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Opelousas, LA vs Sneedville, TN

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- Household income in Sneedville, is 22% less than it is in Opelousas and is 164% below the National Average.
- Opelousas unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Sneedville unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Opelousas, LASneedville, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth13.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,290  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$26,111$69,021
 Family Median Income$41,278  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Opelousas, LASneedville, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock36.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Opelousas, LASneedville, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.3%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 Sneedville    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We moved to Sneedville from Ohio. Our welcome was half & half; some were very nice & friendly and others seemed to distrust us. We rented a house on Sherms Mtn.Rd. and  More

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Over 15 years ago

It is the only county I have lived in were strangers will nod or wave at you when driving around. A very friendly  More

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