COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pine Prairie vs Opelousas
PLACE A
Pine Prairie, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Opelousas, Louisiana
Pine Prairie is 90% smaller than Opelousas. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
PINE PRAIRIEOPELOUSASDIFFERENCE
Total population1,55415,098−90% vs Opelousas
Population density9631,561−598
Population growth-7.5%-5.1%−2.4 pts
Median age43.437.1+6.3
Male57.7%45.9%+11.8 pts
Female42.3%54.1%−11.8 pts
Foreign-born20.0%0.8%+19.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.3%16.3%+54.0 pts
Black4.5%76.5%−72.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.6%2.9%+12.8 pts
Asian2.4%0.0%+2.3 pts
Other7.2%4.3%+2.8 pts
Median household income$33,352$32,964+$388
Per capita income$14,834$20,531−$5,697
Poverty rate28.2%37.4%−9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.504−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.7%10.7%−5.0 pts
Graduate degree0.8%4.5%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate13.3%11.9%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation28.1%49.2%−21.1 pts
Median home value$153,700$105,100+$48,600
Median gross rent$758$717+$41
Owner-occupied69.4%52.8%+16.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.7%16.2%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households50.6%43.3%+7.3 pts
Average commute24.424.3+0.0
Worked from home0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured16.6%7.1%+9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025