct 1991	30,852	28,208	2,644	8.57%	86
Nov 1991	30,551	28,124	2,427	7.94%	79
Dec 1991	30,415	27,832	2,583	8.49%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	30,150	26,795	3,355	11.13%	111
Feb 1992	29,945	26,869	3,076	10.27%	103
Mar 1992	30,401	27,234	3,167	10.42%	104
Apr 1992	30,594	27,565	3,029	9.90%	99
May 1992	30,523	27,495	3,028	9.92%	99
Jun 1992	31,565	27,648	3,917	12.41%	124
Jul 1992	31,539	28,105	3,434	10.89%	109
Aug 1992	31,291	27,955	3,336	10.66%	107
Sep 1992	30,687	27,561	3,126	10.19%	102
Oct 1992	30,337	27,739	2,598	8.56%	86
Nov 1992	30,481	27,899	2,582	8.47%	85
Dec 1992	28,923	26,299	2,624	9.07%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	28,513	25,428	3,085	10.82%	108
Feb 1993	28,247	25,794	2,453	8.68%	87
Mar 1993	28,781	26,182	2,599	9.03%	90
Apr 1993	29,165	26,465	2,700	9.26%	93
May 1993	29,233	26,615	2,618	8.96%	90
Jun 1993	29,723	26,584	3,139	10.56%	106
Jul 1993	29,961	27,150	2,811	9.38%	94
Aug 1993	29,798	27,214	2,584	8.67%	87
Sep 1993	29,345	26,894	2,451	8.35%	84
Oct 1993	29,562	27,119	2,443	8.26%	83
Nov 1993	29,550	27,144	2,406	8.14%	81
Dec 1993	29,466	27,020	2,446	8.30%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	29,231	25,982	3,249	11.11%	111
Feb 1994	29,073	26,317	2,756	9.48%	95
Mar 1994	29,451	26,679	2,772	9.41%	94
Apr 1994	29,638	27,062	2,576	8.69%	87
May 1994	29,780	27,264	2,516	8.45%	84
Jun 1994	30,294	27,176	3,118	10.29%	103
Jul 1994	30,941	27,823	3,118	10.08%	101
Aug 1994	31,124	27,801	3,323	10.68%	107
Sep 1994	30,469	27,515	2,954	9.70%	97
Oct 1994	30,498	27,469	3,029	9.93%	99
Nov 1994	30,191	27,609	2,582	8.55%	86
Dec 1994	29,832	27,347	2,485	8.33%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	29,764	26,559	3,205	10.77%	108
Feb 1995	29,591	26,948	2,643	8.93%	89
Mar 1995	29,976	27,373	2,603	8.68%	87
Apr 1995	30,256	27,671	2,585	8.54%	85
May 1995	29,954	27,568	2,386	7.97%	80
Jun 1995	30,373	27,685	2,688	8.85%	88
Jul 1995	30,641	28,098	2,543	8.30%	83
Aug 1995	30,377	28,093	2,284	7.52%	75
Sep 1995	30,148	27,971	2,177	7.22%	72
Oct 1995	30,204	28,047	2,157	7.14%	71
Nov 1995	30,391	28,167	2,224	7.32%	73
Dec 1995	30,133	27,975	2,158	7.16%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	29,807	26,992	2,815	9.44%	94
Feb 1996	29,754	27,451	2,303	7.74%	77
Mar 1996	29,936	27,790	2,146	7.17%	72
Apr 1996	30,275	28,103	2,172	7.17%	72
May 1996	30,360	28,240	2,120	6.98%	70
Jun 1996	30,966	28,380	2,586	8.35%	84
Jul 1996	31,496	28,945	2,551	8.10%	81
Aug 1996	31,524	29,101	2,423	7.69%	77
Sep 1996	31,052	28,851	2,201	7.09%	71
Oct 1996	31,275	29,142	2,133	6.82%	68
Nov 1996	30,899	29,118	1,781	5.76%	58
Dec 1996	30,853	28,980	1,873	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	30,780	28,193	2,587	8.40%	84
Feb 1997	30,836	28,440	2,396	7.77%	78
Mar 1997	31,336	28,920	2,416	7.71%	77
Apr 1997	31,583	29,304	2,279	7.22%	72
May 1997	31,753	29,476	2,277	7.17%	72
Jun 1997	32,282	29,486	2,796	8.66%	87
Jul 1997	32,596	30,036	2,560	7.85%	79
Aug 1997	32,038	29,952	2,086	6.51%	65
Sep 1997	31,516	29,616	1,900	6.03%	60
Oct 1997	32,396	29,961	2,435	7.52%	75
Nov 1997	31,944	29,810	2,134	6.68%	67
Dec 1997	31,783	29,755	2,028	6.38%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	31,542	28,931	2,611	8.28%	83
Feb 1998	31,270	29,258	2,012	6.43%	64
Mar 1998	31,780	29,568	2,212	6.96%	70
Apr 1998	32,090	30,022	2,068	6.44%	64
May 1998	32,219	30,107	2,112	6.56%	66
Jun 1998	32,939	30,172	2,767	8.40%	84
Jul 1998	32,920	30,548	2,372	7.21%	72
Aug 1998	33,024	30,458	2,566	7.77%	78
Sep 1998	32,475	30,138	2,337	7.20%	72
Oct 1998	31,909	29,947	1,962	6.15%	61
Nov 1998	31,773	29,894	1,879	5.91%	59
Dec 1998	31,345	29,661	1,684	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	30,908	28,680	2,228	7.21%	72
Feb 1999	30,955	28,910	2,045	6.61%	66
Mar 1999	30,990	29,094	1,896	6.12%	61
Apr 1999	31,148	29,280	1,868	6.00%	60
May 1999	31,013	29,211	1,802	5.81%	58
Jun 1999	31,766	29,263	2,503	7.88%	79
Jul 1999	31,755	29,392	2,363	7.44%	74
Aug 1999	31,570	29,279	2,291	7.26%	73
Sep 1999	31,520	29,116	2,404	7.63%	76
Oct 1999	31,614	29,306	2,308	7.30%	73
Nov 1999	31,135	29,269	1,866	5.99%	60
Dec 1999	30,935	29,129	1,806	5.84%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	32,207	29,997	2,210	6.86%	69
Feb 2000	32,126	30,276	1,850	5.76%	58
Mar 2000	32,389	30,546	1,843	5.69%	57
Apr 2000	32,511	30,898	1,613	4.96%	50
May 2000	32,621	30,815	1,806	5.54%	55
Jun 2000	33,402	31,013	2,389	7.15%	72
Jul 2000	33,331	31,116	2,215	6.65%	66
Aug 2000	32,915	30,727	2,188	6.65%	66
Sep 2000	32,506	30,521	1,985	6.11%	61
Oct 2000	32,768	30,856	1,912	5.83%	58
Nov 2000	32,592	30,673	1,919	5.89%	59
Dec 2000	32,673	30,760	1,913	5.85%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	32,744	30,355	2,389	7.30%	73
Feb 2001	32,633	30,629	2,004	6.14%	61
Mar 2001	33,022	31,077	1,945	5.89%	59
Apr 2001	32,690	30,865	1,825	5.58%	56
