CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Avoca

New York · 1,033 residents · 1.33 sq mi

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Avoca is a city of 1,033 people in New York. Median home value sits at $36,400. Households here earn about 28% less than in New York as a whole. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 17.6%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% 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

1,033

+2%vs 2000

vs 1,008 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(88)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(106)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(82)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(57)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(73)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(166)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(116)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(113)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(82)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(57)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,571

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,713 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,717

−29%vs 2000

vs $13,639 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.6%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,400

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$348

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $471 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.0%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

29.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96%(968)

Black0.5%(5)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(14)

Asian0.4%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(1,018)

Black1.1%(11)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.4%(4)

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

Dominican1.4%(14)

Puerto Rican0.9%(9)

Mexican0.2%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(1)

Ancestry

German22.7%(232)

English20.9%(214)

Irish16%(164)

American10.4%(106)

Italian5.9%(60)

Swedish4.5%(46)

Scottish1.8%(18)

Dutch1.3%(13)

French1.2%(12)

Polish0.9%(9)

Welsh0.6%(6)

Ukrainian0.5%(5)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.2%(2)

Norwegian0.2%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.5%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.9 min

+71%vs 2000

vs 12.8 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 married25.6%(91)

Married57%(203)

Widowed7%(25)

Divorced10.4%(37)

Women 15+

Never married31.2%(136)

Married50.7%(221)

Widowed6.2%(27)

Divorced11.9%(52)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.3%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.5%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% 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)38.8%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.9%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War25.4%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 67 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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