Avoca vs Linden

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

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

Linden has the higher population (539 vs 467 in Avoca). Linden has the higher median household income ($61,406 vs $54,500 in Avoca). Linden has the higher median home value ($161,100 vs $95,000 in Avoca).

Population, income & housing

	Avoca	Linden
Population	467	539
Median age	45.6 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,500	$61,406
Median home value	$95,000	$161,100
Median gross rent	$829	$446
Housing units	244	259
Homeownership rate	79.6%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.2%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avoca	Linden
Population	683 → 467 (-31.6%)	512 → 539 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$41,838 → $54,500 (+30.3%)	$49,464 → $61,406 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$71,500 → $95,000 (+32.9%)	$110,800 → $161,100 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $829 (+18.6%)	$329 → $446 (+35.6%)

Avoca

Population

683467

Median household income

$41,838$54,500

Median home value

$71,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$699$829

Linden

Population

512539

Median household income

$49,464$61,406

Median home value

$110,800$161,100

Median gross rent

$329$446

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avoca	Linden
Under 5	7.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.9%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	17.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.1%
45 to 54	18.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	17.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.3%
75 and over	6.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avoca	Linden
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	95.7%
Black or African American	6.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avoca	Linden
No high school diploma	10.6%	5.2%
High school graduate	55.8%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avoca	Linden
Drove alone	73.6%	82.4%
Carpooled	11.3%	12.2%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	4.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avoca	Linden
1-unit, detached	66.0%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.6%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Avoca	Linden
Poverty rate	22.3%	9.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1972	1956