Opal vs The Plains

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

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

Opal has the higher population (784 vs 114 in The Plains). Opal has the higher median household income ($207,708 vs $94,375 in The Plains). Opal has the higher median home value ($582,000 vs $412,500 in The Plains).

Population, income & housing

	Opal	The Plains
Population	784	114
Median age	31.6 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$207,708	$94,375
Median home value	$582,000	$412,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,313
Housing units	202	71
Homeownership rate	96.7%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	52.1%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Opal	The Plains
Population	690 → 784 (+13.6%)	204 → 114 (-44.1%)
Median household income	$96,000 → $207,708 (+116.4%)	$78,333 → $94,375 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$331,900 → $582,000 (+75.4%)	$357,400 → $412,500 (+15.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,088 → $1,313 (+20.7%)

Opal

Population

690784

Median household income

$96,000$207,708

Median home value

$331,900$582,000

The Plains

Population

204114

Median household income

$78,333$94,375

Median home value

$357,400$412,500

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Opal	The Plains
Under 5	3.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	7.0%
18 to 24	23.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	13.2%
35 to 44	15.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	9.9%	14.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	27.2%
65 to 74	5.2%	10.5%
75 and over	1.5%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Opal	The Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	81.6%
Black or African American	7.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	27.3%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Opal	The Plains
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.4%
High school graduate	26.2%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	34.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Opal	The Plains
Drove alone	81.5%	76.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.5%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Opal	The Plains
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Opal	The Plains
Poverty rate	3.2%	8.8%
Average household size	4.28	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	40	24
Median year structure built	2002	1954