In terms of college education, Opelika is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.72% of adults in Opelika have a college degree.
The per capita income in Opelika in 2022 was $31,462, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,848 for a family of four. However, Opelika contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Opelika is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Opelika home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Opelika residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Opelika include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Opelika is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
