People in Opelousas, Louisiana

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People	Opelousas, LA	United States
Population	16,634	308,035,306
Pop. Density	2,104	87
Pop. Change	-24.62%	8.07%
Median Age	34.4	37.3
Households	6,401	116,716,292
Household Size	2.52	2.58
Male Population	45.88%	49.27%
Female Population	54.12%	50.96%
Married Population	31.11%	47.02%
Single Population	68.89%	52.98%

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The 2012 Opelousas, LA, population is 16,634. There are 2,104 people per square mile (population density).

Family in Opelousas, LA

The median age is 34.4. The US median is 37.3. 31.11% of people in Opelousas, LA, are married. 9.00% are divorced.

The average household size is 2.52 people. 16.55% of people are married, with children. 30.68% have children, but are single.

Race in Opelousas, LA

22.29% of people are white, 75.11% are black, 0.49% are asian, 0.35% are native american, and 1.77% claim 'Other'.

1.69% of the people in Opelousas, LA, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 98.31% are non-hispanic).

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