May 2001	32,592	30,745	1,847	5.67%	57
Jun 2001	33,520	31,046	2,474	7.38%	74
Jul 2001	33,531	31,310	2,221	6.62%	66
Aug 2001	32,939	30,784	2,155	6.54%	65
Sep 2001	32,951	30,786	2,165	6.57%	66
Oct 2001	33,075	30,912	2,163	6.54%	65
Nov 2001	32,579	30,452	2,127	6.53%	65
Dec 2001	32,486	30,345	2,141	6.59%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	32,168	29,715	2,453	7.63%	76
Feb 2002	32,170	30,158	2,012	6.25%	63
Mar 2002	32,446	30,386	2,060	6.35%	63
Apr 2002	32,991	30,969	2,022	6.13%	61
May 2002	33,038	30,929	2,109	6.38%	64
Jun 2002	33,813	31,126	2,687	7.95%	79
Jul 2002	33,929	31,535	2,394	7.06%	71
Aug 2002	33,518	31,108	2,410	7.19%	72
Sep 2002	33,194	30,907	2,287	6.89%	69
Oct 2002	33,211	30,899	2,312	6.96%	70
Nov 2002	32,936	30,688	2,248	6.83%	68
Dec 2002	32,745	30,439	2,306	7.04%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	33,128	30,516	2,612	7.88%	79
Feb 2003	32,999	30,627	2,372	7.19%	72
Mar 2003	33,333	30,864	2,469	7.41%	74
Apr 2003	33,590	31,282	2,308	6.87%	69
May 2003	33,576	31,192	2,384	7.10%	71
Jun 2003	34,674	31,514	3,160	9.11%	91
Jul 2003	34,588	31,689	2,899	8.38%	84
Aug 2003	34,115	31,419	2,696	7.90%	79
Sep 2003	33,779	31,328	2,451	7.26%	73
Oct 2003	33,571	31,320	2,251	6.71%	67
Nov 2003	33,424	31,275	2,149	6.43%	64
Dec 2003	33,292	31,194	2,098	6.30%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	33,834	31,373	2,461	7.27%	73
Feb 2004	33,468	31,449	2,019	6.03%	60
Mar 2004	33,600	31,520	2,080	6.19%	62
Apr 2004	33,987	32,027	1,960	5.77%	58
May 2004	34,155	32,065	2,090	6.12%	61
Jun 2004	35,371	32,816	2,555	7.22%	72
Jul 2004	35,286	33,004	2,282	6.47%	65
Aug 2004	34,771	32,782	1,989	5.72%	57
Sep 2004	34,705	32,706	1,999	5.76%	58
Oct 2004	34,885	32,931	1,954	5.60%	56
Nov 2004	34,776	32,828	1,948	5.60%	56
Dec 2004	34,668	32,713	1,955	5.64%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	35,499	33,190	2,309	6.50%	65
Feb 2005	35,190	33,220	1,970	5.60%	56
Mar 2005	35,438	33,579	1,859	5.25%	52
Apr 2005	35,700	33,955	1,745	4.89%	49
May 2005	35,804	33,911	1,893	5.29%	53
Jun 2005	36,992	34,621	2,371	6.41%	64
Jul 2005	37,084	35,021	2,063	5.56%	56
Aug 2005	36,473	34,557	1,916	5.25%	53
Sep 2005	38,901	35,028	3,873	9.96%	100
Oct 2005	39,936	36,057	3,879	9.71%	97
Nov 2005	39,783	35,821	3,962	9.96%	100
Dec 2005	37,305	35,300	2,005	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	37,058	35,260	1,798	4.85%	49
Feb 2006	36,591	35,196	1,395	3.81%	38
Mar 2006	36,789	35,443	1,346	3.66%	37
Apr 2006	36,748	35,527	1,221	3.32%	33
May 2006	36,988	35,597	1,391	3.76%	38
Jun 2006	38,070	36,285	1,785	4.69%	47
Jul 2006	38,014	36,570	1,444	3.80%	38
Aug 2006	37,447	35,916	1,531	4.09%	41
Sep 2006	37,407	35,899	1,508	4.03%	40
Oct 2006	37,374	35,923	1,451	3.88%	39
Nov 2006	37,144	35,621	1,523	4.10%	41
Dec 2006	36,905	35,457	1,448	3.92%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	36,310	34,553	1,757	4.84%	48
Feb 2007	36,150	34,729	1,421	3.93%	39
Mar 2007	36,667	35,245	1,422	3.88%	39
Apr 2007	36,763	35,426	1,337	3.64%	36
May 2007	37,023	35,487	1,536	4.15%	41
Jun 2007	37,608	35,721	1,887	5.02%	50
Jul 2007	37,744	36,059	1,685	4.46%	45
Aug 2007	37,125	35,526	1,599	4.31%	43
Sep 2007	37,069	35,512	1,557	4.20%	42
Oct 2007	36,834	35,482	1,352	3.67%	37
Nov 2007	37,100	35,684	1,416	3.82%	38
Dec 2007	36,886	35,338	1,548	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	36,729	34,842	1,887	5.14%	51
Feb 2008	36,521	35,081	1,440	3.94%	39
Mar 2008	37,026	35,219	1,807	4.88%	49
Apr 2008	37,173	35,699	1,474	3.97%	40
May 2008	37,214	35,638	1,576	4.23%	42
Jun 2008	37,934	35,872	2,062	5.44%	54
Jul 2008	37,705	35,914	1,791	4.75%	48
Aug 2008	37,832	35,782	2,050	5.42%	54
Sep 2008	37,660	35,627	2,033	5.40%	54
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	4,866	15.59%
2.	Mining	2,870	9.20%
3.	Educational Services	1,688	5.41%
4.	Public Administration	1,644	5.27%
5.	Health Care	1,400	4.49%
6.	Truck Transportation	1,092	3.50%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,028	3.29%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	996	3.19%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	986	3.16%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	968	3.10%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	934	2.99%
12.	Accommodation and Food Services	902	2.89%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	710	2.27%
14.	Other Transportation	648	2.08%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	586	1.88%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	556	1.78%
17.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	534	1.71%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	478	1.53%
19.	Utilities	464	1.49%
20.	Food Manufacturing	446	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	5,776	21.04%
2.	Educational Services	4,600	16.75%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,992	7.26%
