Opelousas vs Sunset

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

Opelousas and Sunset 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 3,026 in Sunset). Sunset has the higher median household income ($66,684 vs $36,260 in Opelousas). Sunset has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $113,000 in Opelousas).

Population, income & housing

	Opelousas	Sunset
Population	15,662	3,026
Median age	34.3 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$36,260	$66,684
Median home value	$113,000	$199,400
Median gross rent	$734	$860
Housing units	7,086	1,220
Homeownership rate	50.6%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Opelousas	Sunset
Population	16,234 → 15,662 (-3.5%)	2,920 → 3,026 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$22,646 → $36,260 (+60.1%)	$39,297 → $66,684 (+69.7%)
Median home value	$98,100 → $113,000 (+15.2%)	$163,100 → $199,400 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $734 (+16.0%)	$626 → $860 (+37.4%)

Opelousas

Population

16,23415,662

Median household income

$22,646$36,260

Median home value

$98,100$113,000

Median gross rent

$633$734

Sunset

Population

2,9203,026

Median household income

$39,297$66,684

Median home value

$163,100$199,400

Median gross rent

$626$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Opelousas	Sunset
Under 5	5.7%	12.2%
5 to 17	22.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	14.7%	16.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	16.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	7.4%
75 and over	7.1%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Opelousas	Sunset
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	50.6%
Black or African American	78.5%	34.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	13.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Opelousas	Sunset
No high school diploma	21.4%	20.3%
High school graduate	39.7%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Opelousas	Sunset
Drove alone	82.6%	65.5%
Carpooled	8.9%	13.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	9.7%
Other means	0.9%	7.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Opelousas	Sunset
1-unit, detached	68.7%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Opelousas	Sunset
Poverty rate	34.0%	15.6%
Average household size	2.55	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	24	38
Median year structure built	1973	1983