CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Opa-locka

Florida · 15,283 residents · 4.31 sq mi

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Opa-locka is home to 15,283 people in Florida. Owners hold 35% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 37.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. Households here earn about 45% less than in Florida as a whole. This skews young, with a median age of 27.1.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,283

+2%vs 2000

vs 14,951 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.1

−1%vs 2000

vs 27.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.31 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.5%(1,606)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.4%(1,743)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(1,409)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,091)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(1,167)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.6%(2,842)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(2,079)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(1,187)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(942)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(827)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(350)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(40)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,099

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $19,631 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,767

−29%vs 2000

vs $9,538 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

37.4%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,800

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$362

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $455 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

35.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.1% in 2000

64.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic3.1%(469)

Black66.4%(9,933)

Hispanic / Latino28.5%(4,268)

Asian0.2%(30)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic24.6%(3,754)

Black69.7%(10,654)

Hispanic / Latino27.6%(4,222)

Asian0.5%(77)

Other5.2%(798)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban31.8%(5,173)

Central American8.3%(1,347)

South American5.2%(849)

Nicaraguan4%(645)

Puerto Rican3.8%(626)

Colombian3.8%(613)

Dominican3.6%(581)

Honduran3.1%(499)

Salvadoran1%(163)

Ecuadorian0.7%(113)

Venezuelan0.5%(87)

Mexican0.4%(71)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.2%(36)

Spaniard0.2%(36)

Panamanian0.1%(20)

Guatemalan0.1%(11)

Costa Rican0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Thai0.3%(51)

Ancestry

West Indian6.2%(1,016)

Haitian4.9%(805)

American4.4%(722)

Jamaican1.1%(185)

Subsaharan African1.1%(182)

Arab0.4%(65)

Moroccan0.3%(49)

English0.1%(17)

Lebanese0.1%(16)

Brazilian0.1%(14)

Guyanese0.1%(14)

Irish0.1%(12)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Belgian0%(7)

Nigerian0%(5)

German0%(2)

Russian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Cuban population · Largest Central American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest South American population · Largest Haitian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

46.3%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.8 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 20.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married51.1%(3,187)

Married33.5%(2,093)

Widowed2.1%(132)

Divorced13.3%(830)

Women 15+

Never married47%(3,308)

Married31.6%(2,223)

Widowed6.9%(488)

Divorced14.5%(1,019)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.2%

−16.3 ptssince 2013

from 37.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

23.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.3%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

35.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.6%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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