Opelika vs Waverly

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

Opelika and Waverly 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 312 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median household income ($79,375 vs $58,763 in Opelika). Waverly has the higher median home value ($324,000 vs $213,700 in Opelika).

Population, income & housing

	Opelika	Waverly
Population	31,944	312
Median age	40.2 yrs	58.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,763	$79,375
Median home value	$213,700	$324,000
Median gross rent	$947	—
Housing units	14,389	149
Homeownership rate	68.8%	97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Opelika	Waverly
Population	30,232 → 31,944 (+5.7%)	179 → 312 (+74.3%)
Median household income	$48,459 → $58,763 (+21.3%)	$61,250 → $79,375 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $213,700 (+41.2%)	$159,100 → $324,000 (+103.6%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $947 (+25.8%)	$829 → $800 (-3.5%)

Opelika

Population

30,23231,944

Median household income

$48,459$58,763

Median home value

$151,300$213,700

Median gross rent

$753$947

Waverly

Population

179312

Median household income

$61,250$79,375

Median home value

$159,100$324,000

Median gross rent

$829$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Opelika	Waverly
Under 5	7.1%	1.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	11.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	10.6%
25 to 34	14.5%	2.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	4.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.0%	19.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	28.8%
75 and over	6.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Opelika	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	50.3%	93.3%
Black or African American	36.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Opelika	Waverly
No high school diploma	11.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	24.6%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Opelika	Waverly
Drove alone	82.4%	74.0%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.1%
Public transit	1.3%	4.7%
Walked	1.2%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	4.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Opelika	Waverly
1-unit, detached	67.7%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Opelika	Waverly
Poverty rate	15.0%	3.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1990	1983