CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Avocado Heights

California · 15,148 residents · 2.25 sq mi

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Avocado Heights is a city of 15,148 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 30.4. The typical home is worth $177,000. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median rent is $803 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,148

+6%since 1990

from 14,283 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

30.4

+4%since 1990

from 29.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.25 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58.1%(1,224)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.3%(1,411)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(1,332)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.7%(1,170)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.9%(1,192)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415.3%(2,317)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.2%(2,156)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.7%(1,779)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.2%(1,246)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.5%(838)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.5%(385)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.6%(98)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,712

−14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $42,800 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,570

+18%since 1990

from $12,374 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

16.3%

+3.6 ptssince 1990

from 12.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$177,000

−32%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $196,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$803

−15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $719 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

76.1%

−0.9 ptssince 1990

from 77.0% in 1990

23.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.5%(8,502)

Black1%(149)

Hispanic / Latino66.3%(9,470)

Asian11.9%(1,700)

2000

White, non-Hispanic11.6%(1,757)

Black0.6%(87)

Hispanic / Latino77.7%(11,776)

Asian8.9%(1,341)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican75.4%(9,494)

Central American4.8%(606)

Salvadoran2.4%(298)

Guatemalan1.8%(225)

South American1.8%(224)

Ecuadorian1.1%(140)

Nicaraguan0.7%(83)

Cuban0.6%(71)

Argentine0.4%(55)

Puerto Rican0.3%(32)

Chilean0.1%(12)

Spaniard0.1%(10)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(9)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese5.7%(718)

Vietnamese1%(122)

Japanese0.8%(98)

Thai0.7%(89)

Cambodian0.5%(59)

Filipino0.2%(31)

Korean0.2%(30)

Asian Indian0.2%(22)

Indonesian0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(7)

Ancestry

American1.3%(167)

German0.6%(81)

Irish0.5%(61)

Polish0.3%(43)

Italian0.3%(35)

Arab0.2%(27)

Lebanese0.2%(27)

Armenian0.2%(21)

English0.2%(21)

Norwegian0.1%(18)

Scottish0.1%(12)

French0.1%(11)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.1%(9)

Dutch0.1%(9)

British0%(5)

Swedish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Guatemalan population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−2.3 ptssince 1990

from 11.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

57.7%

−5.0 ptssince 1990

from 62.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.7%

+0.1 ptssince 1990

from 2.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

−20%since 1990

from 26.0 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married37%(2,041)

Married56.4%(3,106)

Widowed1.8%(101)

Divorced4.8%(263)

Women 15+

Never married29.8%(1,676)

Married55.7%(3,129)

Widowed7.6%(428)

Divorced6.9%(387)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−18.3 ptssince 2013

from 25.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.3%(35)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14%(32)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45%(103)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 229 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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