COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sunset vs Opelousas
PLACE A
Sunset, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Opelousas, Louisiana
Sunset is 10% smaller than Opelousas. Sunset earns more, with a median household income $76,437 higher.
SUNSETOPELOUSASDIFFERENCE
Total population13,53515,098−10% vs Opelousas
Population density3,8561,561+2,295
Population growth-2.9%-5.1%+2.2 pts
Median age47.437.1+10.3
Male46.9%45.9%+0.9 pts
Female53.1%54.1%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born52.1%0.8%+51.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic13.0%16.3%−3.4 pts
Black0.4%76.5%−76.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino83.2%2.9%+80.4 pts
Asian1.6%0.0%+1.5 pts
Other1.9%4.3%−2.5 pts
Median household income$109,401$32,964+$76,437
Per capita income$53,296$20,531+$32,765
Poverty rate9.1%37.4%−28.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.504Even
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%10.7%+31.1 pts
Graduate degree15.9%4.5%+11.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%11.9%−9.5 pts
Labor force participation63.6%49.2%+14.4 pts
Median home value$601,300$105,100+$496,200
Median gross rent$2,118$717+$1,401
Owner-occupied77.0%52.8%+24.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%16.2%−12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households56.5%43.3%+13.2 pts
Average commute34.424.3+10.0
Worked from home13.0%5.0%+8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.5%+0.2 pts
Uninsured7.4%7.1%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024