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Vivian, LA vs Opelousas, LA

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- Household income in Opelousas, is 65% more than it is in Vivian and is 107% below the National Average.
- Vivian unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Opelousas unemployment rate is 7.2%.
 Vivian, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$16,145  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,272$69,021
 Family Median Income$25,900  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Vivian, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock30.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Vivian, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock9.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement20.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.5%13.1%
Reviews for Vivian    3 Reviews

The town is vastly a retirement community.  More

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Over 14 years ago

The people of Vivian are vastly senior citizens. The next largest population group are African Americans. The young to middle aged Caucasian demographic largely consists  More

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I have lived in Vivan, Louisiana for 5 years now. I am a born and raised California woman of 37 years. I was looking for a slower paced life and someplace to raise 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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