Opal

Population: 64
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $41,700

Opal, a community in Lincoln County, Wyoming, has 64 residents. At $53,750, its median household income sits below Lincoln County's $86,092.

Between 2019 and 2023, Opal's population declined 47.1% from 121 to 64, while its median home value fell 17.8% from $50,700 to $41,700.

Owners occupy 89.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 61.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64
Median age: 61.5 yrs
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $41,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 80
Homeownership rate: 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12164

Median household income

$61,667$53,750

Median home value

$50,700$41,700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	121	—	$50,700
2020	87	$61,667	$29,200
2021	71	$64,167	$28,500
2022	74	$67,917	$42,000
2023	64	$53,750	$41,700

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 174.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5425.0%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7434.4%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	3	4.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	5	7.8%
35 to 44	4	6.3%
45 to 54	16	25.0%
55 to 64	11	17.2%
65 to 74	22	34.4%
75 and over	3	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	62	96.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's47.5%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	13.1%
High school graduate	20	32.8%
Some college or associate's	29	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	3	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked20.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21	72.4%
Carpooled	1	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	20.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9	32.1%
15 to 29 min	16	57.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	3	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 64)

	Count	Share
Family households	24	85.7%
Nonfamily households	4	14.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28	35.0%
Vacant	52	65.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25	89.3%
Renter-occupied	3	10.7%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other35.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	52	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28	35.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5657810
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7679, -110.3244