Opelika, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 26,808 (Urban population: 23,320, Rural population: 3,488 (27 farm, 3,460 nonfarm))

Opelika, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,272 (9,228 occupied: 5,947 owner occupied, 3,281 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	28%

Housing density: 195 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $428 (lower quartile is $245, upper quartile is $574)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $344

Median gross rent in Opelika, AL in 2007: $580

Housing units in Opelika with a mortgage: 3,107 (333 second mortgage, 386 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,292

Opelika,AL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,735 (it was $80,600 in 2000)

Opelika:	$127,735
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,245 - $180,545

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $179,957
Here: $179,957
State: $173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $84,579
Here: $84,579
State: $137,814

In 2-unit structures: $105,985
Here: $105,985
State: $136,146

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,019
Here: $102,019
State: $116,190

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $61,134
Here: $61,134
State: $223,768

Mobile homes: $22,938
Here: $22,938
State: $39,336

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,959

In family households: 19,810 (4,084 male householders, 2,381 female householders)
4,436 spouses, 7,468 children (6,757 natural, 140 adopted, 571 stepchildren), 483 grandchildren, 192 brothers or sisters, 156 parents, 292 other relatives, 318 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,149 (1,054 male householders (840 living alone)), 1,689 female householders (1,525 living alone)), 406 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 570 (541 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,765 2-persons, 1,609 3-persons, 1,300 4-persons, 548 5-persons, 193 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,365 1-person, 339 2-persons, 39 3-persons.

3,283 married couples with children.
2,399 single-parent households (241 men, 2,158 women).

96.9% of residents of Opelika speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 27% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 312 (1.3%)
(41.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Opelika, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 81 3 rooms: 283 4 rooms: 540 5 rooms: 1,463 6 rooms: 1,285 7 rooms: 1,075 8 rooms: 559 9 or more rooms: 661

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Opelika, Alabama:
	1 room: 40 2 rooms: 212 3 rooms: 582 4 rooms: 1,015 5 rooms: 826 6 rooms: 402 7 rooms: 145 8 rooms: 43 9 or more rooms: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 232
1995 to 1998: 968
1990 to 1994: 758
1980 to 1989: 1,762
1970 to 1979: 2,372
1960 to 1969: 1,503
1950 to 1959: 1,435
1940 to 1949: 539
1939 or earlier: 703

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Opelika:
	no bedroom: 38 1 bedroom: 163 2 bedrooms: 1,013 3 bedrooms: 3,430 4 bedrooms: 1,091 5 or more bedrooms: 212

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Opelika:
	no bedroom: 52 1 bedroom: 655 2 bedrooms: 1,422 3 bedrooms: 995 4 bedrooms: 140 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Opelika in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 322 1 vehicle: 1,652 2 vehicles: 2,524 3 vehicles: 1,040 4 vehicles: 326 5 or more vehicles: 83

Cars and other vehicles available in Opelika in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 800 1 vehicle: 1,577 2 vehicles: 790 3 vehicles: 84 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 17

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Opelika, AL:

Less than $10,000: 248
$10,000 to $14,999: 124
$15,000 to $19,999: 123
$20,000 to $24,999: 135
$25,000 to $29,999: 173
$30,000 to $34,999: 159
$35,000 to $39,999: 152
$40,000 to $49,999: 274
$50,000 to $59,999: 175
$60,000 to $69,999: 168
$70,000 to $79,999: 177
$80,000 to $89,999: 251
$90,000 to $99,999: 293
$100,000 to $124,999: 846
$125,000 to $149,999: 904
$150,000 to $174,999: 649
$175,000 to $199,999: 527
$200,000 to $249,999: 506
$250,000 to $299,999: 286
$300,000 to $399,999: 357
$400,000 to $499,999: 119
$500,000 to $749,999: 89
$750,000 to $999,999: 25
$1,000,000 or more: 25

Opelika rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Opelika:

