Avoca, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,676 (All urban)

Avoca, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,267 (1,177 occupied: 923 owner occupied, 254 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1416 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $431 (lower quartile is $358, upper quartile is $535)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $417

Median gross rent in Avoca, PA in 2007: $568

Housing units in Avoca with a mortgage: 424 (58 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 390

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,282 (it was $80,800 in 2000)

Avoca:	$108,282
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,197 - $139,451

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $139,980
Here: $139,980
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $85,215
Here: $85,215
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $108,370
Here: $108,370
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $168,792
Here: $168,792
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $69,697
Here: $69,697
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,851

In family households: 2,425 (613 male householders, 169 female householders)
625 spouses, 875 children (800 natural, 27 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 22 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 426 (153 male householders (149 living alone)), 236 female householders (210 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 316 2-persons, 209 3-persons, 157 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 32 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 359 1-person, 24 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

459 married couples with children.
116 single-parent households (31 men, 85 women).

96.4% of residents of Avoca speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 27 (0.9%)
(81.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Avoca, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 56 5 rooms: 168 6 rooms: 263 7 rooms: 172 8 rooms: 154 9 or more rooms: 103

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avoca, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 66 5 rooms: 62 6 rooms: 59 7 rooms: 25 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 44
1990 to 1994: 24
1980 to 1989: 39
1970 to 1979: 141
1960 to 1969: 61
1950 to 1959: 80
1940 to 1949: 102
1939 or earlier: 776

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Avoca:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 182 3 bedrooms: 539 4 bedrooms: 156 5 or more bedrooms: 38

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avoca:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 46 2 bedrooms: 112 3 bedrooms: 70 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Avoca in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 73 1 vehicle: 296 2 vehicles: 385 3 vehicles: 125 4 vehicles: 40 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Avoca in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 36 1 vehicle: 142 2 vehicles: 65 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Avoca, PA:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 54
$50,000 to $59,999: 65
$60,000 to $69,999: 114
$70,000 to $79,999: 129
$80,000 to $89,999: 126
$90,000 to $99,999: 121
$100,000 to $124,999: 93
$125,000 to $149,999: 39
$150,000 to $174,999: 15
$175,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 to $249,999: 3
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Avoca rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Avoca:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 16
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 20
$350 to $399: 29
$400 to $449: 30
$450 to $499: 25
$500 to $549: 28
$550 to $599: 24
$600 to $649: 13
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 31

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 22

Avoca, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.7%
Number of people working at home: 35 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 33
5 to 9 minutes: 187
10 to 14 minutes: 282
15 to 19 minutes: 236
20 to 24 minutes: 246
25 to 29 minutes: 69
30 to 34 minutes: 90
35 to 39 minutes: 19
40 to 44 minutes: 58
45 to 59 minutes: 64
60 to 89 minutes: 34
90 or more minutes: 19

Avoca mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,154 (84%)
Carpooled: 134 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Walked: 33 (2%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 35 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 123
$10,000 to $14,999: 143
$15,000 to $19,999: 75
$20,000 to $24,999: 81
$25,000 to $29,999: 51
$30,000 to $34,999: 113
$35,000 to $39,999: 71
$40,000 to $44,999: 83
$45,000 to $49,999: 54
$50,000 to $59,999: 119
$60,000 to $74,999: 101
$75,000 to $99,999: 93
$100,000 to $124,999: 35
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 20

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 777

Irish: 719

Italian: 339

German: 126

English: 98

Lithuanian: 72

United States or American: 71

Scottish: 53

Russian: 52

Welsh: 48

Slovak: 44

Scotch-Irish: 37

British: 32

Other groups: 30

Pennsylvania German: 24

Greek: 12

Eastern European: 11

Ukrainian: 9

Dutch: 6

Austrian: 5

Czechoslovakian: 4

Swedish: 4

Arab:: 3

Lebanese: 3

Hungarian: 3

French (except Basque): 3

Swiss: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (26%)
Italy (22%)
Japan (19%)
Panama (19%)
United Kingdom (15%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2608
Northeast: 126
Midwest: 21
South: 40
West: 14

78% of Avoca residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 8
High school graduate (or equivalency): 412
Less than 1 year of college: 54
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 149
Associate degree: 98
Bachelor's degree: 78
Master's degree: 20
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 63
9th grade: 38
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 7
High school graduate (or equivalency): 490
Less than 1 year of college: 70
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 71
Associate degree: 94
Bachelor's degree: 119
Master's degree: 44
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,381
Asian householders: $13,202
Some other race householders: $24,071
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $16,602

Avoca household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Avoca marital status for males

Avoca marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,817
Asian householders: $73,706

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 907
One, attached: 86
Two: 82
3 or 4: 83
5 to 9: 30
10 to 19: 17
Mobile homes: 62

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,583

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Avoca:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (50%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Electricity (12%) Coal or coke (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Coal or coke (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 83

Here:	28.9%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28

Here:	21.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 65

Here:	51.2%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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