COMPARING TWO PLACES
Basile vs Opelousas
PLACE A
Basile, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Opelousas, Louisiana
Basile is 92% smaller than Opelousas. Basile earns more, with a median household income $19,451 higher. Opelousas has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -33%).
BASILEOPELOUSASDIFFERENCE
Total population1,19215,098−92% vs Opelousas
Population density1,0281,561−533
Population growth-33.3%-5.1%−28.2 pts
Median age30.937.1−6.2
Male47.8%45.9%+1.9 pts
Female52.2%54.1%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born20.3%0.8%+19.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.0%16.3%+36.6 pts
Black15.9%76.5%−60.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.8%2.9%+17.9 pts
Asian1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Other9.1%4.3%+4.8 pts
Median household income$52,415$32,964+$19,451
Per capita income$15,505$20,531−$5,026
Poverty rate17.4%37.4%−20.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.504−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%10.7%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree0.4%4.5%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate17.7%11.9%+5.9 pts
Labor force participation40.8%49.2%−8.3 pts
Median home value$100,700$105,100−$4,400
Median gross rent$900$717+$183
Owner-occupied70.9%52.8%+18.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.0%16.2%+11.8 pts
Rent-burdened households25.9%43.3%−17.4 pts
Average commute27.824.3+3.5
Worked from home2.1%5.0%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured9.2%7.1%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025