Avonmore vs Norvelt

A side-by-side comparison of Avonmore and Norvelt: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Avonmore has the higher population (1,008 vs 891 in Norvelt). Norvelt has the higher median household income ($54,605 vs $50,417 in Avonmore). Norvelt has the higher median home value ($197,900 vs $88,800 in Avonmore).

Population, income & housing

	Avonmore	Norvelt
Population	1,008	891
Median age	51.2 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,417	$54,605
Median home value	$88,800	$197,900
Median gross rent	$750	—
Housing units	516	444
Homeownership rate	65.1%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avonmore	Norvelt
Population	988 → 1,008 (+2.0%)	770 → 891 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$40,952 → $50,417 (+23.1%)	$55,682 → $54,605 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$78,600 → $88,800 (+13.0%)	$153,100 → $197,900 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $750 (+21.0%)	—

Avonmore

Population

9881,008

Median household income

$40,952$50,417

Median home value

$78,600$88,800

Median gross rent

$620$750

Norvelt

Population

770891

Median household income

$55,682$54,605

Median home value

$153,100$197,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avonmore	Norvelt
Under 5	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	13.5%	3.4%
25 to 34	14.4%	9.4%
35 to 44	7.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	17.9%	19.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	10.2%
75 and over	12.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avonmore	Norvelt
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	97.9%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avonmore	Norvelt
No high school diploma	10.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.9%	49.7%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avonmore	Norvelt
Drove alone	82.3%	88.7%
Carpooled	7.9%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avonmore	Norvelt
1-unit, detached	65.9%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Avonmore	Norvelt
Poverty rate	12.1%	11.0%
Average household size	2.19	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1953	1962