The –Opelousas–Lafayette–Opelousas–Morgan City combined statistical area is made up of seven parishes in the Acadiana region of southern Louisiana. The statistical area consists of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and two micropolitical statistical areas (μSAs) – Opelousas, Louisiana Micropolitical Statistical Area and Morgan City, Louisiana Micropolitical Statistical Area. The region consists of seven parishes: Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion Parishes. As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 604,784 (though a 2015 estimate placed the population at 627,146).
The CSA is home to a large Cajun population and is also known as the "Cajun heartland".
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 550,134 people, 188,219 households, and 134,322 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 70.42% White, 27.07% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population. Of the total population over the age of 5, 83.4% (419,800) spoke English and 12.7% (64,001) spoke French (including Cajun French and Louisiana Creole French).
The median income for a household in the CSA was $29,577, and the median income for a family was $35,717. Males had a median income of $31,564 versus $18,942 for females. The per capita income for the CSA was $14,467.
Communities
Places with 20,000 people or more
Lafayette (principal city) New Iberia Opelousas
Places with 10,000 to 19,999 people
Abbeville
Eunice
Crowley
Morgan City
Places with 2,500 to 9,999 people
Bayou Vista
Berwick
Breaux Bridge
Broussard
Butte La Rose
Carencro
Church Point
Franklin
Jeanerette
Kaplan
Patterson
Rayne
Scott
St. Martinville
Youngsville
Places with fewer than 2,500 people
Amelia
Arnaudville
Baldwin
Basile (mostly located in Evangeline Parish with small southern portion located in Acadia Parish) Branch Cade Catahoula Cankton Cecilia Centerville Charenton Delcambre Duson Erath Estherwood Glencoe Grand Coteau Gueydan Henderson Iota Krotz Springs Lawtell Leonville Loreauville Lydia Maurice Melville Mermentau Milton Morse Palmetto Parks Port Barre Sunset Washington