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California·Kings County
2 tracts·9K people·$229K median·446/mi²
Hispanic 87 · White 8 · Black 3 · Asian 1 · Multiracial 1 · Other 1
Married couple 59 · Other 33 · Living alone 8
Avenal 9 · Fresno 8 · Visalia 3 · Lemoore 3 · Bakersfield 3 · Elsewhere 74
Public admin 44 · Retail 28 · Health 13 · Professional 10 · Manufacturing 2 · Leisure 1 · Other 2
Construction · maintenance 48 · Production · transport 18 · Service 15 · Management · business · science · arts 13 · Sales · office 5
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 46 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0 · Work from home 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Avenal is $228,900 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Avenal has 13,608 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.5; the population is 86.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% White, 2.9% Black, 1.0% Asian, 0.8% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 3.7 people; 2.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.1% (Census ACS).
Avenal Elementary (30%) and Tamarack Elementary (12%) lead the elementary schools; Reef-Sunset Middle is the middle school with reported scores (12%); Avenal High (18%) and Sunrise Continuation High (0%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,015/month, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Avenal is $54,741 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Avenal, median rent is $1,015/month and the median home value is $228,900 (Census ACS).
Avenal reported 8.0 violent crimes and 7.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 41°F; there are 115 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 7 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Avenal are heat wave (96), earthquake (95) and drought (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.77g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Avenal scores 5.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).