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36801

Opelika, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
25,438
Median household income
$62,414
People below poverty
19%
Median home value
$234,600

Income

The median income of households in 36801 was $62,414. An estimated 7.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.6
$10,000 to $14,999 7.1
$15,000 to $24,999 8
$25,000 to $34,999 9.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11
$50,000 to $74,999 14.8
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3
$100,000 to $149,999 16.3
$150,000 to $199,999 6.5
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61200
Female 45827

An estimated 70% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,635. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70
Social Security 35.6
Retirement income 26.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.1
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 30.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19
Children under 18 years below poverty 30.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17

In 2020-2024, 18.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 42.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 36801 in 2020-2024, 92.5% had health insurance coverage and 7.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.6% and public coverage was 38.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3%.


In 2020-2024, 36801 had a total population of 25,438 - 13,044 (51.3%) females and 12,394 (48.7%) males. The median age was 40.6 years. An estimated 23.6% of the population was under 18 years, 31.4% was 19 to 44 years, 23.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 20 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 36801 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1214 863
5 to 9 643 666
10 to 14 790 668
15 to 19 908 541
20 to 24 437 319
25 to 29 767 1009
30 to 34 824 1151
35 to 39 892 818
40 to 44 831 955
45 to 49 977 736
50 to 54 551 584
55 to 59 747 869
60 to 64 624 978
65 to 69 684 905
70 to 74 804 896
75 to 79 393 565
80 to 84 227 249
85 and over 81 272

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 54.5% were White; 38.6% were Black or African American; 14.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 16.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.9% of the people in 36801 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54% of the people in 36801 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,651 households in 36801. The average household size was 2.33 people.

Married-couple households made up 43% of the households in 36801 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.2% of all households, while 16.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.8% of all households.

In 36801, 28.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43
Cohabiting Couples 4.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.6% of males and 42.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 38.2 29.5
Now married, except separated 50.6 42.8
Separated 0.9 1
Widowed 2.8 9.5
Divorced 7.5 17.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 36801, 334 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 70.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.3% of the people living in 36801 were U.S. natives. 70.2% of the 36801 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.7% of 36801 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 36.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 35.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 36801 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 36801.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 63.9
Asia 25
Europe 11.1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 36801 in 2020-2024, 5.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.4% of people at least five years old; 2.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 36801 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.1
Different house, same county 6.1
Different county, same state 3
Different state 2.7
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 36801 was 5,498 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 362 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,027. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,109.

Educational Attainment of People in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.2
High school diploma or equivalency 23.3
Some college, no degree 20.5
Associate's degree 9.3
Bachelor's degree 21.8
Graduate or professional degree 14

Disability

In 36801, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.9% of people under 18 years old, to 17.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 36801, 56.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,839 77.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,986 17.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 584 5.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 36801 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 3.6
Manufacturing 15.1
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 13.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.5
Information 2.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.2
Other Services, except public administration 3.9
Public administration 4.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 36801 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,002 43.8
Service occupations 1,768 15.5
Sales and office occupations 1,974 17.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 710 6.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,955 17.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.8% of 36801 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 1.5
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 7.5

In 2020-2024, 36801 had a total of 12,019 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21.9
Mobile homes 7.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

21.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 36801 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 68% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 36801 had 10,651 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,368 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 64.2% while renters occupied 35.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.48 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.06.

5.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.9% and another 20.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 36801:

House Heating Fuel Used in 36801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 36.5
Electricity 62.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 36801 was $234,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.2 % had a mortgage. 41.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,362 and for owners without a mortgage it was $459.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 36801 was $932. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.