Loachapoka vs Opelika

A side-by-side comparison of Loachapoka and Opelika: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Opelika has the higher population (31,944 vs 218 in Loachapoka). Opelika has the higher median household income ($58,763 vs $47,250 in Loachapoka). Opelika has the higher median home value ($213,700 vs $183,000 in Loachapoka).

Population, income & housing

	Loachapoka	Opelika
Population	218	31,944
Median age	37.0 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,250	$58,763
Median home value	$183,000	$213,700
Median gross rent	$933	$947
Housing units	106	14,389
Homeownership rate	48.0%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loachapoka	Opelika
Population	221 → 218 (-1.4%)	30,232 → 31,944 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$55,250 → $47,250 (-14.5%)	$48,459 → $58,763 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $183,000 (+12.6%)	$151,300 → $213,700 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $933 (+9.8%)	$753 → $947 (+25.8%)

Loachapoka

Population

221218

Median household income

$55,250$47,250

Median home value

$162,500$183,000

Median gross rent

$850$933

Opelika

Population

30,23231,944

Median household income

$48,459$58,763

Median home value

$151,300$213,700

Median gross rent

$753$947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loachapoka	Opelika
Under 5	1.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	11.9%	15.1%
18 to 24	12.4%	6.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	21.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.2%
75 and over	4.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loachapoka	Opelika
White (non-Hispanic)	63.3%	50.3%
Black or African American	29.4%	36.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loachapoka	Opelika
No high school diploma	0.6%	11.8%
High school graduate	40.7%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loachapoka	Opelika
Drove alone	61.6%	82.4%
Carpooled	29.5%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.1%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loachapoka	Opelika
1-unit, detached	61.3%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	13.2%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	24.5%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Loachapoka	Opelika
Poverty rate	14.7%	15.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	58	21
Median year structure built	1974	1990