Opa-locka

Population: 16,097
Median household income: $31,680
Median home value: $281,000

Opa-locka, a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, has 16,097 residents. The median household income of $31,680 is below the Miami-Dade County median ($68,694).

Between 2019 and 2023, Opa-locka's population held roughly steady from 16,149 to 16,097, while its median home value rose 82.1% from $154,300 to $281,000.

The median resident is 35.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,097
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $31,680
Median home value: $281,000
Median gross rent: $1,225
Housing units: 6,203
Homeownership rate: 31.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,14916,097

Median household income

$21,523$31,680

Median home value

$154,300$281,000

Median gross rent

$904$1,225

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,149	$21,523	$154,300	$904
2020	16,008	$22,494	$169,900	$894
2021	16,310	$27,734	$197,400	$978
2022	16,230	$30,101	$259,600	$1,115
2023	16,097	$31,680	$281,000	$1,225

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	956	5.9%
5 to 17	2,964	18.4%
18 to 24	1,413	8.8%
25 to 34	2,680	16.6%
35 to 44	2,002	12.4%
45 to 54	2,156	13.4%
55 to 64	1,730	10.7%
65 to 74	1,230	7.6%
75 and over	966	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	513	3.2%
Black or African American	6,935	43.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.2%
Asian	47	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	253	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,315	51.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.8%

High school graduate44.4%

Some college or associate's20.6%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,991	27.8%
High school graduate	4,781	44.4%
Some college or associate's	2,222	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	643	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	127	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit6.8%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,687	71.0%
Carpooled	715	10.8%
Public transit	451	6.8%
Walked	167	2.5%
Bicycle	113	1.7%
Worked from home	368	5.6%
Other means	103	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,287	20.6%
15 to 29 min	2,210	35.4%
30 to 44 min	1,599	25.6%
45 to 59 min	489	7.8%
60+ min	651	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 29.9% (4,810 of 16,084)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,721	64.5%
Nonfamily households	2,046	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,767	93.0%
Vacant	436	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,793	31.1%
Renter-occupied	3,974	68.9%

1-unit, detached35.8%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units13.2%

20 or more units37.2%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,219	35.8%
1-unit, attached	329	5.3%
2 to 4 units	454	7.3%
5 to 19 units	817	13.2%
20 or more units	2,310	37.2%
Mobile home & other	74	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1251650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 25.9000, -80.2552