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Opelousas, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Opelousas, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 38,987. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet OPELOUSAS-LA · Opelousas, LA 1 ZIPs · 38,987 pop · #23142/25278 · St. Landry Parish

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $44,612
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23142/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Eunice
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-SMALL 38,987
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $142,800

Nearest income peer: Eunice, LA ( $231 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Opelousas

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Opelousas on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Opelousas, LA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
38,987
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,612
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($44,612 average) · poverty 28.6%. The primary code (70570) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Opelousas as a pure owner town.

Within Louisiana, Plaucheville is the closest lower-income city and Church Point the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Opelousas.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 70570, is all of Opelousas

There is no split to weigh here: 70570 holds every one of Opelousas's 38,987 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Opelousas's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 746 establishments, 10,820 employees , annual payroll $463,226k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70570 (746 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (159) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Opelousas, LA

These ZIP codes sit in St. Landry Parish, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Opelousas. See the St. Landry Parish roll-up →

Opelousas sits in the lower half of St. Landry Parish on income: Arnaudville, Sunset and Port Barre report more, Krotz Springs and Melville report less. Sunset marks the far end of that range at $62,281, 40% above Opelousas.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70570 38,987 $44,612 746 87
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Opelousas roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Opelousas, .