Opal vs Remington

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

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

Remington has the higher population (811 vs 784 in Opal). Opal has the higher median household income ($207,708 vs $63,636 in Remington). Opal has the higher median home value ($582,000 vs $323,700 in Remington).

Population, income & housing

	Opal	Remington
Population	784	811
Median age	31.6 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$207,708	$63,636
Median home value	$582,000	$323,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,362
Housing units	202	322
Homeownership rate	96.7%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Opal	Remington
Population	690 → 784 (+13.6%)	764 → 811 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$96,000 → $207,708 (+116.4%)	$52,000 → $63,636 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$331,900 → $582,000 (+75.4%)	$233,300 → $323,700 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,101 → $1,362 (+23.7%)

Opal

Population

690784

Median household income

$96,000$207,708

Median home value

$331,900$582,000

Remington

Population

764811

Median household income

$52,000$63,636

Median home value

$233,300$323,700

Median gross rent

$1,101$1,362

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Opal	Remington
Under 5	3.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	18.6%	24.9%
18 to 24	23.3%	5.1%
25 to 34	6.9%	18.4%
35 to 44	15.1%	16.2%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	5.2%	3.1%
75 and over	1.5%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Opal	Remington
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	68.4%
Black or African American	7.4%	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	4.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Opal	Remington
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.1%
High school graduate	26.2%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Opal	Remington
Drove alone	81.5%	78.3%
Carpooled	4.1%	15.3%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Opal	Remington
1-unit, detached	100.0%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Opal	Remington
Poverty rate	3.2%	14.5%
Average household size	4.28	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	40	37
Median year structure built	2002	1968