Avondale vs Blende

A side-by-side comparison of Avondale and Blende: population, income, housing, and more.

Avondale and Blende are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Blende has the higher population (646 vs 298 in Avondale). Avondale has the higher median household income ($94,302 vs $50,385 in Blende). Blende has the higher median home value ($240,700 vs $162,200 in Avondale).

Population, income & housing

	Avondale	Blende
Population	298	646
Median age	55.7 yrs	55.9 yrs
Median household income	$94,302	$50,385
Median home value	$162,200	$240,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,479
Housing units	108	346
Homeownership rate	90.7%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avondale	Blende
Population	708 → 298 (-57.9%)	879 → 646 (-26.5%)
Median household income	$103,393 → $94,302 (-8.8%)	$40,469 → $50,385 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$205,100 → $162,200 (-20.9%)	$153,400 → $240,700 (+56.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$790 → $1,479 (+87.2%)

Avondale

Population

708298

Median household income

$103,393$94,302

Median home value

$205,100$162,200

Blende

Population

879646

Median household income

$40,469$50,385

Median home value

$153,400$240,700

Median gross rent

$790$1,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avondale	Blende
Under 5	6.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	4.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.7%
25 to 34	7.7%	2.9%
35 to 44	17.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	7.4%
55 to 64	41.6%	21.2%
65 to 74	13.8%	18.9%
75 and over	0.3%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avondale	Blende
White (non-Hispanic)	17.1%	39.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	18.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	64.4%	57.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avondale	Blende
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.2%
High school graduate	31.1%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	54.7%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avondale	Blende
Drove alone	100.0%	84.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avondale	Blende
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Avondale	Blende
Poverty rate	13.8%	19.3%
Average household size	2.76	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1959	1960