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Opelika, Alabama
12,011 Black residents · 38.8% of the place
Opelika is a city in Alabama, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 30,995 residents in all, 12,011 of them Black alone — 38.8% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 30,995 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 12,011 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 38.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama places | 16 of 593 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Opelika grew — 11,513 in 2010 and 12,011 in 2020, a change of +4.3%. The Black share of Opelika moved from 43.5% to 38.8% over the same span.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The gazetteer enters Opelika among Alabama's 593 counted places, at rank 16 by Black population on a count of 12,011. The figures for Opelika are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of Opelika — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 30,995 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Opelika: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.