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Opelousas Louisiana Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Opelousas Louisiana Real Estate

Opelousas, Louisiana, is located in St Landry County, 22 miles N of Lafayette, Louisiana and 205 miles E of Houston, Texas. Opelousas has a population of 22,860.

Opelousas Homes

Opelousas properties pool is 8,803 residential properties including Opelousas new homes. Median age of real estate in Opelousas is 1966. Average Household size is 3.24 people. 5% are one bedroom homes, 26% are 2 bedroom homes, 55% are 3 bedroom homes, 12% are 4 bedroom homes, and 2% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Opelousas Mortgage Statistics

Opelousas mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Opelousas USA
Homes With No Mortgage 62%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 38%
70%
First Mortgage Only 32%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 6%
16%

Opelousas Area Real Estate Tax

Opelousas Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $199 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 19,966. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Opelousas School District: Children make up 30.3% of Opelousas population. Opelousas has 6,926 under 18 years old residents, or 1.15 kids per one worker, or 0.79 kids per one household.

Opelousas Real Estate & Opelousas Homeownership

There are 2816.96 or 32% one person households, 2376.81 or 27% two person households, and 1496.51 or 17% three person households in Opelousas, Louisiana. Median residents age is 33.8, Senior citizens (65+) make up 3,620 or 15.8%% of Opelousas population.

There are 6,048 workers (over 16 years of age) in Opelousas. Of these, 88.62% drive to work. Approximately 1.47% of workers in Opelousas take public transportation. An estimated 5.85% walk to work.

Median Opelousas homeowner's housing expences are 15.7%

Crime in Opelousas (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Opelousas USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
NaN
47.5
Robberies
NaN
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
NaN
29.5
Property Crimes
NaN
358.8
Burglaries
NaN
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
NaN
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
NaN
43.3

Invest in Opelousas Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Opelousas Louisiana area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Opelousas USA
Near Medium City
Lafayette, Louisiana
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Near Large City
Houston, Texas
-
Opelousas Zip Codes
70570
-
Opelousas Area Codes
337
-
White population
29.3%
75.1%
African-American population
69.12%
12.3%
Asian
0.32%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
0.1%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
0.88%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 19,966%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
42.01%
12.4%

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