Avoca, PA Demographic Data
Avoca, PA Summary
Avoca is located in Luzerne County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 2,669
- Area: 1.03 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.03 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 2,586.24 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 695.54 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
Pennsylvania Heat Map by County Population
Cities With Largest Population in PA
Counties With Largest Population in PA
Sponsored
Avoca, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,353
51%
50.8
Male
1,284
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,637
323,128,000
Avoca, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
133
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
118
4.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
100
3.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
232
8.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
132
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
337
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
343
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
342
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
176
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
209
7.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
297
11.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
137
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
81
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,133
80.9%
77.2
Female
1,061
49.7%
51.3
Male
1,072
50.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,017
76.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
657
24.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
515
19.5%
15.2
Female
281
54.6%
55.8
Male
234
45.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Avoca, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,604
98.7%
96.8
White
2,563
97.2%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
41
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
7
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
34
1.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
33
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
20
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
20
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,617
99.2%
82.2
Avoca, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
28
1.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
100
5.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
845
44.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
328
17.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
252
13.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
243
12.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
126
6.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
128
6.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,794
93.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
369
19.2%
31.2
Avoca, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
817
35.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,074
47.0%
47.5
Divorced
191
8.4%
11.0%
Separated
36
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
168
7.3
5.8%
Avoca, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,455
98.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
49
2.0%
21.6%
Spanish
8
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
27
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Avoca, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
27
2.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
90
8.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
107
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
154
14.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
139
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
216
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
163
15.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
140
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
22
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
50,968
57,617
Per capita income
24,373
31,128
Avoca, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
5
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
74
6.1%
9.8
Construction
59
4.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
274
22.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
91
7.5%
6.6
Information
9
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
151
12.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
40
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
120
9.9%
11.4
Public administration
95
7.8%
4.6
Retail trade
201
16.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
67
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
25
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
86
7.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
358
29.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
185
15.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
362
29.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
220
18.2%
18.1%
Avoca, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,182
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,018
86.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
107
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
26
2.2%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
31
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.1
26.6
Avoca, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
58
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
392
37.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
376
35.5%
37.1
3 or more
232
21.9%
21.0
Avoca, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,058
85.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
792
74.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
266
25.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
187
15.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Avoca, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,245
1 room
18
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
12
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
73
5.9%
9.1
4 rooms
134
10.8%
16.5
5 rooms
151
12.1%
19.8
6 rooms
401
32.2%
17.8
7 rooms
243
19.5%
12.0
8 rooms
152
12.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
61
4.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Avoca, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,245
1-unit, detached
918
73.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
95
7.6%
5.9
2-units
56
4.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
60
4.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
71
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
45
3.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Avoca, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
669
53.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
138
11.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
69
5.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
62
5.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
157
12.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
53
4.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
54
4.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
36
2.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
7
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Avoca, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
650
61.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
27
2.6%
4.7
Electricity
109
10.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
219
20.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
34
3.2%
0.1
Wood
14
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Avoca, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
451
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
4
0.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
2.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
14
3.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
58
12.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
182
40.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
183
40.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
261
57.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
53
11.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
2.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
28
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
96
21.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Avoca, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
213
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
13
6.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
18
8.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
182
85.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
53
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
734
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
42
20.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
31
14.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
34
16.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
25
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
40
19.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
37
17.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
57
0.0%
0.0%
Avoca, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
792
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
40
5.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
323
40.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
177
22.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
180
22.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
54
6.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
18
2.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
107,200
205,000
