Armona vs Avenal

A side-by-side comparison of Armona and Avenal: population, income, housing, and more.

Armona and Avenal are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Avenal has the higher population (13,441 vs 4,084 in Armona). Armona has the higher median household income ($60,100 vs $52,986 in Avenal). Armona has the higher median home value ($260,300 vs $224,800 in Avenal).

Population, income & housing

	Armona	Avenal
Population	4,084	13,441
Median age	27.0 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,100	$52,986
Median home value	$260,300	$224,800
Median gross rent	$1,282	$1,060
Housing units	1,133	3,085
Homeownership rate	62.1%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armona	Avenal
Population	4,407 → 4,084 (-7.3%)	12,961 → 13,441 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$48,828 → $60,100 (+23.1%)	$41,114 → $52,986 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$151,500 → $260,300 (+71.8%)	$152,500 → $224,800 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $1,282 (+21.9%)	$856 → $1,060 (+23.8%)

Armona

Population

4,4074,084

Median household income

$48,828$60,100

Median home value

$151,500$260,300

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,282

Avenal

Population

12,96113,441

Median household income

$41,114$52,986

Median home value

$152,500$224,800

Median gross rent

$856$1,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armona	Avenal
Under 5	7.6%	7.0%
5 to 17	22.6%	20.4%
18 to 24	16.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	19.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	18.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	9.4%
65 to 74	3.8%	3.6%
75 and over	2.9%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armona	Avenal
White (non-Hispanic)	9.9%	7.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	10.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	74.0%	86.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armona	Avenal
No high school diploma	36.8%	48.8%
High school graduate	36.4%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armona	Avenal
Drove alone	80.0%	74.2%
Carpooled	14.3%	17.4%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.8%
Other means	2.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armona	Avenal
1-unit, detached	78.8%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Armona	Avenal
Poverty rate	11.7%	22.1%
Average household size	4.25	3.50
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1987	1984