Demographics of Opa-locka city, Florida

Opa-locka city, Florida had 16,177 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −205 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Opa-locka city, in four figures

16,177
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,282 ±28.; −1.3%
Change since July 2020: −205 people.; 34.8 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $37,532 ±$7,256
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Opa-locka city, Florida's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Opa-locka city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Opa-locka city, Florida's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Opa-locka city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,382	100.0	100.0
2021	16,073	98.1	100.2
2022	16,266	99.3	100.7
2023	16,453	100.4	101.6
2024	16,378	100.0	102.5
2025	16,177	98.7	103.1

Population of Opa-locka city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,382	—
2021	16,073	−309
2022	16,266	+193
2023	16,453	+187
2024	16,378	−75
2025	16,177	−201

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.8 ±2.6: for men 33.1 ±4.0 and for women 37.2 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Opa-locka city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	1,159 ±373	7.1% ±2.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,726 ±486	16.7% ±3.0	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,494 ±367	9.2% ±2.3	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,658 ±626	28.6% ±3.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,760 ±531	23.1% ±3.3	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,485 ±427	15.3% ±2.6	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $37,532 ±$7,256, and income per person $18,160 ±$1,569, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Opa-locka city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,831 ±342	33.0% ±5.8	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,729 ±382	31.2% ±6.6	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	778 ±239	14.0% ±4.2	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	533 ±219	9.6% ±3.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	448 ±206	8.1% ±3.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	41 to 235	0.7% to 4.2%	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	19 to 163	0.3% to 2.9%	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Opa-locka city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	4,826 ±877	29.7% ±5.4	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,480 ±447	38.2% ±9.5	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,151 ±415	23.4% ±4.0	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,195 ±286	37.1% ±6.7	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Opa-locka city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Opa-locka city	Florida	United States
Housing units	5,951 ±393	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±0.7	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±2.1	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	28.9% ±4.9	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	71.1% ±5.5	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$295,800 ±$25,310	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,351 ±$78	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±4	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Opa-locka city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,810 ±1,034	54.1% ±6.3	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	0 to 1,009	0% to 6.2%	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,613 ±1,086	40.6% ±6.7	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 130	0% to 0.8%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5 to 527	< 0.1% to 3.2%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Opa-locka city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	8,028 ±796	49.3% ±4.9	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	997 ±331	6.1% ±2.0	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	94 to 392	0.6% to 2.4%	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,014 ±833	43.1% ±5.1	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,358 ±616	20.6% ±3.8	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,656 ±635	22.5% ±3.9	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Opa-locka city among the places of Florida

248th of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Opa-locka city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Gladeview CDP	16,655 ±2,022
Yulee CDP	16,648 ±1,492
Minneola city	16,598 ±24
Niceville city	16,544 ±43
Longwood city	16,337 ±33
Opa-locka city	16,282 ±28
Marco Island city	16,205 ±20
Azalea Park CDP	16,180 ±1,501
Palmetto Estates CDP	16,129 ±2,179
On Top of the World CDP	16,007 ±1,008
Warrington CDP	15,918 ±1,722

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026