ZIP 70570 · Opelousas
Who lives in ZIP code 70570 (Opelousas, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Opelousas, LA · St. Landry Parish
uszips 2026
People37,565
Median age38.6
Household income$44,612
Home value$140,025
Median rent$751/mo
Poverty28.6%
College degree+14.8%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Opelousas, LA (micro)
- Wider region
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 84 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,323
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.2% are 65 or older; 75.3% are adults.
Household income
18.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,585.
Education (adults 25+)
34.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.4%
- Never married
- 40.7%
- Divorced
- 12.6%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 37.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.2%
- Rent burden
- 28.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.3%
- Unemployment
- 7.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 2.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.1%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 16.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 2.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.