Food Stamps in the Opelousas Area, Louisiana (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Opelousas Area
Louisiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$31,424.000000$45,652.000000$31,424.000000$31.4k30,46730.5k$12,929.000000$17,276.000000$12,929.000000$12.9k5,793$40,110.000000$52,671.000000$40,110.000000$40.1k24,67424.7k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Opelousas Area
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.809943%52.022865%56.809943%56.8%32.014%32.0%42.741239%34.012701%42.741239%42.7%59.249%59.2%7.681685%12.766945%7.681685%7.7%8.624%8.62%34.921457%45.128183%34.921457%34.9%26.123%26.1%26.255826%27.673350%26.255826%26.3%12.747%12.7%70.930433%56.009058%70.930433%70.9%47.295%47.3%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Opelousas Area
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.325363%28.571429%28.325363%28.3%67.986%68.0%6.902002%6.599187%6.902002%6.9%40.751%40.8%19.109184%19.125339%19.109184%19.1%91.376%91.4%23.186350%25.643448%23.186350%23.2%73.877%73.9%42.194213%37.499379%42.194213%42.2%87.253%87.3%18.557996%11.842545%18.557996%18.6%52.705%52.7%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and the Opelousas Area
Opelousas Area
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%Count%Asian1Black1All RacesWhite2Other1Hispanic3Mixed134.831461%8.084233%34.831461%34.8%31183.188350%183%32.305085%31.359498%32.305085%32.3%3,812169.901436%170%19.014015%16.297466%19.014015%19.0%5,793100.000000%100%10.767160%9.269213%10.767160%10.8%1,92056.627493%57%5.714286%17.709387%5.714286%5.7%630.053020%30%5.448718%13.838532%5.448718%5.4%1728.656325%29%2.127660%21.746327%2.127660%2.1%711.189954%11%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Opelousas Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

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Food Stamps 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.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected places in the Opelousas Area, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%10%20%30%Count#OpelousasMelvilleWashingtonCanktonEunicePort BarreGrand CoteauSt. Landry Parish School DistrictSt. Landry ParOpelousas Metro AreaOpelousasSunsetLouisianaArnaudvilleSouthWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKrotz SpringsPalmettoLawtellLeonville34.528424%34.528424%34.5%2,138131.648352%31.648352%31.6%144225.146199%25.146199%25.1%86324.152542%24.152542%24.2%57423.518616%23.518616%23.5%897521.931034%21.931034%21.9%159619.154930%19.154930%19.2%68719.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79319.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79318.164436%18.164436%18.2%190816.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k14.932127%14.932127%14.9%66914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.111111%11.111111%11.1%481010.144928%10.144928%10.1%7119.375000%9.375000%9.4%51128.754209%8.754209%8.8%2613
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps 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.

Most Food Stamps by County#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected counties in the Opelousas Area, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%5%10%15%Count#St. Landry Parish School DistrictSt. Landry ParOpelousas Metro AreaOpelousasSt. Landry ParishSt. LandryLouisianaSouthWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited States19.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79319.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79319.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,793116.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps 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.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected county subdivisions in the Opelousas Area, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%10%20%30%Count#St. Landry District 11St. Landry District 22St. Landry District 1010St. Landry District 33St. Landry District 1313St. Landry District 1212St. Landry Parish School DistrictSt. Landry ParOpelousas Metro AreaOpelousasSt. Landry District 55LouisianaSt. Landry District 44SouthWest South CentralSt. Landry District 88United States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Landry District 99St. Landry District 1111St. Landry District 77St. Landry District 6638.604389%38.604389%38.6%686136.846929%36.846929%36.8%804226.713287%26.713287%26.7%573324.508671%24.508671%24.5%424422.576584%22.576584%22.6%538520.612951%20.612951%20.6%417619.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79319.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79316.520284%16.520284%16.5%395716.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.524718%15.524718%15.5%358814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.560335%13.560335%13.6%454913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%2841012.916064%12.916064%12.9%357119.690075%9.690075%9.7%247129.552239%9.552239%9.6%25613
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps 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.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected other metro areas in Louisiana, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%10%20%Count#Bogalusa Metro AreaBogalusa AreaNatchitoches Metro AreaNatchitochesBastrop Metro AreaBastrop AreaRuston Metro AreaRuston AreaHammond Metro AreaHammond AreaMorgan City Metro AreaMorgan CitySt. Landry Parish School DistrictSt. Landry ParOpelousas Metro AreaOpelousasAlexandria Metro AreaAlexandriaJennings Metro AreaJennings AreaMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaNatchez Metro AreaNatchez AreaLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteHouma and Thibodaux Metro AreaHouma AreaSouthLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesWest South CentralDeRidder Metro AreaDeRidder AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFort Polk South Metro AreaFort Polk South28.678447%28.678447%28.7%5,015124.636976%24.636976%24.6%3,546221.590577%21.590577%21.6%2,218321.354410%21.354410%21.4%3,661421.240340%21.240340%21.2%9,785519.262051%19.262051%19.3%3,884619.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79319.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,793718.775253%18.775253%18.8%10,40910.4k817.777393%17.777393%17.8%2,054917.192805%17.192805%17.2%11,19211.2k1016.404905%16.404905%16.4%3,1441116.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k1215.429182%15.429182%15.4%46,47146.5k1315.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k1414.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k1514.854986%14.854986%14.9%11,25811.3k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.988318%13.988318%14.0%11,04011.0k1713.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.451854%13.451854%13.5%1,7631813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.248524%11.248524%11.2%2,00119
