COMPARING TWO PLACES
Avoca vs Bedford
PLACE A
Avoca, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Avoca is 9% smaller than Bedford. Avoca earns more, with a median household income $22,103 higher. Bedford has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
AVOCABEDFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,5512,817−9% vs Bedford
Population density2,5012,596−95
Population growth-5.8%0.8%−6.6 pts
Median age47.545.9+1.6
Male52.5%49.7%+2.8 pts
Female47.5%50.3%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born2.4%3.7%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.5%94.1%−1.6 pts
Black0.3%0.9%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%0.4%+2.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other4.3%1.4%+2.8 pts
Median household income$63,478$41,375+$22,103
Per capita income$40,369$33,560+$6,809
Poverty rate6.8%12.5%−5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3910.465−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%18.1%−0.3 pts
Graduate degree7.8%8.2%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%2.6%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation65.9%61.0%+4.9 pts
Median home value$185,300$182,000+$3,300
Median gross rent$986$677+$309
Owner-occupied71.8%47.7%+24.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%12.6%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households14.1%54.6%−40.6 pts
Average commute21.815.4+6.4
Worked from home9.8%5.8%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work3.1%0.0%+3.1 pts
Uninsured4.4%4.6%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025