Avoca vs Cherokee City

A side-by-side comparison of Avoca and Cherokee City: population, income, housing, and more.

Avoca and Cherokee City are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Avoca has the higher population (811 vs 356 in Cherokee City). Since 2019, Cherokee City's population has grown faster (+626.5% vs +36.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Avoca	Cherokee City
Population	811	356
Median age	49.5 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	—
Median home value	$195,700	—
Median gross rent	$1,250	—
Housing units	285	83
Homeownership rate	92.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avoca	Cherokee City
Population	595 → 811 (+36.3%)	49 → 356 (+626.5%)
Median household income	$52,159 → $64,167 (+23.0%)	—
Median home value	$128,900 → $195,700 (+51.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$869 → $1,250 (+43.8%)	—

Avoca

Population

595811

Median household income

$52,159$64,167

Median home value

$128,900$195,700

Median gross rent

$869$1,250

Cherokee City

Population

49356

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avoca	Cherokee City
Under 5	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	15.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.4%	20.5%
35 to 44	6.2%	34.6%
45 to 54	9.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	14.0%
75 and over	25.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avoca	Cherokee City
White (non-Hispanic)	36.9%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	100.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	22.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	35.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avoca	Cherokee City
No high school diploma	18.3%	34.9%
High school graduate	44.6%	65.1%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avoca	Cherokee City
Drove alone	91.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avoca	Cherokee City
1-unit, detached	82.8%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	39.8%

Poverty & households

	Avoca	Cherokee City
Poverty rate	9.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.96	7.12
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1987	—