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Opelousas, LA vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond is 0% more densely populated than Opelousas.
- People are 50.3% more likely to be married in Richmond.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Richmond.
 Opelousas, LARichmond, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock115,677329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.738.4
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 Population - 201016,658  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock99,216285,036,114
 Population - 199018,151  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,848.793.4
 Land Area7.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Opelousas, LARichmond, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Opelousas, LARichmond, CAUnited States
 White20.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock18.0%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock43.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Opelousas, LARichmond, CAUnited States
 Married Population30.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed9.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.902.60
 Households5,599  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock26,77080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,164  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children23.2%  Unlock10.8%
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 19 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 Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 6 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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