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Opelousas, LA vs Oakdale, LA

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- Oakdale is 0% more densely populated than Opelousas.
- People are 39.1% more likely to be married in Oakdale.
- The Median Age is 10.0 years older in Oakdale.
 Opelousas, LAOakdale, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,092329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.538.4
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 Population - 201016,658  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,137285,036,114
 Population - 199018,151  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,366.093.4
 Land Area7.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Opelousas, LAOakdale, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Opelousas, LAOakdale, LAUnited States
 White20.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock26.5%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Opelousas, LAOakdale, LAUnited States
 Married Population30.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.8%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.2%10.8%
 Widowed9.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households5,599  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,42280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,164  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children23.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews
John · Opelousas, LA
Follow-up to previous, After 18 months of living i
Over 17 years ago

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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John · Opelousas, LA
Nice City
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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Reviews for Oakdale    1 Reviews
Benjamin  · Oakdale, LA
the good life
Over 17 years ago

well i must say there is many places in this world where you can be raised. on the other hand you will always rember that place as home. Over the years i have travled  More

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