Avella vs Hickory

A side-by-side comparison of Avella and Hickory: population, income, housing, and more.

Avella and Hickory are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Avella has the higher population (702 vs 652 in Hickory). Hickory has the higher median household income ($94,844 vs $63,636 in Avella). Hickory has the higher median home value ($188,500 vs $134,700 in Avella).

Population, income & housing

	Avella	Hickory
Population	702	652
Median age	35.9 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,636	$94,844
Median home value	$134,700	$188,500
Median gross rent	$1,224	—
Housing units	343	249
Homeownership rate	63.0%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	20.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avella	Hickory
Population	888 → 702 (-20.9%)	561 → 652 (+16.2%)
Median household income	$60,208 → $63,636 (+5.7%)	$57,292 → $94,844 (+65.5%)
Median home value	$127,300 → $134,700 (+5.8%)	$143,400 → $188,500 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $1,224 (+54.5%)	—

Avella

Population

888702

Median household income

$60,208$63,636

Median home value

$127,300$134,700

Median gross rent

$792$1,224

Hickory

Population

561652

Median household income

$57,292$94,844

Median home value

$143,400$188,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avella	Hickory
Under 5	1.6%	13.2%
5 to 17	27.9%	6.1%
18 to 24	3.6%	11.2%
25 to 34	12.0%	18.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	2.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.7%
55 to 64	16.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	17.0%
75 and over	4.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avella	Hickory
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	100.0%
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	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avella	Hickory
No high school diploma	11.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	50.9%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avella	Hickory
Drove alone	83.6%	94.9%
Carpooled	3.6%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avella	Hickory
1-unit, detached	69.7%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Avella	Hickory
Poverty rate	28.8%	4.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	47	25
Median year structure built	1953	1962