CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Avis

Pennsylvania · 1,506 residents · 0.50 sq mi

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Avis is home to 1,506 people in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The median age is 38.1, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $42,900. Households here earn about 30% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. 74% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,506

+1%vs 2000

vs 1,492 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.50 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(114)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(92)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(127)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(71)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(201)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(213)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(154)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.2%(183)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(152)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(89)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,333

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,526

−42%vs 2000

vs $16,371 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,900

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $385 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.1%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

25.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(1,472)

Black0.3%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(1)

Asian0.6%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(1,498)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.3%(5)

Other0.2%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(5)

Puerto Rican0.2%(2)

Asian origin

Korean1.2%(14)

Ancestry

German34.5%(404)

Irish13.2%(154)

Italian8.4%(98)

American8.2%(96)

English4.4%(52)

Polish4.4%(51)

Scottish3.1%(36)

French1.5%(18)

Swedish1.4%(16)

Dutch0.8%(9)

Russian0.5%(6)

Swiss0.5%(6)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Welsh0.3%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.8%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+61%vs 2000

vs 12.0 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 married39.9%(198)

Married45%(223)

Widowed1.8%(9)

Divorced13.3%(66)

Women 15+

Never married23%(110)

Married51.8%(248)

Widowed11.7%(56)

Divorced13.6%(65)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.8%

+16.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.9%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.5%

−14.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% 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)52.3%(45)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.1%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era3.5%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.3%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 86 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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