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps 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.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaSt. Landry Parish School DistrictSt. Landry ParOpelousas Metro AreaOpelousasMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaSouthDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleWest South CentralLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington31.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k123.186903%23.186903%23.2%60,83260.8k219.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79319.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79318.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k317.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k416.851608%16.851608%16.9%35,59735.6k516.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k616.212678%16.212678%16.2%36,16436.2k715.836003%15.836003%15.8%33,12133.1k815.429182%15.429182%15.4%46,47146.5k915.286288%15.286288%15.3%24,59924.6k1015.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k1115.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k1215.095751%15.095751%15.1%44,18344.2k1314.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1414.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k1514.714938%14.714938%14.7%30,87430.9k1614.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1714.251677%14.251677%14.3%25,00325.0k1814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.051590%14.051590%14.1%34,21034.2k1914.027996%14.027996%14.0%42,23142.2k2013.896598%13.896598%13.9%36,00436.0k2113.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k2213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k2313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.426552%13.426552%13.4%26,31026.3k2413.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k2513.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.701642%12.701642%12.7%41,70841.7k2712.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2812.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2912.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k3012.573741%12.573741%12.6%47,25347.3k3112.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k3212.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k3312.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3412.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3511.822895%11.822895%11.8%30,51330.5k3611.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3711.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k3811.562442%11.562442%11.6%32,15732.2k3911.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k4011.346172%11.346172%11.3%19,49019.5k4111.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k4210.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k4310.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k4410.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k459.124231%9.124231%9.1%28,42828.4k468.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k478.521182%8.521182%8.5%15,85415.9k488.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k497.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps 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.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Opelousas Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Opelousas Area
0%5%10%15%Count#St. Landry Parish School DistrictSt. Landry ParOpelousas Metro AreaOpelousasMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaLouisianaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleWest South CentralNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose Area19.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79319.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,79318.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k117.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k216.937876%16.937876%16.9%283,215283k316.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k415.972534%15.972534%16.0%143,196143k515.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k615.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k715.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k815.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k914.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1014.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k1213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k1313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k1413.593944%13.593944%13.6%103,990104k1513.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k1613.141477%13.141477%13.1%174,077174k1713.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k1813.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k1913.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2112.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2212.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2312.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k2412.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k2512.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k2612.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k2712.296896%12.296896%12.3%92,20292.2k2812.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k2912.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3012.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3111.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3211.740899%11.740899%11.7%187,460187k3311.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k3410.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k3510.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k3610.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k3710.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k3810.187070%10.187070%10.2%81,91881.9k399.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k408.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k418.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k428.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k438.352105%8.352105%8.4%31,33131.3k448.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k457.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k467.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k477.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k485.829072%5.829072%5.8%97,58197.6k495.280068%5.280068%5.3%34,00234.0k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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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