CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Avoca

Iowa · 1,497 residents · 2.38 sq mi

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Avoca is a city of 1,497 people in Iowa. At a median age of 41.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $35,800. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $268 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,497

−7%vs 2000

vs 1,610 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.5

+2%vs 2000

vs 40.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.38 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(98)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(109)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(110)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.9%(44)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(186)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(188)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(144)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(169)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(172)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.9%(133)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4%(60)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,357

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,826 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,016

−43%vs 2000

vs $20,908 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

+11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,800

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$268

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $421 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(1,578)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(22)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(1,491)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(20)

Asian0.4%(6)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(38)

Puerto Rican0.3%(5)

Asian origin

Korean0.4%(6)

Pakistani0.4%(6)

Filipino0.3%(4)

Ancestry

German41.1%(594)

Irish14.8%(214)

Danish10.6%(153)

English6%(86)

American3.4%(49)

Polish2.8%(41)

Italian1.9%(27)

Norwegian1.7%(25)

Scottish1%(15)

Dutch0.7%(10)

French0.6%(9)

Swedish0.4%(6)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian0.3%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(5)

Brazilian0.2%(3)

French Canadian0.2%(3)

Welsh0.2%(3)

Hungarian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Danish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.9%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.4%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 22.9 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 married23.9%(137)

Married58.7%(337)

Widowed2.8%(16)

Divorced14.6%(84)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(140)

Married51.7%(342)

Widowed11.6%(77)

Divorced15.6%(103)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.6%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.0%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.4%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% 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)6.3%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.2%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.7%(72)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.7%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 127 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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