Opelika

Population: 31,944
Median household income: $58,763
Median home value: $213,700

Opelika is a community in Lee County, Alabama, home to 31,944 residents. Its median household income of $58,763 runs in line with the Lee County figure of $61,123.

From 2019 to 2023, Opelika's population grew 5.7% from 30,232 to 31,944, while its median home value rose 41.2% from $151,300 to $213,700.

The median resident is 40.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,944
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,763
Median home value: $213,700
Median gross rent: $947
Housing units: 14,389
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,23231,944

Median household income

$48,459$58,763

Median home value

$151,300$213,700

Median gross rent

$753$947

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,232	$48,459	$151,300	$753
2020	30,589	$50,488	$153,400	$754
2021	30,810	$51,074	$154,800	$804
2022	31,361	$55,218	$191,800	$872
2023	31,944	$58,763	$213,700	$947

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,273	7.1%
5 to 17	4,821	15.1%
18 to 24	1,974	6.2%
25 to 34	4,645	14.5%
35 to 44	4,183	13.1%
45 to 54	3,518	11.0%
55 to 64	4,776	15.0%
65 to 74	3,575	11.2%
75 and over	2,179	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,069	50.3%
Black or African American	11,616	36.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	535	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	36	0.1%
Some other race	32	0.1%
Two or more races	536	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,107	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,703	11.8%
High school graduate	5,619	24.6%
Some college or associate's	6,900	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	4,683	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,971	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,107	82.4%
Carpooled	1,154	7.9%
Public transit	198	1.3%
Walked	180	1.2%
Bicycle	30	0.2%
Worked from home	871	5.9%
Other means	145	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,692	34.0%
15 to 29 min	5,846	42.3%
30 to 44 min	1,590	11.5%
45 to 59 min	991	7.2%
60+ min	695	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 15.0% (4,718 of 31,452)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,343	63.6%
Nonfamily households	4,778	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,121	91.2%
Vacant	1,268	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,021	68.8%
Renter-occupied	4,100	31.2%

1-unit, detached67.7%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other12.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,739	67.7%
1-unit, attached	377	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1,091	7.6%
5 to 19 units	722	5.0%
20 or more units	656	4.6%
Mobile home & other	1,804	12.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0157048
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 61 sq mi
Water area: 1.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.6607, -85.3789