Avoca vs South Bend

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

Avoca and South Bend are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Avoca has the higher population (186 vs 99 in South Bend). Avoca has the higher median household income ($71,563 vs $62,188 in South Bend). Avoca has the higher median home value ($142,700 vs $114,700 in South Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Avoca	South Bend
Population	186	99
Median age	40.4 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,563	$62,188
Median home value	$142,700	$114,700
Median gross rent	$900	$925
Housing units	90	49
Homeownership rate	84.0%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avoca	South Bend
Population	281 → 186 (-33.8%)	94 → 99 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $71,563 (+20.5%)	$56,250 → $62,188 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $142,700 (+50.2%)	$101,600 → $114,700 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $900 (+42.2%)	$725 → $925 (+27.6%)

Avoca

Population

281186

Median household income

$59,375$71,563

Median home value

$95,000$142,700

Median gross rent

$633$900

South Bend

Population

9499

Median household income

$56,250$62,188

Median home value

$101,600$114,700

Median gross rent

$725$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avoca	South Bend
Under 5	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	5.1%
18 to 24	13.4%	10.1%
25 to 34	7.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	14.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	13.4%	7.1%
55 to 64	12.9%	37.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	5.1%
75 and over	2.2%	17.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avoca	South Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	4.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avoca	South Bend
No high school diploma	5.3%	19.0%
High school graduate	46.0%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avoca	South Bend
Drove alone	90.6%	96.7%
Carpooled	1.7%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avoca	South Bend
1-unit, detached	92.2%	49.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	40.8%

Poverty & households

	Avoca	South Bend
Poverty rate	12.2%	16.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	37	21
Median year structure built	1938	1986