Opal, Wyoming: commercial real estate data.
Opal is a Census town of 77 people across 0.46 square miles of land, in Lincoln County. 86.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Opal through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 77 with a margin of error of plus or minus 39, which is 50.6 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Opal
What Opal is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.46 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land168 plus or minus 85
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Opal
- Population77 plus or minus 39
- Median age59.3 plus or minus 13.2
- Population under 1812 plus or minus 16
- Share under 1815.6 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Population 65 and over24 plus or minus 18
- Share 65 and over31.2 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Households30 plus or minus 14
- Family households27 plus or minus 12
- Share of households that are families90.0 percent plus or minus 58.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Opal
- Per capita income$24,555 plus or minus $11,817
- Civilian labor force24 plus or minus 20
- Employed22 plus or minus 19
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Adults 25 and over65 plus or minus 34
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.7 percent plus or minus 60.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.8 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 21.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Opal
- Housing units70 plus or minus 50
- Occupied units30 plus or minus 14
- Vacant units40 plus or minus 48
- Vacancy rate57.1 percent plus or minus 55.1
- Owner occupied26 plus or minus 12
- Renter occupied4 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate86.7 percent plus or minus 56.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,300 plus or minus $94,812
- Single family units52 plus or minus 52
- Share single family74.3 percent plus or minus 51.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Opal gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute21 plus or minus 18
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.6 percent plus or minus 66.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.1 percent plus or minus 63.7
- Drove alone81.8 percent plus or minus 95.1
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked13.6 percent plus or minus 24.6
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Opal
- NFIP communityTown of Opal
- NFIP community number560098
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/16/11(M)
The Town of Opal participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 560098 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lincoln County, not Opal
Lincoln County context, not Opal figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County948
- Covered employment, Lincoln County7,295
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$62,019
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County202
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln County as a whole and is not a measurement of Opal.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Opal questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Opal, Wyoming?
77, in 30 households. Opal town covers 0.46 square miles of land, which is 168 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Opal in?
Lincoln County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Opal in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Opal appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Opal, town of, community 560098, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Opal figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Opal.
Is zoning published for Opal?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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