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Opelousas, LA vs Perris, CA

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- Household income in Perris, is 113% more than it is in Opelousas and is 3% above the National Average.
- Opelousas unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Perris unemployment rate is 10.3%.
 Opelousas, LAPerris, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth13.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,290  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,910$69,021
 Family Median Income$41,278  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Opelousas, LAPerris, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Opelousas, LAPerris, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock24.2%13.1%
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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Reviews for Perris    8 Reviews

I've lived in Perris since 1980 and it's changed from a small town of farmers to a city of almost 80,000 people. I'll mention the changes a bit down in my review.   More

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Over 6 years ago

Lake Matthews is gorgeous we own a gigantic home on 2.5 acres with a view among million dollar estates its quiet and rural here its so beautiful on cool breezy days  More

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Don't believe any bad reviews or opinions about Perris those people have never been to Stockton El Cajon Long Beach Oakland or central LA with higher levels of crime,  More

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