Opp vs Red Level

A side-by-side comparison of Opp and Red Level: population, income, housing, and more.

Opp and Red Level are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Opp has the higher population (6,752 vs 560 in Red Level). Opp has the higher median household income ($41,346 vs $39,750 in Red Level). Opp has the higher median home value ($117,000 vs $100,000 in Red Level).

Population, income & housing

	Opp	Red Level
Population	6,752	560
Median age	46.9 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,346	$39,750
Median home value	$117,000	$100,000
Median gross rent	$723	$658
Housing units	3,346	245
Homeownership rate	69.8%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Opp	Red Level
Population	6,455 → 6,752 (+4.6%)	385 → 560 (+45.5%)
Median household income	$36,609 → $41,346 (+12.9%)	$47,321 → $39,750 (-16.0%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $117,000 (+32.8%)	$73,200 → $100,000 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $723 (+19.7%)	$527 → $658 (+24.9%)

Opp

Population

6,4556,752

Median household income

$36,609$41,346

Median home value

$88,100$117,000

Median gross rent

$604$723

Red Level

Population

385560

Median household income

$47,321$39,750

Median home value

$73,200$100,000

Median gross rent

$527$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Opp	Red Level
Under 5	5.1%	10.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	12.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	8.8%	16.3%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	9.6%
65 to 74	11.5%	5.0%
75 and over	13.4%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Opp	Red Level
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	82.7%
Black or African American	15.9%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Opp	Red Level
No high school diploma	12.2%	13.6%
High school graduate	41.9%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Opp	Red Level
Drove alone	89.2%	80.6%
Carpooled	6.1%	13.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	3.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Opp	Red Level
1-unit, detached	81.7%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Opp	Red Level
Poverty rate	22.2%	23.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1974	1973