COMPARING TWO PLACES
Avoca vs Martinsville
PLACE A
Avoca, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Martinsville, Virginia
Avoca is 82% smaller than Martinsville. Avoca earns more, with a median household income $16,751 higher.
AVOCAMARTINSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,55113,849−82% vs Martinsville
Population density2,5011,264+1,237
Population growth-5.8%-2.4%−3.4 pts
Median age47.538.4+9.1
Male52.5%46.5%+6.0 pts
Female47.5%53.5%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born2.4%7.4%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.5%41.7%+50.8 pts
Black0.3%43.9%−43.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%8.6%−5.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other4.3%3.0%+1.3 pts
Median household income$63,478$46,727+$16,751
Per capita income$40,369$30,603+$9,766
Poverty rate6.8%23.5%−16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3910.502−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%22.1%−4.3 pts
Graduate degree7.8%8.2%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%2.9%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation65.9%57.2%+8.7 pts
Median home value$185,300$98,400+$86,900
Median gross rent$986$808+$178
Owner-occupied71.8%55.4%+16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%18.8%−8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households14.1%35.6%−21.5 pts
Average commute21.821.3+0.5
Worked from home9.8%10.0%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work3.1%0.0%+3.1 pts
Uninsured4.4%8.3%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025