Avon, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 2,851, Rural population: 0)

Avon, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 889 (838 occupied: 654 owner occupied, 184 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

Housing density: 551 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: $541 (lower quartile is $421, upper quartile is $681)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $432

Median gross rent in Avon, PA in 2007: $713

Housing units in Avon with a mortgage: 394 (51 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 229

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,602 (it was $87,400 in 2000)

Avon:	$129,602
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,077 - $183,264

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $174,650
Here: $174,650
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $95,218
Here: $95,218
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $59,857
Here: $59,857
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $347,261
Here: $347,261
State: $204,155

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,181

In family households: 1,895 (494 male householders, 147 female householders)
528 spouses, 625 children (583 natural, 0 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 79 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 286 (123 male householders (86 living alone)), 99 female householders (86 living alone)), 64 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 670 (651 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 277 2-persons, 151 3-persons, 115 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 172 1-person, 36 2-persons, 14 3-persons.

388 married couples with children.
95 single-parent households (36 men, 59 women).

90.6% of residents of Avon speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well, 31% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 71 (2.5%)
(67.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Avon, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 164 6 rooms: 264 7 rooms: 134 8 rooms: 34 9 or more rooms: 24

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avon, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 50 5 rooms: 38 6 rooms: 38 7 rooms: 4 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 51
1990 to 1994: 13
1980 to 1989: 136
1970 to 1979: 101
1960 to 1969: 69
1950 to 1959: 61
1940 to 1949: 100
1939 or earlier: 314

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Avon:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 110 3 bedrooms: 450 4 bedrooms: 62 5 or more bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avon:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 75 3 bedrooms: 52 4 bedrooms: 22 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 Avon in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 59 1 vehicle: 139 2 vehicles: 369 3 vehicles: 68 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Avon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 103 2 vehicles: 48 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 25
$50,000 to $59,999: 90
$60,000 to $69,999: 79
$70,000 to $79,999: 37
$80,000 to $89,999: 98
$90,000 to $99,999: 80
$100,000 to $124,999: 69
$125,000 to $149,999: 71
$150,000 to $174,999: 37
$175,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 24
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Avon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Avon:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 14
$400 to $449: 31
$450 to $499: 24
$500 to $549: 19
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 11
$650 to $699: 20
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 16
$800 to $899: 21
$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: 0

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 13 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 12 1980 to 1984: 19 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 14

Avon, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.4%
Number of people working at home: 29 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 55
5 to 9 minutes: 139
10 to 14 minutes: 228
15 to 19 minutes: 232
20 to 24 minutes: 76
25 to 29 minutes: 53
30 to 34 minutes: 73
35 to 39 minutes: 52
40 to 44 minutes: 43
45 to 59 minutes: 98
60 to 89 minutes: 46
90 or more minutes: 0

Avon mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 957 (85%)
Carpooled: 82 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
Bicycle: 9 (1%)
Walked: 27 (2%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 29 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 28
$10,000 to $14,999: 44
$15,000 to $19,999: 54
$20,000 to $24,999: 98
$25,000 to $29,999: 36
$30,000 to $34,999: 82
$35,000 to $39,999: 92
$40,000 to $44,999: 71
$45,000 to $49,999: 43
$50,000 to $59,999: 69
$60,000 to $74,999: 131
$75,000 to $99,999: 84
$100,000 to $124,999: 23
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 993

United States or American: 286

Other groups: 172

English: 159

Italian: 143

Pennsylvania German: 122

Irish: 104

Scotch-Irish: 39

Greek: 34

Slovak: 33

French (except Basque): 22

European: 21

Polish: 20

Hungarian: 15

Scottish: 15

Dutch: 9

British: 7

Russian: 7

Swedish: 7

Austrian: 6

Arab:: 6

Egyptian: 6

Swiss: 6

French Canadian: 5

Czechoslovakian: 5

Danish: 5

Ukrainian: 5

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (23%)
Philippines (17%)
Greece (11%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Italy (8%)
Cambodia (8%)
Egypt (8%)

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

This state: 2390
Northeast: 129
Midwest: 80
South: 121
West: 8

49% of Avon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 39
9th grade: 44
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 71
12th grade, no diploma: 34
High school graduate (or equivalency): 446
Less than 1 year of college: 36
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 62
Associate degree: 46
Bachelor's degree: 79
Master's degree: 16
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 105
9th grade: 54
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 40
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 549
Less than 1 year of college: 49
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 87
Associate degree: 68
Bachelor's degree: 61
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 26.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,049
Black householders: $86,406
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,592
Asian householders: $11,615
Two or more races householders: $3,633

Avon household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Avon household income for Black householders

Avon household income for Asian householders

Avon marital status for males

Avon marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $129,305
Black or African American householders: $407,787
Two or more races householders: $126,043

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 593
One, attached: 196
Two: 38
3 or 4: 40
5 to 9: 22

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Avon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%) Utility gas (18%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%) Utility gas (31%) Electricity (17%) Other fuel (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28

Here:	10.0%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	8.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39

Here:	35.8%
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)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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