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Mamou, LA vs Opelousas, LA

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- Opelousas is 0% more densely populated than Mamou.
- People are 31.5% less likely to be married in Opelousas.
- The Median Age is 8.2 years older in Opelousas.
 Mamou, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,884329,725,481
 Female Population47.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 20103,264  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,860285,036,114
 Population - 19903,483  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-31.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-11.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,003.893.4
 Land Area1.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mamou, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 410.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Mamou, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 White29.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock75.0%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mamou, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Married Population44.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated9.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock69.7%50.2%
 Never Married27.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.742.60
 Households1,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,43580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children49.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock19.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households454  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock34.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mamou    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you ever want to go back in time, Mamou is a place you may want to check out. Although the town dynamics have changed over the last 40 years, I moved back to my  More

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Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews

After living in Opelousas, for 18 months I'll respond to changes from my provous post. The 24 Hour liquior sales has been banned, except at the Evangeline Downs  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hello all I'm new to Opelousas, At first When i moved here I was like why did I move here, The Roads are horrible , Infrustructure needs lots of updating (Ex. Water  More

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