Opp

Population: 6,752
Median household income: $41,346
Median home value: $117,000

Located in Covington County, Alabama, Opp is a community with a population of 6,752. At $41,346, its median household income sits below Covington County's $50,886.

Between 2019 and 2023, Opp's population grew 4.6% from 6,455 to 6,752, while its median home value rose 32.8% from $88,100 to $117,000.

89.2% of workers drive to work alone. 81.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,752
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $41,346
Median home value: $117,000
Median gross rent: $723
Housing units: 3,346
Homeownership rate: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4556,752

Median household income

$36,609$41,346

Median home value

$88,100$117,000

Median gross rent

$604$723

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,455	$36,609	$88,100	$604
2020	6,405	$34,548	$93,400	$620
2021	6,671	$40,372	$94,100	$655
2022	6,741	$42,956	$111,800	$679
2023	6,752	$41,346	$117,000	$723

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	347	5.1%
5 to 17	1,106	16.4%
18 to 24	398	5.9%
25 to 34	758	11.2%
35 to 44	597	8.8%
45 to 54	931	13.8%
55 to 64	939	13.9%
65 to 74	774	11.5%
75 and over	902	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,317	78.7%
Black or African American	1,073	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	30	0.4%
Two or more races	247	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	598	12.2%
High school graduate	2,053	41.9%
Some college or associate's	1,630	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	416	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	204	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,547	89.2%
Carpooled	175	6.1%
Public transit	9	0.3%
Walked	48	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	1.5%
Other means	33	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,220	43.4%
15 to 29 min	627	22.3%
30 to 44 min	588	20.9%
45 to 59 min	96	3.4%
60+ min	281	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 22.2% (1,475 of 6,644)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,750	62.7%
Nonfamily households	1,043	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,793	83.5%
Vacant	553	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,950	69.8%
Renter-occupied	843	30.2%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,733	81.7%
1-unit, attached	25	0.7%
2 to 4 units	224	6.7%
5 to 19 units	141	4.2%
20 or more units	25	0.7%
Mobile home & other	198	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0157120
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.92 sq mi
Center point: 31.2844, -86.2574

Opp