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St. Landry Parish, LA


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Opelousas, LA
Designated Market Area: Lafayette, LA
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 81,773   ( 1,611 from 2010 , 779 from 2020)
Land area: 924.0 square miles
Population density: 88.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:43,626 53.35% 5.2%
Black:34,03441.62% 0.8%
Indian:2590.32% 1.5%
Asian:3980.49% 25.2%
2+ races:1,1641.42% 23.3%
Hispanic:2,2922.80% 73.5%
Total non-White:38,14746.65% 2.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,592 15.7
Deaths:2,77516.8
Net Migration: -711-4.3
Net Immigration: 800.5
Change in White population:-2,399 -2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:788 0.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
83,384
46,02555.20%
34,29541.13%
2630.32%
3180.38%
9441.13%
1,3211.58%
37,35944.80%

2000
87,700
49,16056.05%
36,76241.92%
1170.13%
1890.22%
5250.60%
7940.91%
38,54043.95%

1990
80,331
47,18358.74%
32,16140.04%
730.09%
2860.36%
n/a
6280.78%
33,14841.26%

1980
84,128
51,11660.76%
31,68237.66%
770.09%
820.10%
n/a
1,1261.34%
33,01239.24%

1970
80,364
46,87358.33%
32,98441.04%
520.06%
230.03%
n/a
4000.50%
33,491 41.67%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
12,941 14.8
8,4579.6
5840.7
1080.1
-3,135 -3.6
-1,181 -1.3
1990's
NumberRate
13,893 17.3
8,39610.5
-483-0.6
1830.2
1,977 2.5
5,392 6.7
1980's
NumberRate
16,655 19.8
8,274 9.8
-11,363 -13.5
n/a
-3,933 -4.7
136 0.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-6,356 -7.9
n/a
4,243 5.3
-479 -0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Landry Parish, LA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.3
21,837 26.7%
59,936 73.3%
13,479 16.5%
30,888
2.63
20,835 67.5%
12,920 62.0%
3,563 17.1%
10,053 32.5%

2010
NumberPercent
36.8
22,680 27.2%
60,704 72.8%
11,452 13.7%
31,857
2.58
22,021 69.1%
14,177 64.4%
3,535 16.1%
9,836 30.9%

2000
NumberPercent
34.8
25,826 29.4%
61,874 70.6%
11,839 13.5%
32,332
2.67
23,361 72.3%
16,196 69.3%
3,404 14.6%
8,971 27.7%

1990
NumberPercent
31.0
25,634 31.9%
54,697 68.1%
9,803 12.2%
27,449
2.88
21,122 76.9%
15,769 74.7%
2,687 12.7%
6,327 23.1%

1980
NumberPercent
27.0
29,469 35.0%
54,659 65.0%
8,998 10.7%
26,964
3.10
21,497 79.7%
17,526 81.5%
1,807 8.4%
5,467 20.3%

