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Opa-locka Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Opa-locka Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

15,888

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
17.7%
18 - 24:
9.1%
25 - 34:
17.3%
35 - 54:
25.6%
55 - 64:
10.8%
Over 65 Years:
13.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.1%
4.1%
71.2%
71.2%
7.6%
7.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Opa-locka
USA
$18,108
$18,108
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Opa-locka
USA
$30,101
$30,101
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

28.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Transportation
Construction
Administration
Accommodation
Other
Manufacturing
Education
Wholesale
Arts
18.2%
18.2%
14.7%
14.7%
12.3%
12.3%
9.7%
9.7%
8.8%
8.8%
7.1%
7.1%
6.9%
6.9%
6.3%
6.3%
4.3%
4.3%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
48.5%
48.5%
46.6%
46.6%
3.0%
3.0%
1.3%
1.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Jamaican
Haitian
Bahamian
British West Indian
Other West Indian
West Indian
African
Moroccan
Polish
Irish
Lebanese
Hungarian
Guyanese
Brazilian
Yugoslavian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Dutch West Indian
Bermudan
Belizean
3.4%
3.4%
3.0%
3.0%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French Creole
French
Thai
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
49.1%
49.1%
46.8%
46.8%
3.5%
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Opa-locka Residents

36.7%