Opelousas, LA
15,495Residents
$32,964Median household income
$717/moMedian gross rent
$105,100Median home value
37.1Median age
11%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
53%Homes lived in by their owners
3.2×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 26% of the median household income in Opelousas.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $29,000 a year. In Louisiana that leaves roughly $2,051 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $30,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.