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| Number | Percent |
Opelousas Population: | 22860 | 100.00% |
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Sex and Age | | |
Male | 10436 | 45.65% |
Female | 12424 | 54.35% |
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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% |
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Median age (years) | 33.8 | |
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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% |
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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% |
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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% |
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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% |
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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% |
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Households with individuals under 18 years | 3318 | 38.14% |
Households with individuals 65 years and over | 2594 | 29.82% |
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Average Household size | 2.54 | |
Average family size | 3.24 | |
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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 | |
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Housing Tenure | | |
Occupied housing units | 8699 | 100.00% |
Owner-occupied housing units. | 4640 | 53.34% |
Renter-occupied housing units. | 4059 | 46.66% |
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Average household size of owner-occupied units | 2.5 | |
Average household size of renter-occupied units | 2.58 | |