Marital Status in the Opelousas Area, Louisiana (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Female Male
Louisiana
Opelousas Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-32.038269%-32.168884%-32.038269%32%32.038269%6.907789%32.168884%6.082943%38.946058%39%10,98411.0k11,88411.9k-42.066270%-41.586104%-42.066270%42%42.066270%3.411216%41.586104%4.054452%45.477486%45%14,42214.4k13,87713.9k-11.810972%-2.519328%-13.080363%-3.190477%-14.330300%14%11.810972%13.080363%11.810972%12%4,9133,604-3.765485%-7.799677%-3.027254%-6.946919%-11.565162%12%3.765485%3.027254%3.765485%4%3,9651,149
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Female Male
Louisiana
Opelousas Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-32.038269%-32.168884%-32.038269%32%32.038269%6.907789%32.168884%6.082943%38.946058%39%10,98411.0k11,88411.9k-39.753238%-39.553917%-39.753238%40%39.753238%4.305227%39.553917%3.322013%44.058465%44%13,62913.6k13,44413.4k-3.011732%-0.532195%-2.283708%-0.773773%-3.543927%4%3.011732%2.283708%3.011732%3%1,215919-1.419021%-0.894012%-2.032187%-2.313032%2%1.419021%2.032187%0.732439%1.419021%1%793433-3.765485%-7.799677%-3.027254%-6.946919%-11.565162%12%3.765485%3.027254%3.765485%4%3,9651,149-8.799240%-1.987133%-10.796655%-2.416704%-10.786373%11%8.799240%10.796655%8.799240%9%3,6982,685
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.421%7.42%43.629%43.6%33.209%33.2%56.160%56.2%51.645%51.6%72.249%72.2%60.726%60.7%63.706%63.7%58.272%58.3%60.638%60.6%52.866%52.9%56.396%56.4%53.028%53.0%58.500%58.5%57.447%57.4%59.244%59.2%57.731%57.7%49.084%49.1%46.269%46.3%44.287%44.3%31.309%31.3%23.711%23.7%11.571%11.6%5.376%5.38%1.290%1.29%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.761%0.76%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.670%1.67%1.944%1.94%9.682%9.68%9.506%9.51%15.425%15.4%11.996%12.0%18.262%18.3%19.592%19.6%22.057%22.1%22.182%22.2%26.285%26.3%20.996%21.0%27.400%27.4%21.292%21.3%19.779%19.8%12.686%12.7%14.796%14.8%11.891%11.9%10.424%10.4%11.009%11.0%9.693%9.69%2.119%2.12%0.435%0.44%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.882%0.88%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.009%5.01%8.207%8.21%3.555%3.55%7.942%7.94%8.055%8.05%7.697%7.70%9.649%9.65%13.005%13.0%10.126%10.1%15.803%15.8%15.679%15.7%22.071%22.1%14.402%14.4%18.667%18.7%22.419%22.4%27.980%28.0%25.727%25.7%36.075%36.1%43.197%43.2%44.704%44.7%58.998%59.0%74.170%74.2%87.378%87.4%94.624%94.6%98.710%98.7%99.118%99.1%100.000%100%99.239%99.2%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1785.900%85.9%46.220%46.2%53.555%53.6%26.391%26.4%24.875%24.9%8.058%8.06%11.364%11.4%3.697%3.70%9.545%9.55%1.377%1.38%5.171%5.17%0.537%0.54%5.170%5.17%1.542%1.54%0.355%0.35%0.090%0.09%1.746%1.75%2.950%2.95%0.110%0.11%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.617%0.62%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in Louisiana.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Opelousas Area
Louisiana
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172821,6084,3653,0223,4803,1792,8402,7752,4872,3271,4494591214
Count number of married in age cohort in the Opelousas Area

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Opelousas Area
Louisiana
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White HispanicWhite1Mixed2Black2Other2-18.454936%-34.863069%-1.120909%-5.185369%-18.454936%18%77.682403%-0.000000%3.862661%-0.000000%54.626467%4.204186%81.545064%82%233-21.545319%-0.742942%-3.714710%-40.148338%-3.144387%-8.987800%-26.002972%26%69.836553%4.160475%43.896649%3.822826%73.997028%74%673-26.057804%-2.306216%-10.130586%-26.974621%-1.882322%-12.356394%-38.494606%38%53.243031%8.262362%51.787664%6.999000%61.505394%62%36,98737.0k-28.506271%-0.684151%-19.042189%-48.143192%-3.326609%-11.124377%-48.232611%48%43.329532%8.437856%33.504879%3.900943%51.767389%52%877-49.151749%-4.836005%-9.367809%-50.117404%-4.225140%-12.266749%-63.355563%63%29.121329%7.523108%26.865291%6.525417%36.644437%37%25,64125.6k-48.837209%-7.751938%-10.852713%-36.803114%-3.825684%-9.954335%-67.441860%67%27.906977%4.651163%45.551759%3.865107%32.558140%33%387
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Opelousas Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23%30%36%43%49%56%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.6%9.9%12.2%14.5%16.7%19.1%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.2%5.7%7.1%8.6%10.0%11.5%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26.9%31.1%35.3%39.4%43.6%47.8%
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Marital Status by Place in the Opelousas Area

