Eunice vs Opelousas

A side-by-side comparison of Eunice and Opelousas: population, income, housing, and more.

Eunice and Opelousas are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Opelousas has the higher population (15,662 vs 9,261 in Eunice). Eunice has the higher median household income ($36,356 vs $36,260 in Opelousas). Eunice has the higher median home value ($120,600 vs $113,000 in Opelousas).

Population, income & housing

	Eunice	Opelousas
Population	9,261	15,662
Median age	38.9 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$36,356	$36,260
Median home value	$120,600	$113,000
Median gross rent	$778	$734
Housing units	4,629	7,086
Homeownership rate	51.2%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eunice	Opelousas
Population	10,140 → 9,261 (-8.7%)	16,234 → 15,662 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$34,573 → $36,356 (+5.2%)	$22,646 → $36,260 (+60.1%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $120,600 (+5.6%)	$98,100 → $113,000 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $778 (+20.1%)	$633 → $734 (+16.0%)

Eunice

Population

10,1409,261

Median household income

$34,573$36,356

Median home value

$114,200$120,600

Median gross rent

$648$778

Opelousas

Population

16,23415,662

Median household income

$22,646$36,260

Median home value

$98,100$113,000

Median gross rent

$633$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eunice	Opelousas
Under 5	5.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.5%	22.3%
18 to 24	10.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	14.7%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.2%
75 and over	7.7%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eunice	Opelousas
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	16.1%
Black or African American	37.2%	78.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eunice	Opelousas
No high school diploma	23.0%	21.4%
High school graduate	41.1%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eunice	Opelousas
Drove alone	79.5%	82.6%
Carpooled	10.6%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	5.2%
Other means	2.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eunice	Opelousas
1-unit, detached	72.9%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	7.5%
20 or more units	3.4%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Eunice	Opelousas
Poverty rate	32.9%	34.0%
Average household size	2.30	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1971	1973