Avoca vs Gateway

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

Avoca and Gateway 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 297 in Gateway). Avoca has the higher median household income ($64,167 vs $47,917 in Gateway). Avoca has the higher median home value ($195,700 vs $168,800 in Gateway).

Population, income & housing

	Avoca	Gateway
Population	811	297
Median age	49.5 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$47,917
Median home value	$195,700	$168,800
Median gross rent	$1,250	—
Housing units	285	165
Homeownership rate	92.3%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avoca	Gateway
Population	595 → 811 (+36.3%)	318 → 297 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$52,159 → $64,167 (+23.0%)	$42,375 → $47,917 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$128,900 → $195,700 (+51.8%)	$149,100 → $168,800 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $1,250 (+43.8%)	$675 → $588 (-12.9%)

Avoca

Population

595811

Median household income

$52,159$64,167

Median home value

$128,900$195,700

Median gross rent

$869$1,250

Gateway

Population

318297

Median household income

$42,375$47,917

Median home value

$149,100$168,800

Median gross rent

$675$588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avoca	Gateway
Under 5	5.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	14.9%	9.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	11.4%
25 to 34	15.4%	7.4%
35 to 44	6.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	7.7%
55 to 64	8.3%	20.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	13.8%
75 and over	25.4%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avoca	Gateway
White (non-Hispanic)	36.9%	75.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	22.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	15.8%
Hispanic or Latino	35.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avoca	Gateway
No high school diploma	18.3%	15.0%
High school graduate	44.6%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avoca	Gateway
Drove alone	91.3%	83.1%
Carpooled	4.3%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avoca	Gateway
1-unit, detached	82.8%	72.1%
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%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	26.1%

Poverty & households

	Avoca	Gateway
Poverty rate	9.1%	10.1%
Average household size	2.96	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	42
Median year structure built	1987	1987