Opelousas, LA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2258045, place: Opelousas city, Louisiana)

Total Population: 22,860
Male: 10,436 (45.65%)
Female: 12,424 (54.35%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,958 (8.57%)
5 to 9 years: 1,868 (8.17%)
10 to 14 years: 1,911 (8.36%)
15 to 19 years: 1,874 (8.2%)
20 to 24 years: 1,458 (6.38%)
25 to 34 years: 2,692 (11.78%)
35 to 44 years: 3,003 (13.14%)
45 to 54 years: 2,514 (11%)
55 to 59 years: 1,026 (4.49%)
60 to 64 years: 936 (4.09%)
65 to 74 years: 1,785 (7.81%)
75 to 84 years: 1,302 (5.7%)
85 years and over: 533 (2.33%)

Median age: 33.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 15,934 (69.7%)
21 years and over: 14,939 (65.35%)
62 years and over: 4,133 (18.08%)
65 years and over: 3,620 (15.84%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 15,934 (69.7%)
--Male: 6,952 (30.41%)
--Female: 8,982 (39.29%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 3,620 (15.84%)
--Male: 1,310 (5.73%)
--Female: 2,310 (10.1%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 22,669 (99.16%)
--White: 6,642 (29.06%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 202 (0.88%)
--Black or African American: 15,801 (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 Races, 2000 data
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: 22,658 (99.12%)
--White Alone: 6,642 (29.06%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 22,078 (96.58%)
--Householder: 8,699 (38.05%)
--Spouse: 2,932 (12.83%)
--Child: 7,935 (34.71%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 5,776 (25.27%)
--Other relatives: 1,812 (7.93%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 998 (4.37%)
--Nonrelatives: 700 (3.06%)
----Unmarried partner: 402 (1.76%)
Living in group quarters: 782 (3.42%)
--Institutionalized Population: 663 (2.9%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 119 (0.52%)
Total households: 8,699
Family households (families): 5,665 (65.12%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,851 (32.77%)
--Married-couple families: 2,932 (33.71%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,274 (14.65%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 2,341 (26.91%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,426 (16.39%)
Nonfamily households: 3,034 (34.88%)
--Householder living alone: 2,812 (32.33%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,303 (14.98%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 3,318 (38.14%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,594 (29.82%)
Average household size: 2.54 people
Average family size: 3.24 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 9,783
Occupied housing units: 8,699 (88.92%)
Vacant housing units: 1,084 (11.08%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 52 (0.53%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7.8%
Occupied housing units: 8,699 (88.92%)
Owner occupied housing units: 4,640 (47.43%)
Renter occupied housing units: 4,059 (41.49%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.5 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.58 people

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