Bealeton vs Opal

A side-by-side comparison of Bealeton and Opal: population, income, housing, and more.

Bealeton and Opal are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bealeton has the higher population (5,193 vs 784 in Opal). Opal has the higher median household income ($207,708 vs $103,365 in Bealeton). Opal has the higher median home value ($582,000 vs $361,600 in Bealeton).

Population, income & housing

	Bealeton	Opal
Population	5,193	784
Median age	34.9 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$103,365	$207,708
Median home value	$361,600	$582,000
Median gross rent	$1,531	—
Housing units	1,732	202
Homeownership rate	81.4%	96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	42.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bealeton	Opal
Population	4,873 → 5,193 (+6.6%)	690 → 784 (+13.6%)
Median household income	$92,049 → $103,365 (+12.3%)	$96,000 → $207,708 (+116.4%)
Median home value	$275,200 → $361,600 (+31.4%)	$331,900 → $582,000 (+75.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,177 → $1,531 (+30.1%)	—

Bealeton

Population

4,8735,193

Median household income

$92,049$103,365

Median home value

$275,200$361,600

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,531

Opal

Population

690784

Median household income

$96,000$207,708

Median home value

$331,900$582,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bealeton	Opal
Under 5	3.3%	3.6%
5 to 17	25.0%	18.6%
18 to 24	11.5%	23.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	6.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	15.1%
45 to 54	17.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	15.8%
65 to 74	4.4%	5.2%
75 and over	3.7%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bealeton	Opal
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	57.7%
Black or African American	11.1%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	27.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bealeton	Opal
No high school diploma	9.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.6%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	20.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bealeton	Opal
Drove alone	78.5%	81.5%
Carpooled	7.3%	4.1%
Public transit	0.3%	2.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bealeton	Opal
1-unit, detached	69.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bealeton	Opal
Poverty rate	1.4%	3.2%
Average household size	3.08	4.28
Mean commute (minutes)	40	40
Median year structure built	1994	2002