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Opa-locka, Florida

City in Miami-Dade County, Florida · ZIP 33054

  • Miami-Dade County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 4 public schools
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  • 16,507 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 5,767Households
  • $31,680Median household income
  • $281,000Median home value
  • 4Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Opa-locka

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Population, 2000 to 2020+10.1%
14k15k16k17k2000: 14,95120002010: 15,21920102020: 16,463202014,95116,463
Population of Opa-locka at each census
CensusPopulation
200014,951
201015,219
202016,463

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Opa-locka
Under $50k63.4%
$50k to $100k25.1%
$100k to $150k8.2%
$150k to $200k2.8%
$200k and over0.5%

Median household income $31,680 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Opa-locka
Owner occupied
1,793 units
Renter occupied
3,974 units
Vacancy rate
7%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Opa-locka compared with its county and state
Opa-locka compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureOpa-lockaMiami-Dade CountyFlorida
Population16,0972,685,29621,928,881
Median household income$31,680$68,694$71,711
Median age35.240.842.6
Median home value$281,000$425,400$325,000
Bachelor’s degree or higher7.2%33.2%33.2%
Foreign-born residents39.3%54.3%21.4%
Owner-occupied homes31.1%52.2%67.3%
Mean commute to work29.4 minutes31.0 minutes28.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Opa-locka, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8CharterK–8MIAMI-DADE
DR. ROBERT B. INGRAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicPre-K–5MIAMI-DADE
NATHAN B. YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicPre-K–5MIAMI-DADE
NORTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLCharter9–12MIAMI-DADE

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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