Marital Status in Opelousas, Louisiana (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Opelousas
Female Male
Louisiana
Opelousas
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-41.266154%-32.168884%-41.266154%41%41.266154%9.780601%32.168884%6.082943%51.046755%51%2,8422,926-26.963845%-41.586104%-26.963845%27%26.963845%4.909847%41.586104%4.054452%31.873692%32%1,8571,827-13.555478%-3.244290%-13.080363%-3.190477%-16.799768%17%13.555478%13.080363%13.555478%14%1,157777-3.524075%-11.446158%-3.027254%-6.946919%-14.970234%15%3.524075%3.027254%3.524075%4%1,031202
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 Opelousas
Female Male
Louisiana
Opelousas
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-41.266154%-32.168884%-41.266154%41%41.266154%9.780601%32.168884%6.082943%51.046755%51%2,8422,926-24.524466%-39.553917%-24.524466%25%24.524466%4.819567%39.553917%3.322013%29.344033%29%1,6891,682-4.309142%-0.104972%-2.283708%-0.773773%-4.414114%4%4.309142%2.283708%4.309142%4%304247-2.439379%-2.032187%-2.439379%2%2.439379%0.090280%2.032187%0.732439%2.529658%3%168145-3.524075%-11.446158%-3.027254%-6.946919%-14.970234%15%3.524075%3.027254%3.524075%4%1,031202-9.246336%-3.139318%-10.796655%-2.416704%-12.385654%12%9.246336%10.796655%9.246336%9%853530
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 Opelousas
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.066%14.1%41.497%41.5%22.489%22.5%66.071%66.1%37.500%37.5%52.977%53.0%53.463%53.5%31.579%31.6%35.657%35.7%55.929%55.9%44.979%45.0%39.871%39.9%28.367%28.4%48.039%48.0%25.743%25.7%30.469%30.5%29.610%29.6%36.298%36.3%36.879%36.9%24.276%24.3%21.644%21.6%5.705%5.71%4.859%4.86%7.809%7.81%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
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 Opelousas
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%12.227%12.2%0.000%0%19.363%19.4%19.847%19.8%18.182%18.2%38.504%38.5%23.904%23.9%18.577%18.6%29.707%29.7%22.198%22.2%40.408%40.4%9.559%9.56%29.901%29.9%16.667%16.7%22.518%22.5%17.786%17.8%18.676%18.7%13.363%13.4%7.047%7.05%6.498%6.50%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%3.214%3.21%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 Opelousas
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.696%8.70%14.286%14.3%6.987%6.99%14.732%14.7%17.770%17.8%17.710%17.7%14.935%14.9%29.917%29.9%16.932%16.9%19.960%20.0%21.339%21.3%37.069%37.1%27.347%27.3%42.402%42.4%42.574%42.6%52.865%52.9%42.908%42.9%45.917%45.9%44.444%44.4%62.361%62.4%71.309%71.3%87.797%87.8%95.141%95.1%92.191%92.2%100.000%100%96.786%96.8%100.000%100%100.000%100%
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 Opelousas
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1777.238%77.2%44.218%44.2%58.297%58.3%19.196%19.2%25.368%25.4%9.466%9.47%13.420%13.4%0.000%0%23.506%23.5%5.534%5.53%3.975%3.97%0.862%0.86%3.878%3.88%0.000%0%1.782%1.78%0.000%0%4.965%4.96%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 places in Louisiana.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Opelousas
Opelousas
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 - 171162516533614624003352473672651656200
Count number of married in age cohort in Opelousas

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Opelousas
Opelousas
Louisiana
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2Mixed2White1White HispanicBlack2Other2-26.760563%-34.863069%-1.120909%-5.185369%-26.760563%27%73.239437%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%54.626467%4.204186%73.239437%73%71-22.093023%-13.953488%-48.143192%-3.326609%-11.124377%-36.046512%36%59.302326%-0.000000%4.651163%33.504879%3.900943%63.953488%64%86-20.959088%-1.341382%-14.654594%-26.974621%-1.882322%-12.356394%-36.955064%37%47.786720%15.258216%51.787664%6.999000%63.044936%63%2,982-32.786885%-8.196721%-40.148338%-3.144387%-8.987800%-40.983607%41%24.590164%34.426230%-0.000000%43.896649%3.822826%59.016393%59%61-53.782595%-5.290267%-9.968881%-50.117404%-4.225140%-12.266749%-69.041743%69%22.877991%8.080266%26.865291%6.525417%30.958257%31%9,319-73.000000%-13.000000%-5.000000%-36.803114%-3.825684%-9.954335%-91.000000%91%9.000000%0.000000%45.551759%3.865107%9.000000%9%100
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Opelousas

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%25%32%40%47%55%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.7%10.9%13.0%15.2%17.3%19.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
6.1%7.6%9.0%10.4%11.8%13.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
29.6%34.6%39.6%44.5%49.5%54.5%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Opelousas

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
8%20%32%44%57%69%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.4%10.4%14.3%18.3%22.2%26.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.6%9.2%13.9%18.5%23.2%27.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%28%37%47%56%66%
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Marital Status by Place in the Opelousas Area

There are 13 places in the Opelousas Area. This section compares Opelousas to all of the places in the Opelousas Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Opelousas.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Opelousas, selected other places in the Opelousas Area, and entities that contain Opelousas
0%20%40%60%Count#LawtellArnaudvilleSunsetCanktonWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthKrotz SpringsLeonvilleOpelousasSt. LandrySt. Landry ParLouisianaPort BarreZIP 70570EuniceOpelousasGrand 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%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M40.470935%40.470935%40%550738.198216%38.198216%38%11,39311.4k37.349095%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 Place in Louisiana

