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Opelika, Alabama QuickFacts

	Opelika, Alabama	United States
Total population	23,498	281,421,906
State	Alabama
City	opelika

Opelika, Alabama Population

	Opelika, Alabama	%, Opelika, Alabama	United States
Male	10,973	46.7%	49.06%
Female	12,525	53.3%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.1		35.3

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	Opelika, Alabama	%, Opelika, Alabama	United States
18 years and over	17,008	72.38%	74.31%
21 years and over	16,114	68.58%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,301	14.05%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,775	11.81%	12.43%

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	Opelika, Alabama	%, Opelika, Alabama	United States
White	12,932	55.03%	75.14%
Black or African American	10,079	42.89%	12.32%
Asian	218	0.93%	3.64%
Some other race	110	0.47%	5.46%
Two or more races	159	0.68%	2.43%

Opelika, Alabama Housing

	Opelika, Alabama	%, Opelika, Alabama	United States
Total households	9,200		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,356	69.09%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,844	30.91%	31.94%

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	Opelika, Alabama	%, Opelika, Alabama	United States
Total housing units	10,272		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,081	10.52%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	9,200	89.56%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,925	57.68%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,275	31.88%	30.77%

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	Opelika, Alabama	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	494	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,114	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,094	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	346	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	269	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	63	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	19	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	91,100	119,600

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	Opelika, Alabama	%, Opelika, Alabama	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,094	22.76%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,599	28.25%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,517	16.49%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,358	14.76%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	905	9.84%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	755	8.21%	9.65%

Opelika, Alabama Education

	Opelika, Alabama	%, Opelika, Alabama	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,313		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	349	5.53%	6.47%
Kindergarten	304	4.82%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,131	49.6%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,300	20.59%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,229	19.47%	22.81%

Opelika, Alabama Economy

	Opelika, Alabama	%, Opelika, Alabama	United States
Population 16 years and over	17,708		217,168,077
In labor force	10,905	61.58%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	10,896	61.53%	63.39%
- - Employed	10,302	58.18%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	594	3.35%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	9	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	6,803	38.42%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	9,754	55.08%	51.66%
In labor force	5,340	30.16%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,340	30.16%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,028	28.39%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,930	10.9%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,090		12,787,501

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	Opelika, Alabama	%, Opelika, Alabama	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	9,208		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,295	14.06%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	906	9.84%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,363	14.8%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,233	13.39%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,492	16.2%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,564	16.99%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	678	7.36%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	454	4.93%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	84	0.91%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	139	1.51%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	33,397		41,994

	Opelika, Alabama	%, Opelika, Alabama	United States
With earnings	7,375	41.65%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,826		56,604
With Social Security income	2,477	13.99%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,125		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	480	2.71%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,684		6,320
With public assistance income	303	1.71%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,765		3,032
With retirement income	1,416	8.0%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,541		17,376

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