Opp vs River Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Opp and River Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Opp and River Falls 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 534 in River Falls). Opp has the higher median household income ($41,346 vs $33,281 in River Falls). Opp has the higher median home value ($117,000 vs $85,700 in River Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Opp	River Falls
Population	6,752	534
Median age	46.9 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,346	$33,281
Median home value	$117,000	$85,700
Median gross rent	$723	$761
Housing units	3,346	245
Homeownership rate	69.8%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	31.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Opp	River Falls
Population	6,455 → 6,752 (+4.6%)	585 → 534 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$36,609 → $41,346 (+12.9%)	$34,917 → $33,281 (-4.7%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $117,000 (+32.8%)	$72,000 → $85,700 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $723 (+19.7%)	$672 → $761 (+13.2%)

Opp

Population

6,4556,752

Median household income

$36,609$41,346

Median home value

$88,100$117,000

Median gross rent

$604$723

River Falls

Population

585534

Median household income

$34,917$33,281

Median home value

$72,000$85,700

Median gross rent

$672$761

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Opp	River Falls
Under 5	5.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	14.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	6.0%
35 to 44	8.8%	27.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	8.1%
75 and over	13.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Opp	River Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	42.5%
Black or African American	15.9%	57.5%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Opp	River Falls
No high school diploma	12.2%	10.3%
High school graduate	41.9%	61.1%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Opp	River Falls
Drove alone	89.2%	82.3%
Carpooled	6.1%	2.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	1.2%	12.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Opp	River Falls
1-unit, detached	81.7%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	34.3%

Poverty & households

	Opp	River Falls
Poverty rate	22.2%	21.5%
Average household size	2.35	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1974	1979