There are 13 places that are fully or partially contained within the Opelousas Area (11 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 13 of those to each other, the Opelousas Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Opelousas Area.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected places in the Opelousas Area, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%20%40%60%Count#LawtellArnaudvilleSunsetCanktonWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthKrotz SpringsLeonvilleSt. Landry ParOpelousasLouisianaPort BarreEuniceOpelousasGrand CoteauWashingtonMelvillePalmetto64.478764%64.478764%64%668149.950836%49.950836%50%508249.837738%49.837738%50%1,075349.544627%49.544627%50%272448.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.541618%46.541618%47%397545.056497%45.056497%45%319643.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M40.470935%40.470935%40%550737.349095%37.349095%37%2,970829.194072%29.194072%29%3,684928.518057%28.518057%29%2291027.474151%27.474151%27%1861122.210850%22.210850%22%2171218.965517%18.965517%19%2213
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Opelousas Area

There is 1 county in the Opelousas Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Opelousas Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Opelousas Area.

Married by County#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected counties in the Opelousas Area, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#West South CentralUnited StatesSouthSt. Landry ParOpelousasSt. LandryLouisiana48.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k143.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Opelousas Area

There are 13 county subdivisions in the Opelousas Area. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, the Opelousas Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Opelousas Area.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected county subdivisions in the Opelousas Area, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%20%40%Count#11687West South Central95United StatesSouthSt. Landry ParOpelousasLouisiana131241032155.271459%55.271459%55%3,329154.253052%54.253052%54%2,800253.391280%53.391280%53%3,747350.298211%50.298211%50%3,036448.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.486249%48.486249%48%2,098548.411616%48.411616%48%2,484648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M40.644766%40.644766%41%1,992740.374269%40.374269%40%1,726838.587347%38.587347%39%2,147937.063237%37.063237%37%1,7291029.375667%29.375667%29%1,1011129.028290%29.028290%29%1,1801223.944387%23.944387%24%93013
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 13 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in Louisiana

There are 19 metro areas in Louisiana. This section compares the Opelousas Area to all of the metro areas in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Opelousas Area.

