Avon vs Columbia

A side-by-side comparison of Avon and Columbia: population, income, housing, and more.

Avon and Columbia are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbia has the higher population (769 vs 388 in Avon). Columbia has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $52,500 in Avon). Avon has the higher median home value ($157,400 vs $151,300 in Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Avon	Columbia
Population	388	769
Median age	41.9 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$55,417
Median home value	$157,400	$151,300
Median gross rent	$705	$777
Housing units	209	358
Homeownership rate	76.2%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avon	Columbia
Population	592 → 388 (-34.5%)	678 → 769 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $52,500 (-7.4%)	$35,417 → $55,417 (+56.5%)
Median home value	$147,400 → $157,400 (+6.8%)	$66,700 → $151,300 (+126.8%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $705 (+11.4%)	$768 → $777 (+1.2%)

Avon

Population

592388

Median household income

$56,667$52,500

Median home value

$147,400$157,400

Median gross rent

$633$705

Columbia

Population

678769

Median household income

$35,417$55,417

Median home value

$66,700$151,300

Median gross rent

$768$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avon	Columbia
Under 5	3.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	13.1%	31.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	3.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	18.5%
35 to 44	14.7%	7.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	5.5%
55 to 64	16.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	13.1%	7.4%
75 and over	3.6%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avon	Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	88.6%
Black or African American	2.3%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avon	Columbia
No high school diploma	13.8%	16.3%
High school graduate	23.0%	53.8%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avon	Columbia
Drove alone	91.2%	88.2%
Carpooled	1.7%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avon	Columbia
1-unit, detached	69.4%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.6%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Avon	Columbia
Poverty rate	20.6%	11.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	16	32
Median year structure built	1982	1970