Avon vs Rodanthe

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

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

Avon has the higher population (364 vs 306 in Rodanthe). Rodanthe has the higher median home value ($431,300 vs $292,400 in Avon). Since 2019, Rodanthe's population has grown faster (+117.0% vs -13.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Avon	Rodanthe
Population	364	306
Median age	55.0 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$34,066
Median home value	$292,400	$431,300
Housing units	1,727	517
Homeownership rate	89.8%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	68.8%
Unemployment rate	18.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avon	Rodanthe
Population	421 → 364 (-13.5%)	141 → 306 (+117.0%)
Median household income	$26,652 → $33,750 (+26.6%)	$59,180 → $34,066 (-42.4%)
Median home value	$204,100 → $292,400 (+43.3%)	$341,200 → $431,300 (+26.4%)

Avon

Population

421364

Median household income

$26,652$33,750

Median home value

$204,100$292,400

Rodanthe

Population

141306

Median household income

$59,180$34,066

Median home value

$341,200$431,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avon	Rodanthe
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	5.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	17.6%
25 to 34	7.4%	12.1%
35 to 44	8.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	35.4%	52.6%
55 to 64	4.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	42.6%	11.8%
75 and over	2.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avon	Rodanthe
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	94.8%
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	0.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avon	Rodanthe
No high school diploma	3.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	33.2%	10.7%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	42.9%	68.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avon	Rodanthe
Drove alone	100.0%	45.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	15.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	38.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avon	Rodanthe
1-unit, detached	87.6%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	20.3%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	18.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Avon	Rodanthe
Poverty rate	16.5%	4.9%
Average household size	1.37	1.48
Median year structure built	1987	2000