Married by Metro Area#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected other metro areas in Louisiana, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%20%40%Count#DeRidder AreaFort Polk SouthWest South CentralHouma AreaUnited StatesSouthLake CharlesJennings AreaLafayetteAlexandriaHammond AreaBogalusa AreaSt. Landry ParOpelousasLouisianaBaton RougeBastrop AreaShreveportMonroe AreaNew OrleansNatchez AreaNatchitochesMorgan CityRuston Area54.150566%54.150566%54%15,69515.7k153.897595%53.897595%54%21,60021.6k248.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.615046%48.615046%49%81,17481.2k348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.508147%47.508147%48%76,82476.8k447.445521%47.445521%47%11,75711.8k545.505420%45.505420%46%174,096174k644.618362%44.618362%45%54,87354.9k744.073012%44.073012%44%44,40444.4k843.796820%43.796820%44%16,25316.3k943.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k1043.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.114596%43.114596%43%284,740285k1142.783092%42.783092%43%9,0791242.493240%42.493240%42%150,384150k1342.219234%42.219234%42%59,66059.7k1441.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k1540.268169%40.268169%40%16,93816.9k1639.935013%39.935013%40%12,53612.5k1739.503835%39.503835%40%16,68816.7k1835.916312%35.916312%36%14,19714.2k19
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 19 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Opelousas Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Opelousas Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%20%40%Count#FayettevilleNorth PortRaleigh AreaKnoxvilleTulsa AreaCape CoralDallas AreaMcAllen AreaHouston AreaWinston AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaPort St. LucieCincinnatiPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityWest South CentralWashingtonBirminghamUnited StatesSouthLittle RockCorpus ChristiLakeland AreaDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaLouisvilleLexingtonEl Paso AreaSan AntonioVirginia BeachGreensboroAugusta AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaCharlestonBaltimorePensacolaDurham AreaLafayetteOrlando AreaPhiladelphiaColumbia AreaSt. Landry ParOpelousasJackson AreaLouisianaBaton RougeMiami AreaShreveportMemphis AreaNew Orleans54.495407%54.495407%54%214,210214k152.261106%52.261106%52%337,786338k251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k351.452364%51.452364%51%364,416364k450.640237%50.640237%51%388,520389k550.559015%50.559015%51%291,272291k650.475713%50.475713%50%2,724,4682.72M750.190388%50.190388%50%297,892298k849.925020%49.925020%50%2,501,5742.50M949.879848%49.879848%50%264,443264k1049.766245%49.766245%50%347,451347k1149.743168%49.743168%50%715,259715k1249.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k1349.647273%49.647273%50%221,826222k1449.623568%49.623568%50%186,468186k1549.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k1649.139430%49.139430%49%233,429233k1748.816995%48.816995%49%515,444515k1848.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M1948.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k2048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.833418%47.833418%48%278,291278k2147.785277%47.785277%48%168,920169k2247.742785%47.742785%48%247,194247k2347.610472%47.610472%48%249,048249k2447.375071%47.375071%47%546,696547k2547.365465%47.365465%47%2,097,6812.10M2647.350232%47.350232%47%731,768732k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2846.978227%46.978227%47%189,093189k2946.837536%46.837536%47%299,460299k3046.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3146.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3246.709781%46.709781%47%283,342283k3346.148292%46.148292%46%216,687217k3446.146851%46.146851%46%1,122,4821.12M3545.957733%45.957733%46%471,894472k3645.877550%45.877550%46%271,023271k3745.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M3845.658436%45.658436%46%177,520178k3945.505698%45.505698%46%202,509203k4045.505420%45.505420%46%174,096174k4145.505111%45.505111%46%863,439863k4245.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4344.510196%44.510196%45%289,659290k4443.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.648116%43.648116%44%200,282200k4543.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.114596%43.114596%43%284,740285k4642.985990%42.985990%43%2,112,5742.11M4742.493240%42.493240%42%150,384150k4842.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k4941.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Opelousas Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Opelousas Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%20%40%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWest South CentralWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisIndianapolisSan FranciscoUnited StatesSouthSacramentoColumbus AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioRiversideVirginia BeachMilwaukeeDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaBaltimoreNew York AreaOrlando AreaClevelandProvidencePhiladelphiaBuffalo AreaLos AngelesLas VegasSt. Landry ParOpelousasLouisianaMiami AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k152.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k351.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M450.475713%50.475713%50%2,724,4682.72M550.401929%50.401929%50%826,323826k650.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M749.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M849.925020%49.925020%50%2,501,5742.50M949.743168%49.743168%50%715,259715k1049.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k1149.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1249.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k1348.866203%48.866203%49%968,254968k1448.816995%48.816995%49%515,444515k1548.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M1648.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k1748.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M1848.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k1948.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2147.460346%47.460346%47%756,021756k2247.375071%47.375071%47%546,696547k2347.365465%47.365465%47%2,097,6812.10M2447.350232%47.350232%47%731,768732k2547.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2647.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2847.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3146.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3246.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3346.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3446.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k3546.299539%46.299539%46%1,616,4721.62M3646.146851%46.146851%46%1,122,4821.12M3745.957733%45.957733%46%471,894472k3845.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M3945.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M4045.505111%45.505111%46%863,439863k4145.300554%45.300554%45%766,407766k4245.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k4345.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4444.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4743.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M42.985990%42.985990%43%2,112,5742.11M4842.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k4941.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k50
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# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Opelousas Area aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Louisiana
Parish:
St. Landry
Principal City:
Opelousas
Cities:
Eunice, Opelousas
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Towns:
Arnaudville, Grand Coteau, Krotz Springs, Leonville, Melville, Port Barre, Sunset, Washington
Unincorporated Places:
Lawtell
Villages:
Cankton, Palmetto
ZIP Codes:
70512, 70520, 70525, 70535, 70541, 70550, 70570, 70577, 70584, 70586, 70589, 70750, 71322, 71345, 71353, 71356, 71358, 71362
Unified School District:
St. Landry Parish
Congressional Districts:
LA-3, LA-4, LA-5
State Senate Districts:
LA-22, LA-24, LA-26, LA-28
State House Districts:
LA-38, LA-39, LA-40, LA-41, LA-46
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Baton Rouge Area, Lafayette Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Alexandria Area, Jennings Area