4.	Public Administration	1,476	5.38%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,334	4.86%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	1,148	4.18%
7.	Social Assistance	1,140	4.15%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,092	3.98%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	918	3.34%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	710	2.59%
11.	Apparel Manufacturing	604	2.20%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	584	2.13%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	528	1.92%
14.	Private Household Services	448	1.63%
15.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	330	1.20%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	280	1.02%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	274	1.00%
18.	Construction	248	0.90%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	240	0.87%
20.	Gasoline Stations	232	0.84%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,048	6.56%
2.	Other Production Occupations	1,506	4.83%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,462	4.68%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,434	4.59%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,428	4.58%
6.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,224	3.92%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,158	3.71%
8.	Other Management Occupations	1,138	3.65%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	986	3.16%
10.	Other Construction Trades	986	3.16%
11.	Carpenters	958	3.07%
12.	Construction Laborers	852	2.73%
13.	Extraction Workers	812	2.60%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	812	2.60%
15.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	762	2.44%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	734	2.35%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	620	1.99%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	618	1.98%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	606	1.94%
20.	Farmers and Farm Managers	534	1.71%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,820	6.63%
2.	Cashiers	1,760	6.41%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	1,678	6.11%
4.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,278	4.65%
5.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,258	4.58%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,248	4.55%
7.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,166	4.25%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,066	3.88%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	994	3.62%
10.	Registered Nurses	962	3.50%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	900	3.28%
12.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	894	3.26%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	818	2.98%
14.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	804	2.93%
15.	Child Care Workers	722	2.63%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	694	2.53%
17.	Other Management Occupations	644	2.35%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	566	2.06%
19.	Personal Appearance Workers	510	1.86%
20.	Other Healthcare Support	504	1.84%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	55,791	42.66%
15-35 hours	10,747	8.22%
1-14 hours	3,040	2.32%
No regular hours	61,188	46.79%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,123	7.30%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,992	5.30%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,056	5.41%
6 AM-6:29 AM	6,439	11.40%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	6,938	12.28%
7 AM-7:29 AM	8,843	15.66%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	9,946	17.61%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,987	7.06%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,577	2.79%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,405	2.49%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	884	1.57%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	480	0.85%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,705	4.79%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,105	5.50%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,572	4.55%
5-9	7,477	13.24%
10-14	9,537	16.89%
15-19	8,053	14.26%
20-24	6,207	10.99%
25-29	2,422	4.29%
30-34	7,027	12.44%
35-39	1,358	2.40%
40-44	1,741	3.08%
45-59	3,952	7.00%
60-89	3,048	5.40%
At least 90	3,086	5.46%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	266	0.47%	36,002	63.74%
30-44	12	0.02%	10,114	17.91%
45-59	0	0.00%	3,952	7.00%
At least 60	148	0.26%	5,986	10.60%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	224	0.39%
Car / truck / van, carpool	7,618	13.23%
Car / truck / van, solo	46,013	79.89%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	832	1.44%
Public transportation	426	0.74%
Walked	1,367	2.37%
Worked at home	1,116	1.94%

