ZIP 36804 · Opelika
Who lives in ZIP code 36804 (Opelika, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Opelika, AL · Lee County
uszips 2026
People20,535
Median age40.0
Household income$61,880
Home value$205,158
Median rent$824/mo
Poverty14.1%
College degree+31.6%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Wider region
- Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 40 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,849
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.6% are 65 or older; 77.0% are adults.
Household income
30.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,460.
Education (adults 25+)
45.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.0%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 17.2%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 47.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.8%
- Veterans
- 10.2%
- With a disability
- 19.2%
- No health insurance
- 13.8%
- Limited English
- 4.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.