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OPELIKA, ALABAMA QUICK STATSCounty: Lee
Elevation: 822 feet
Land Area: 52.8 square miles
Population Density: 508 people per square mile
Population: 26,808
Population change since 2000: 14.10%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (54.5%), Black (42.9%), Hispanic (1.1%), Two or more races (0.7%), Other Asian (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): United States (13.5%), English (6.8%), Irish (5.3%), German (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Scottish (1.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbus, GA (28.4 miles , pop. 185,781)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (55.5 miles , pop. 201,568)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (623.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Auburn, AL (2.5 miles ), Beauregard-Marvyn, AL (3.0 miles ), Loachapoka-Roxana, AL (3.3 miles ), Beulah, AL (3.3 miles ), Waverly, AL (3.5 miles) , Loachapoka, AL (3.5 miles) , Langdale, AL (4.0 miles ), Huguley, AL (4.0 miles )
Opelika Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
OPELIKA, ALABAMA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 78.20%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.30%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.10%
Colleges/Universities in Opelika:
MONTGOMERY AREA SKILL CENTER Location: 36D SAMFORD AVE, Public)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Opelika:
AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS about 7 miles, AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL, Full-time enrollment: 19,703 TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY about 25 miles, TUSKEGEE, AL, FT enrollment: 2,732 COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY about 30 miles, COLUMBUS, GA, FT enrollment: 3,886 SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 40 miles, WADLEY, AL, FT enrollment: 2,925 FAULKNER UNIVERSITY about 53 miles, MONTGOMERY, AL, FT enrollment: 2,283 ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY about 55 miles, MONTGOMERY, AL, FT enrollment: 4,359 AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY about 56 miles, MONTGOMERY, AL, FT enrollment: 3,677
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