CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Avon Park

Florida · 8,042 residents · 10.2 sq mi

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With 8,042 people, Avon Park is a city in Florida. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. At a median age of 38.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Florida median by roughly 36%. Median home value sits at $39,800. 23.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,042

−6%vs 2000

vs 8,542 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

+6%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(565)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(756)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(410)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(560)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(469)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.3%(988)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.2%(822)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(697)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(835)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(960)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.7%(779)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(201)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,541

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,576 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,631

−19%vs 2000

vs $11,897 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.0%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,800

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$338

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $448 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.2%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.6% in 2000

34.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.6%(4,233)

Black28.9%(2,469)

Hispanic / Latino18.7%(1,598)

Asian0.7%(59)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67%(5,387)

Black30.2%(2,431)

Hispanic / Latino6.3%(509)

Asian0.3%(22)

Other2.5%(202)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican16%(1,609)

Mexican8.5%(854)

Cuban3.6%(364)

Central American2.6%(265)

Nicaraguan2.1%(211)

South American1.3%(130)

Venezuelan0.9%(91)

Ecuadorian0.4%(38)

Dominican0.3%(35)

Costa Rican0.3%(31)

Honduran0.2%(23)

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.2%(23)

Asian Indian0.1%(15)

Kazakh0.1%(13)

Ancestry

German8.8%(884)

American8.4%(847)

Irish6.1%(618)

English5.2%(521)

West Indian5.2%(521)

Jamaican2.6%(265)

Dutch2.5%(248)

Polish2.3%(233)

Italian1.4%(139)

Haitian1.2%(124)

French1.2%(121)

Scottish1.1%(111)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Trinidadian & Tobagonian1.1%(109)

Canadian0.8%(77)

Norwegian0.6%(58)

Finnish0.4%(44)

Hungarian0.4%(38)

Arab0.4%(36)

Swedish0.3%(28)

Egyptian0.3%(27)

Subsaharan African0.2%(24)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(18)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Welsh0.1%(13)

Lebanese0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(6)

Greek0%(4)

Russian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.3%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.8 min

−19%vs 2000

vs 17.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37%(1,568)

Married47.9%(2,030)

Widowed5.1%(218)

Divorced9.9%(418)

Women 15+

Never married31.8%(1,447)

Married41.6%(1,894)

Widowed12.2%(555)

Divorced14.4%(655)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.4%

−11.6 ptssince 2013

from 25.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.4%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.2%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

36.5%

+12.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.8%

−14.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.3%

+11.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.3%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% 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)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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