Avon Park.
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8 tracts·10K people·$145K median·991/mi²
White 36 · Hispanic 34 · Black 24 · Other 4 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1
Living alone 36 · Married couple 35 · Other 30
Retail 30 · Health 25 · Manufacturing 16 · Professional 13 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Service 23 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 14
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 6 · Bike 2 · Transit 0 · Walk 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 Avon Park is $144,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Avon Park has 10,057 residents across 3 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 49.5; the population is 35.7% White, 33.5% Hispanic or Latino, 24.0% Black, 3.6% Other, 2.7% Multiracial and 0.5% Asian; the average household has 2.1 people; 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.3% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (66%), AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (48%) and MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (48%) lead the elementary schools; AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (41%); AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (45%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $921/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Avon Park is $36,485 a year, 58% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Avon Park, median rent is $921/month and the median home value is $144,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Avon Park reported 6.1 violent crimes and 50.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2011).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 51°F; there are 101 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 55 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Avon Park are strong wind (100), drought (84) and wildfire (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Avon Park, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).