2022 Housing Data for St. Landry Parish, LA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units36,840 
Median Value$148,400 
Occupied30,88883.8%
Vacant5,95216.2%
Owned21,19468.6%
Rented9,69431.4%
Median Rent$739 
Single-Family Units25,42969.0%
    Detached25,04268.0%
    Attached3871.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,5734.3%
Mobile Homes7,43120.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Landry Parish, LA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003,42611.1%
$10,000 to $14,9992,8959.4%
$15,000 to $19,9991,9006.2%
$20,000 to $24,9991,8956.1%
$25,000 to $29,9991,5435.0%
$30,000 to $34,9991,2824.2%
$35,000 to $39,9991,1093.6%
$40,000 to $44,9991,5475.0%
$45,000 to $49,9991,4474.7%
$50,000 to $59,9992,5388.2%
$60,000 to $74,9992,3047.5%
$75,000 to $99,9993,25610.5%
$100,000 to $124,9992,4257.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991,2554.1%
$150,000 to $199,9991,1863.8%
$200,000 or more8802.8%
Median Household Income44,478 
Per Capita Income24,413 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state85 
Compared to U.S.72 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3,29810.7%
Public Assistance3771.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps6,48121.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed27,96657.6%
Unemployed2,0284.2%
In Armed Forces1340.3%
Total Labor Force30,12862.1%
Not in Labor Force18,40837.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 42.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector11,66310,18753.4%
Non-Profit6491,05838.0%
Self-Employed2,0921,02567.1%
Local Government8661,44637.5%
State Government50266543.0%
Federal Government33420961.5%
Total Private + Self13,75511,21255.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,3513,37841.0%
Total16,10614,59052.5%
Pct. Govt.13.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,09510.1%
Sales and Office Occupations6,48821.1%
Professional, Technical4,91116.0%
Service Occupations6,29720.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2260.7%
All others9,92632.3%
White Collar 47.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance4,96516.2%
Retail trade4,23913.8%
Construction2,9789.7%
Educational services2,6348.6%
Manufacturing2,4327.9%
Other services1,8976.2%
Accommodation and food services1,8896.1%
Transportation and warehousing1,4254.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1,2994.2%
Public administration1,2974.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9893.2%
Finance and insurance9443.1%
Professional, scientific, technical7992.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7382.4%
Wholesale trade5961.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5181.7%
Utilities4481.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing3811.2%
Information2470.8%
Management20.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Landry Parish, LA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6460.78%
Puerto Rican120.01%
Cuban180.02%
Dominican1750.21%
Total Central American7720.93%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan530.06%
Honduran5410.66%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian1680.20%
Salvadoran100.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American440.05%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean320.04%
Colombian110.01%
Ecuadorian10.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3890.47%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Bangladeshi3660.44%
Japanese380.05%
Vietnamese370.04%
Indian150.02%
Indonesian20.00%
Chinese10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English70,33491.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun4,3835.7%
Spanish1,4121.8%
Other Indo-European3620.5%
Other Asian560.1%
German, other Germanic540.1%
Other460.1%
Vietnamese380.0%
Arabic170.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
French Canadian11,35713.8%
French7,9289.6%
English3,7494.5%
American3,2173.9%
German2,7313.3%
Irish1,9872.4%
Cajun1,3221.6%
Italian1,0501.3%
European3770.5%
Scottish3100.4%
African2290.3%
Ukrainian2020.2%
Scotch-Irish1840.2%
Dutch1370.2%
Belgian1130.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen81,81699.1%
Not a citizen7580.9%
Native81,30198.5%
Foreign-born1,2731.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Landry Parish, LA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
4,359 8.1%7,144 13.3%21,250 39.6%13,303 24.8%4,931 9.2%2,639 4.9%
  Average years of education: 12.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 4,359 8.1%
9-12 Years 7,144 13.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 21,250 39.6%
Some College 13,303 24.8%
Bach. Degree 4,931 9.2%
Grad Degree 2,639 4.9%
Average years of education: 12.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for St. Landry Parish, LA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 29,759 27,260 2,499 8.4% 6.2%
1991 30,534 27,630 2,904 9.5% 7.2%
1992 30,298 27,222 3,076 10.2% 7.8%
1993 29,762 27,070 2,692 9.0% 7.4%
1994 30,372 27,427 2,945 9.7% 7.7%
1995 30,362 27,812 2,550 8.4% 6.9%
1996 30,825 28,505 2,320 7.5% 6.5%
1997 31,799 29,400 2,399 7.5% 5.9%
1998 32,159 29,862 2,297 7.1% 5.5%
1999 31,365 29,135 2,230 7.1% 5.0%
2000 32,607 30,545 2,062 6.3% 5.2%
2001 32,856 30,639 2,217 6.7% 5.6%
2002 33,065 30,743 2,322 7.0% 6.0%
2003 33,689 31,170 2,519 7.5% 6.3%
2004 34,354 32,179 2,175 6.3% 5.7%
2005 37,192 34,532 2,660 7.2% 6.8%
2006 37,776 36,211 1,565 4.1% 4.0%
2007 37,420 35,757 1,663 4.4% 4.1%
2008 37,749 35,840 1,909 5.1% 4.7%
2009 38,145 35,328 2,817 7.4% 6.8%
2010 34,256 31,142 3,114 9.1% 7.5%
2011 33,736 30,710 3,026 9.0% 7.4%
2012 33,532 30,872 2,660 7.9% 6.7%
2013 33,700 31,175 2,525 7.5% 6.4%
2014 34,039 31,489 2,550 7.5% 6.3%
2015 33,642 30,959 2,683 8.0% 6.3%
2016 32,850 30,194 2,656 8.1% 6.1%
2017 32,112 29,969 2,143 6.7% 5.1%
2018 32,068 30,090 1,978 6.2% 4.8%
2019 32,232 30,284 1,948 6.0% 4.7%
2020 32,418 29,611 2,807 8.7% 8.3%
2021 32,228 30,175 2,053 6.4% 5.6%
2022 32,013 30,592 1,421 4.4% 3.7%
2023 31,808 30,384 1,424 4.5% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com