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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Opal is $29,563, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Opal median household income is $84,821. On average Opal residents spend 40.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #209

Opal, VA	29,563 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Opal, VA	32,188 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Opal, VA	46,761 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Opal, VA	27,143 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #118

Opal, VA	84,821 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Opal, VA	87,235 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Opal, VA		-30.15%
Virginia		38.81%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Opal, VA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Opal, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.64%	$17,748, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	8.68%	$32,214, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.41%	$0, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.36%	$53,276, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Opal, VA	97,917 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Opal, VA	91,983 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Opal, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$76,538, see rank	$69,851	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Opal, VA	Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$103,097, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,500, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$62,167, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Opal, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	583, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	305, 52.32%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	199, 65.25%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	199, 65.25%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	199, 100.00%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	106, 34.75%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	278, 47.68%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	210, 75.54%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	210, 75.54%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	184, 87.62%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	26, 12.38%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	68, 24.46%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Opal, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	381, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	315, 82.68%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	39, 10.24%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	8, 2.10%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	19, 4.99%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Opal, VA	40.4 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Opal, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	383	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	199, 51.96%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	54, 27.14%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	32, 16.08%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	31, 15.58%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17, 8.54%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50, 25.13%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	184, 48.04%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	90, 48.91%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	50, 27.17%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39, 21.20%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 2.72%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Opal, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	383, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	25, 6.53%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	13, 3.39%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	31, 8.09%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6, 1.57%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	4, 1.04%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	34, 8.88%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	112, 29.24%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	109, 28.46%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	23, 6.01%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	14, 3.66%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	12, 3.13%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Opal, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	29	4.02%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.