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Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 64,664 (172,350 people)
: 46,722 (149,760 people)
: 12,196
: 106,745
Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	16,589	25.48%
$10,000-$14,999	7,582	11.64%
$15,000-$19,999	5,430	8.34%
$20,000-$24,999	4,737	7.28%
$25,000-$29,999	4,651	7.14%
$30,000-$34,999	3,751	5.76%
$35,000-$39,999	3,643	5.59%
$40,000-$44,999	2,973	4.57%
$45,000-$49,999	2,350	3.61%
$50,000-$59,999	4,295	6.60%
$60,000-$74,999	4,154	6.38%
$75,000-$99,999	2,661	4.09%
$100,000-$124,999	1,165	1.79%
$125,000-$149,999	412	0.63%
$150,000-$199,999	313	0.48%
$200,000 or more	406	0.62%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	8,202	25.37%
Family, 2 people	8,786	27.18%
Nonfamily, 2 people	797	2.47%
Family, 3 people	5,813	17.98%
Nonfamily, 3 people	78	0.24%
Family, 4 people	4,638	14.35%
Nonfamily, 4 people	31	0.10%
Family, 5 people	2,486	7.69%
Nonfamily, 5 people	9	0.03%
Family, 6 people	891	2.76%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	591	1.83%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.01%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	43,746	28.80%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	11,097	7.31%
Public Assistance	3,532	2.33%
Retirement	8,410	5.54%
Self Employment	5,839	3.84%
Social Security	19,693	12.97%
Supplemental Security	6,897	4.54%
Wage / Salary	41,767	27.50%
Other	10,898	7.18%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	17,082	52.20%
With children under 18	15,643	47.80%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,114	8.16%
Married	36,719	58.58%
Never Married	18,503	29.52%
Widowed	2,350	3.75%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,999	9.82%
Married	37,045	51.99%
Never Married	17,766	24.93%
Widowed	9,441	13.25%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	22,496	18.05%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	24,357	19.54%
High school diploma or equivalent	41,798	33.53%
Some college, no degree	19,917	15.98%
Associate degree	4,054	3.25%
Bachelors degree	7,967	6.39%
Graduate or professional degree	4,060	3.26%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,592	2.96%	694	0.79%	3,286	3.75%
Kindergarten	2,417	2.76%	374	0.43%	2,791	3.18%
Grades 1-4	10,480	11.95%	1,380	1.57%	11,860	13.52%
Grades 5-8	10,790	12.30%	1,918	2.19%	12,708	14.49%
Grades 9-12	10,959	12.50%	1,562	1.78%	12,521	14.28%
Undergrad college	5,251	5.99%	508	0.58%	5,759	6.57%
Graduate or professional school	473	0.54%	140	0.16%	613	0.70%
Total	42,962	48.99%	6,576	7.50%	49,538	56.49%

