COMPARING TWO PLACES
Avoca vs Spencer
PLACE A
Avoca, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Spencer, Oklahoma
Avoca is 34% smaller than Spencer. Avoca earns more, with a median household income $3,617 higher. Spencer has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -6%).
AVOCASPENCERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,5513,857−34% vs Spencer
Population density2,501717+1,784
Population growth-5.8%1.7%−7.5 pts
Median age47.544.2+3.3
Male52.5%45.6%+7.0 pts
Female47.5%54.4%−7.0 pts
Foreign-born2.4%6.7%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.5%29.0%+63.5 pts
Black0.3%44.5%−44.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%16.2%−13.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other4.3%9.1%−4.8 pts
Median household income$63,478$59,861+$3,617
Per capita income$40,369$29,379+$10,990
Poverty rate6.8%15.1%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3910.379+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%26.0%−8.2 pts
Graduate degree7.8%9.5%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%8.7%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation65.9%61.8%+4.1 pts
Median home value$185,300$157,000+$28,300
Median gross rent$986$940+$46
Owner-occupied71.8%63.3%+8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%9.4%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households14.1%21.3%−7.2 pts
Average commute21.825.8−4.0
Worked from home9.8%16.1%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work3.1%0.0%+3.1 pts
Uninsured4.4%7.8%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025