Eunice is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 9,235 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Eunice is the 50th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eunice is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eunice is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Eunice who work in sales jobs (14.79%), management occupations (9.87%), and healthcare suport services (8.11%). Eunice is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Eunice are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.20% of adults in Eunice have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Eunice in 2022 was $25,265, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,060 for a family of four. However, Eunice contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Eunice also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.30% of its population below the federal poverty line.Eunice is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eunice home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eunice residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Eunice include French, French Canadian, English, German, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Eunice is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