Less than $100: 247 people
$100 to $149: 175
$150 to $199: 293
$200 to $249: 192
$250 to $299: 205
$300 to $349: 228
$350 to $399: 263
$400 to $449: 241
$450 to $499: 284
$500 to $549: 328
$550 to $599: 359
$600 to $649: 238
$650 to $699: 161
$700 to $749: 97
$750 to $799: 50
$800 to $899: 54
$900 to $999: 36
$1,000 to $1,249: 23
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 223

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 86 1990 to 1994: 52 1985 to 1989: 58 1980 to 1984: 33 1975 to 1979: 24 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 43

Opelika, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.0%
Number of people working at home: 202 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 418
5 to 9 minutes: 1969
10 to 14 minutes: 2466
15 to 19 minutes: 1991
20 to 24 minutes: 1412
25 to 29 minutes: 304
30 to 34 minutes: 741
35 to 39 minutes: 93
40 to 44 minutes: 91
45 to 59 minutes: 152
60 to 89 minutes: 162
90 or more minutes: 147

Opelika mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,437 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,208 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 19 (0%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 132 (1%)
Other means: 107 (1%)
Worked at home: 202 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1295
$10,000 to $14,999: 906
$15,000 to $19,999: 705
$20,000 to $24,999: 658
$25,000 to $29,999: 584
$30,000 to $34,999: 649
$35,000 to $39,999: 431
$40,000 to $44,999: 486
$45,000 to $49,999: 575
$50,000 to $59,999: 681
$60,000 to $74,999: 883
$75,000 to $99,999: 678
$100,000 to $124,999: 338
$125,000 to $149,999: 116
$150,000 to $199,999: 84
$200,000 or more: 139

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9454

United States or American: 3161

English: 1331

Irish: 787

German: 728

Scotch-Irish: 487

Subsaharan African:: 292

Scottish: 287

African: 267

British: 211

European: 199

French (except Basque): 169

Italian: 144

Norwegian: 117

Dutch: 100

Finnish: 93

Polish: 57

Welsh: 45

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 33

French Canadian: 32

Northern European: 28

British West Indian: 26

Nigerian: 25

Swiss: 22

Lebanese: 20

Arab:: 20

Croatian: 18

Canadian: 14

Czech: 13

Swedish: 13

Russian: 13

Slovak: 10

Lithuanian: 7

Australian: 7

Jamaican: 7

Serbian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (23%)
Laos (13%)
Germany (11%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Other Caribbean (8%)
Thailand (7%)
Korea (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 18317
Northeast: 479
Midwest: 727
South: 3358
West: 226

54% of Opelika residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 65
Nursery to 4th grade: 59
5th and 6th grade: 118
7th and 8th grade: 133
9th grade: 204
10th grade: 217
11th grade: 248
12th grade, no diploma: 251
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,915
Less than 1 year of college: 368
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,054
Associate degree: 459
Bachelor's degree: 931
Master's degree: 426
Professional school degree: 115
Doctorate degree: 121

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 76
Nursery to 4th grade: 107
5th and 6th grade: 251
7th and 8th grade: 301
9th grade: 230
10th grade: 331
11th grade: 313
12th grade, no diploma: 364
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,428
Less than 1 year of college: 477
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,089
Associate degree: 565
Bachelor's degree: 1,036
Master's degree: 589
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 60

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $54,826
Black householders: $27,869
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $160,747
Asian householders: $54,155
Some other race householders: $20,998
Two or more races householders: $95,645
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $87,950

Opelika household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Opelika household income for Black householders

Opelika household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Opelika household income for Asian householders

Opelika household income for Two or more races householders

Opelika household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Opelika marital status for males

Opelika marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,004
Black or African American householders: $105,388
Asian householders: $133,598
Two or more races householders: $128,526
Hispanic or Latino householders: $150,555

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,167
One, attached: 181
Two: 677
3 or 4: 449
5 to 9: 402
10 to 19: 173
20 to 49: 77
50 or more: 191
Mobile homes: 1,942
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,857

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Opelika:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 305

Here:	9.7%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 151

Here:	11.6%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 88

Here:	8.5%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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