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Chester County

Population in July 2007: 1,088. Population change since 2000: -1.9%
 

Males: 577  (53.1%)
Females: 511  (46.9%)
Median resident age:  32.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19311.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,700 (it was $46,875 in 2000)
Avondale  $59,700
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $223,500 (it was $118,800 in 2000)
Avondale  $223,500
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Avondale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (44.9%)
  • Hispanic (38.1%)
  • Black (16.6%)
  • Other race (10.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Avondale: 107.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (12.7%), Italian (9.0%), German (8.5%), English (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), United States (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1894

Land area: 0.49 square miles.

Population density: 2208 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Avondale

  • High school or higher: 64.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 10.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avondale borough

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

298 residents are foreign born (25.7% Latin America).

This city:  26.9%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Avondale:  1.9% ($2,309)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (10.5 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (45.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Toughkenamon, PA (1.7 miles ), West Grove borough, PA (3.0 miles ), Kennett Square borough, PA (5.1 miles ), North Star, DE (5.8 miles ), Hockessin, DE (7.3 miles ), Pike Creek, DE (8.6 miles ), Piedmont, DE (9.0 miles ), Modena borough, PA (9.5 miles ).

Latitude: 39.83 N, Longitude: 75.78 W


46 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

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Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+6.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (19%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Avondale-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.9 miles away from the Avondale city center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 tornado 15.0 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Avondale:
  • SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY MED CENTER (about 5 miles; WEST GROVE, PA)
  • BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; COATESVILLE, PA)
  • EUGENE DUPONT MEMORIAL DIVISION HOSP (about 12 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Avondale:
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 17 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 39 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 39 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Avondale:
  • NEW GARDEN (about 2 miles; TOUGHKENAMON, PA; ID: N57)
  • CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 11 miles; COATESVILLE, PA; ID: 40N)
  • RAINTREE (about 19 miles; ELKTON, MD; ID: 1C4)

Amtrak stations near Avondale:
  • 11 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 14 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avondale:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 15 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 19 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 21 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 23 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Avondale and their reported violations in the past:

BOROUGH OF AVONDALE (Population served: 1031, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-11-2006 and AUG-25-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-25-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (AUG-16-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-03-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAY-03-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-27-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-27-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUN-19-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 37 regular monitoring violations
  • 5 other older monitoring violations
EL SOMBRERO (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
EL RANCHO (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-03-2006), St Compliance achieved (SEP-11-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-12-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-03-2006)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  3.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.9%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Avondale compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Avondale (2007 data):
  • Willow Financial Bank: Avondale Branch at Penna Ave & First St, branch established on 1887-01-01. Info updated 2006-09-29: Bank assets: $1,520.8 mil, Deposits: $1,018.1 mil, headquarters in Wayne, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices
  • Sovereign Bank: Avondale Branch at 102 Pennsylvania Avenue, branch established on 1999-06-05. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.



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Avondale government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $253,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $320,000
    Water Utilities: $120,000
    General - Other: $59,000
    Regular Highways: $58,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    Central Staff Services: $39,000
    Police Protection: $34,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Housing & Community Development: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
    Libraries: $2,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $26,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $430,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $413,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $17,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $24,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $86,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    General Public Building: $5,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $75,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $70,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $41,000
    Highways: $27,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $279,000
    Property: $75,000
    NEC: $24,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $64,000

6.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($74,917 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.81%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($649 average AGI)
Chester County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  1.25% ($70,738 average AGI)
from Delaware County, PA  1.04% ($74,618)
from New Castle County, DE  0.42% ($112,586)


6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($74,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.11%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,186 average AGI)
Chester County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.95% ($57,620 average AGI)
to Delaware County, PA  0.63% ($71,219)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.44% ($45,518)


Strongest AM radio stations in Avondale:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Avondale:
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVUD (91.3 FM; NEWARK, DE; Owner: UNIVERSITYOF DELAWARE)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Avondale:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)




Avondale fatal accident list for 2006:
Mar 21, 2006 03:05 AM, Sr-0041, Fifth St, Lat: 39.828414, Lon: -75.785297, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 2


Avondale fatal accident list for 1999:
Nov 13, 1999 11:00 AM, Sr-41, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


Avondale fatal accident list for 1990:
May 14, 1990 05:16 AM, 41, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Avondale fatal accident list for 1988:
Feb 19, 1988 02:59 AM, 41, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 19, 1988 11:38 AM, 41, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Avondale fatal accident list for 1987:
Jan 7, 1987 01:45 AM, 00215, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


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