COMPARING TWO PLACES
Eunice vs Opelousas
PLACE A
Eunice, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Opelousas, Louisiana
Eunice is 80% smaller than Opelousas. Eunice earns more, with a median household income $16,123 higher. Eunice has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -5%).
EUNICEOPELOUSASDIFFERENCE
Total population3,03715,098−80% vs Opelousas
Population density7421,561−819
Population growth4.6%-5.1%+9.7 pts
Median age29.537.1−7.6
Male55.5%45.9%+9.5 pts
Female44.5%54.1%−9.5 pts
Foreign-born12.3%0.8%+11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.8%16.3%+22.5 pts
Black3.2%76.5%−73.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino56.4%2.9%+53.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Other1.7%4.3%−2.7 pts
Median household income$49,087$32,964+$16,123
Per capita income$30,905$20,531+$10,374
Poverty rate12.9%37.4%−24.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.504−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%10.7%−4.9 pts
Graduate degree4.2%4.5%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%11.9%−5.6 pts
Labor force participation64.7%49.2%+15.5 pts
Median home value$139,800$105,100+$34,700
Median gross rent$721$717+$4
Owner-occupied71.2%52.8%+18.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.9%16.2%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households19.0%43.3%−24.2 pts
Average commute19.424.3−4.9
Worked from home2.8%5.0%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured12.4%7.1%+5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025