Astoria vs Avon

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

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

Astoria has the higher population (1,094 vs 670 in Avon). Astoria has the higher median household income ($49,345 vs $45,500 in Avon). Astoria has the higher median home value ($63,700 vs $60,000 in Avon).

Population, income & housing

	Astoria	Avon
Population	1,094	670
Median age	31.8 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,345	$45,500
Median home value	$63,700	$60,000
Median gross rent	$668	$750
Housing units	616	392
Homeownership rate	70.0%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Astoria	Avon
Population	993 → 1,094 (+10.2%)	614 → 670 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$36,685 → $49,345 (+34.5%)	$44,615 → $45,500 (+2.0%)
Median home value	$48,000 → $63,700 (+32.7%)	$51,200 → $60,000 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	$425 → $668 (+57.2%)	$573 → $750 (+30.9%)

Astoria

Population

9931,094

Median household income

$36,685$49,345

Median home value

$48,000$63,700

Median gross rent

$425$668

Avon

Population

614670

Median household income

$44,615$45,500

Median home value

$51,200$60,000

Median gross rent

$573$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Astoria	Avon
Under 5	8.0%	6.3%
5 to 17	20.3%	23.1%
18 to 24	9.6%	3.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	5.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	16.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	16.1%
65 to 74	8.0%	5.5%
75 and over	5.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Astoria	Avon
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	98.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Astoria	Avon
No high school diploma	9.7%	18.6%
High school graduate	37.9%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Astoria	Avon
Drove alone	69.7%	82.1%
Carpooled	15.7%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	10.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	2.9%
Other means	0.8%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Astoria	Avon
1-unit, detached	86.7%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Astoria	Avon
Poverty rate	14.9%	25.2%
Average household size	2.22	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1963	1950