Opa-locka is a city of 16,282 people in Florida. 29% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The foreign-born share is 43%. The poverty rate is 29.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. That trails the Florida median by roughly 50%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,532, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 134%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Opa-locka
What changed most since 1990
Black share65.7% → 40.6%(−25.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Hispanic share27.6% → 54.1%(+26.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$119,523 → $295,800(+147%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)45.2%(89)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.8%(45)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II20.8%(41)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 197 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Opa-locka, decade by decade
Opa-locka population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,283
$36,239
$119,523
4.0%
61.0
2000
14,951
$35,761
$126,241
5.4%
59.5
2010
15,219
$29,317
$235,926
8.2%
62.0
2020
16,463
$27,264
$205,925
8.7%
67.1
2024
16,282
$37,532
$295,800
7.9%
67.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