There are 474 places in Louisiana. This section compares Opelousas to the 50 most populous places in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Opelousas. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,918.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Opelousas, selected other places in Louisiana, and entities that contain Opelousas
0%20%40%Count#CentralShenandoahBelle ChassePrairievilleMoss BluffDestrehanLulingBayou BlueEstelleRiver RidgeSulphurClaiborneZacharyWest South CentralMandevilleLaplaceUnited StatesSouthBayou CaneHoumaSlidellMetairieKennerOpelousasSt. LandrySt. Landry ParBossier CityLouisianaDeRidderTerrytownHarveyWoodmereChalmetteNew IberiaLafayetteZIP 70570MarreroMorgan CityGretnaMindenWest MonroeAbbevilleAlexandriaThibodauxLake CharlesShreveportCrowleyBakerPinevilleBogalusaBaton RougeNew OrleansGardereOpelousasHammondMonroeNatchitochesRuston59.603030%59.603030%60%13,45313.5k158.732333%58.732333%59%9,433258.675624%58.675624%59%6,114358.578856%58.578856%59%13,18213.2k457.157818%57.157818%57%5,458556.391639%56.391639%56%5,126652.702703%52.702703%53%5,343752.697325%52.697325%53%4,767852.398233%52.398233%52%6,642951.880156%51.880156%52%5,9741051.535296%51.535296%52%8,1401150.616720%50.616720%51%4,4321248.803356%48.803356%49%5,9341348.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.416782%48.416782%48%4,8931448.219630%48.219630%48%11,11811.1k1548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.043397%47.043397%47%7,5341646.604172%46.604172%47%12,57812.6k1746.267650%46.267650%46%10,28910.3k1845.143288%45.143288%45%54,52054.5k1944.913106%44.913106%45%24,44824.4k2043.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.620184%43.620184%44%23,03823.0k2143.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.084857%43.084857%43%3,6762242.680445%42.680445%43%7,9712340.377428%40.377428%40%6,5902439.384415%39.384415%39%3,6342539.160052%39.160052%39%6,6112638.567807%38.567807%39%9,1292738.316444%38.316444%38%39,55139.6k2838.198216%38.198216%38%11,39311.4k37.683243%37.683243%38%9,4342937.523729%37.523729%38%3,5583037.439366%37.439366%37%5,4803137.313143%37.313143%37%3,8443236.600306%36.600306%37%3,8243336.599208%36.599208%37%3,4183436.459925%36.459925%36%13,83813.8k3535.545529%35.545529%36%4,3333635.411125%35.411125%35%21,16721.2k3735.120519%35.120519%35%55,26655.3k3834.883499%34.883499%35%3,6533934.343434%34.343434%34%3,8424033.985655%33.985655%34%3,8384133.218773%33.218773%33%3,0934230.404410%30.404410%30%57,14657.1k4329.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4429.313702%29.313702%29%2,4094529.194072%29.194072%29%3,6844629.132512%29.132512%29%4,9404729.035546%29.035546%29%11,10911.1k4827.632203%27.632203%28%4,0814924.685950%24.685950%25%4,67750
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Opelousas to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Opelousas. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Opelousas, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Opelousas
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeGarlandVirginia BchWest South CentralIrvingAmarilloUnited StatesSouthLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonOpelousasSt. LandrySt. Landry ParHuntsvilleLouisianaFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgZIP 70570MontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansOpelousasWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k448.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.981030%46.981030%47%84,47884.5k746.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k846.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k946.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k1045.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k1145.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k1243.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k1343.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.589744%43.589744%44%67,74567.7k1443.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k1542.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k1642.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1742.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1942.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k2041.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k2141.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k2241.390009%41.390009%41%83,64383.6k2340.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2440.547232%40.547232%41%79,43079.4k2540.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k2640.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k2740.263690%40.263690%40%63,94863.9k2839.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2939.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k3039.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k3139.674300%39.674300%40%62,97763.0k3239.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3338.727687%38.727687%39%83,65883.7k3438.198216%38.198216%38%11,39311.4k37.536285%37.536285%38%60,64760.6k3536.904453%36.904453%37%58,31958.3k3636.516643%36.516643%37%107,723108k3735.120519%35.120519%35%55,26655.3k3834.930146%34.930146%35%75,08275.1k3934.743792%34.743792%35%54,67754.7k4034.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4134.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4231.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4330.404410%30.404410%30%57,14657.1k4429.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4529.194072%29.194072%29%3,68428.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4627.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k4726.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Opelousas to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Opelousas. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Opelousas, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Opelousas
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthMesaWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaOpelousasSt. LandrySt. Landry ParLouisianaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandZIP 70570Long BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaOpelousasBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k348.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k446.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k43.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.198216%38.198216%38%11,39311.4k38.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.194072%29.194072%29%3,68429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Opelousas 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
Metro Area:
Opelousas Area
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10
ZIP Code:
70570
Unified School District:
St. Landry Parish
Congressional Districts:
LA-4, LA-5
State Senate District:
LA-24
State House Districts:
LA-39, LA-40
Nearby Towns:
Arnaudville, Church Point, Grand Coteau, Leonville, Port Barre, Sunset, Washington
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Lawtell
Nearby Villages:
Cankton, Chataignier