Avoca vs Lake Wilson

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

Avoca and Lake Wilson are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Wilson has the higher population (227 vs 101 in Avoca). Lake Wilson has the higher median household income ($59,375 vs $50,000 in Avoca). Lake Wilson has the higher median home value ($92,800 vs $50,700 in Avoca).

Population, income & housing

	Avoca	Lake Wilson
Population	101	227
Median age	54.7 yrs	57.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$59,375
Median home value	$50,700	$92,800
Median gross rent	—	$750
Housing units	66	140
Homeownership rate	85.4%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avoca	Lake Wilson
Population	98 → 101 (+3.1%)	222 → 227 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $50,000 (+3.9%)	$50,000 → $59,375 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$36,700 → $50,700 (+38.1%)	$57,300 → $92,800 (+62.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$631 → $750 (+18.9%)

Avoca

Population

98101

Median household income

$48,125$50,000

Median home value

$36,700$50,700

Lake Wilson

Population

222227

Median household income

$50,000$59,375

Median home value

$57,300$92,800

Median gross rent

$631$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avoca	Lake Wilson
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	16.8%	10.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	9.3%
35 to 44	7.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	17.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	21.8%	21.6%
65 to 74	21.8%	18.1%
75 and over	5.0%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avoca	Lake Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avoca	Lake Wilson
No high school diploma	9.5%	5.9%
High school graduate	57.1%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avoca	Lake Wilson
Drove alone	73.2%	87.5%
Carpooled	19.5%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.5%
Other means	4.9%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avoca	Lake Wilson
1-unit, detached	98.5%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
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	1.5%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Avoca	Lake Wilson
Poverty rate	6.9%	13.2%
Average household size	2.10	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1942	1954