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Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	114	137
2004	136	123

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Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	122,836	70.83%
Below Poverty Level	50,585	29.17%

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Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 299

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	13,709	15.63%
10-19 Years	14,916	17.01%
20-29 Years	10,264	11.70%
30-39 Years	11,834	13.49%
40-49 Years	12,187	13.90%
50-59 Years	9,263	10.56%
60-69 Years	7,158	8.16%
70-79 Years	5,366	6.12%
80-89 Years	2,553	2.91%
90+ Years	450	0.51%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	41,939	47.82%
Female	45,761	52.18%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	49,160	56.05%
African-American	36,762	41.92%
Hispanic/Latino	794	0.91%
Multiracial	525	0.60%
Asian	177	0.20%
Other Race	153	0.17%
Amerindian	117	0.13%
Pacific Islander	12	0.01%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	French Non-Basque	25,170	30.33%
2.	United States Or American	21,198	25.54%
3.	French Canadian	10,356	12.48%
4.	German	6,128	7.38%
5.	Irish	4,525	5.45%
6.	English	4,225	5.09%
7.	Acadian / Cajun	3,968	4.78%
8.	Italian	2,177	2.62%
9.	African	1,422	1.71%
10.	Scotch Irish	648	0.78%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	132,688	81.46%
2.	French	27,298	16.76%
3.	French Creole	1,065	0.65%
4.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,014	0.62%
5.	Vietnamese	278	0.17%
6.	German	130	0.08%
7.	Japanese	62	0.04%
8.	Italian	52	0.03%
9.	Tagalog	46	0.03%
10.	Hindi	38	0.02%

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	175,674	99.48%
Naturalized immigrant	415	0.24%
Not a citizen	506	0.29%

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Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Saint Landry County

Opelousas-Eunice Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Arnaudville	Lawtell	Opelousas
Cankton	Lebeau	Palmetto
Eunice	Leonville	Port Barre
Grand Coteau	Melville	Sunset
Krotz Springs	Morrow	Washington

Opelousas (22,860)	Melville (1,376)	Cankton (362)
Eunice (11,499)	Krotz Springs (1,219)	Palmetto (188)
Sunset (2,352)	Washington (1,082)	Lawtell
Port Barre (2,287)	Grand Coteau (1,040)	Lebeau
Arnaudville (1,398)	Leonville (1,007)	Morrow