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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Opelika, AL

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- Opelika is 0% more densely populated than Tuscaloosa.
- People are 35.2% more likely to be married in Opelika.
- The Median Age is 11.2 years older in Opelika.
 Tuscaloosa, ALOpelika, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock30,810329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.738.4
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 Population - 201090,409  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,498285,036,114
 Population - 199077,759  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now32.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock516.593.4
 Land Area61.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Tuscaloosa, ALOpelika, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Tuscaloosa, ALOpelika, ALUnited States
 White47.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock36.6%12.2%
 Asian2.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Tuscaloosa, ALOpelika, ALUnited States
 Married Population34.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.6%50.2%
 Never Married52.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.492.60
 Households36,763  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,53480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,335  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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Reviews for Opelika    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Traffic is terrible...To many restaurants and banks..Nothing to do ..we need a theme park or somewhere to go and ride rides and enjoy family ..Cut out city  More

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