Avon Park is home to 10,057 people in Florida. At a median age of 49.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Florida median by roughly 51%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $144,700. Households take in $36,485 at the median, 56% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $36,485, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Avon Park
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share6.3% → 33.5%(+27.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.7% → 10.7%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share62.8% → 35.7%(−27.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Its weight in Highlands County
Avon Park's population equals 9.5% of Highlands County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.3% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 4.9% of the county's.
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)11.5%(93)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.6%(29)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.5%(311)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.2%(90)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 807 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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Over time
Avon Park, decade by decade
Avon Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,042
$42,100
$95,523
7.7%
64.3
2000
8,542
$42,947
$78,878
7.8%
79.4
2010
8,836
$41,081
$133,356
9.0%
84.1
2020
9,658
$37,057
$97,448
10.2%
84.8
2024
10,057
$36,485
$144,700
10.7%
87.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
