Opelousas City, Louisiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Opelousas Population: 22860 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 10436 45.65% Female 12424 54.35%       Under 5 years 1958 8.57% 5 to 9 years 1868 8.17% 10 to 14 years 1911 8.36% 15 to 19 years 1874 8.2% 20 to 24 years 1458 6.38% 25 to 34 years 2692 11.78% 35 to 44 years 3003 13.14% 45 to 54 years 2514 11% 55 to 59 years 1026 4.49% 60 to 64 years 936 4.09% 65 to 74 years 1785 7.81% 75 to 84 years 1302 5.7% 85 years and over 533 2.33%       Median age (years) 33.8       18 years and over 15934 69.7% Male 6952 30.41% Female 8982 39.29% 21 years and over 14939 65.35% 62 years and over 4133 18.08% 65 years and over 3620 15.84% Male 1310 5.73% Female 2310 10.1%       Race     One race % White 6699 29.3% Black or African American 15801 69.12% American Indian and Alaska Native 24 0.1% Asian 73 0.32% Asian indian 6 0.03% Chinese 7 0.03% Filipino 3 0.01% Japanese 3 0.01% Korean 0 0% Vietnamese 52 0.23% Other Asian 2 0.01% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.02% Native Hawaiian 3 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 1 0% Some other race 68 0.3% Two or more races 191 0.84%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 22860 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 202 0.88% Mexican 104 0.45% Puerto Rican 10 0.04% Cuban 15 0.07% Other Hispanic or Latino 73 0.32% Not Hispanic or Latino 22658 99.12% White alone 6642 29.06%       Relationship     Total Population 22860 100.00% In households 22078 96.58% Householder 8699 38.05% Spouse 2932 12.83% Child 7935 34.71% Own child under 18 years 5776 25.27% Other relatives 1812 7.93% Under 18 years 998 4.37% Nonrelatives 700 3.06% Unmarried partner 402 1.76% In group quarters 782 3.42% Institutionalized population 663 2.9% Non-Institutionalized population 119 0.52%       Households by Type     Total Households 8699 100.0 % Family households (families) 5665 65.12% With own children under 18 years 2851 32.77% Married-couple family 2932 33.71% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 2341 26.91% With own children under 18 years 1426 16.39% Non Family households 3034 34.88% Householder living alone 2812 32.33% Householder 65 years and over 1303 14.98%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3318 38.14% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2594 29.82%       Average Household size 2.54 Average family size 3.24       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 9783 100.00% Occupied housing units 8699 88.92% Vacant housing units 1084 11.08% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 52 0.53% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 8699 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 4640 53.34% Renter-occupied housing units. 4059 46.66%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.5 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.58

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