Avon Park

Population: 9,879
Median household income: $36,845
Median home value: $119,600

Located in Highlands County, Florida, Avon Park is a community with a population of 9,879. Its median household income of $36,845 runs below the Highlands County figure of $55,581.

From 2019 to 2023, Avon Park's population declined 5.6% from 10,461 to 9,879, while its median home value rose 70.1% from $70,300 to $119,600.

79.0% of workers drive to work alone. 52.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,879
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $36,845
Median home value: $119,600
Median gross rent: $909
Housing units: 5,554
Homeownership rate: 58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,4619,879

Median household income

$30,750$36,845

Median home value

$70,300$119,600

Median gross rent

$781$909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,461	$30,750	$70,300	$781
2020	10,539	$30,574	$80,400	$733
2021	9,725	$32,518	$84,700	$772
2022	9,789	$35,340	$101,300	$802
2023	9,879	$36,845	$119,600	$909

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	507	5.1%
5 to 17	1,144	11.6%
18 to 24	750	7.6%
25 to 34	1,201	12.2%
35 to 44	1,232	12.5%
45 to 54	930	9.4%
55 to 64	1,070	10.8%
65 to 74	1,334	13.5%
75 and over	1,711	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,574	36.2%
Black or African American	2,616	26.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.3%
Asian	93	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	332	3.4%
Two or more races	237	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,993	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.5%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,536	20.5%
High school graduate	2,424	32.4%
Some college or associate's	2,639	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	529	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	350	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle2.3%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,537	79.0%
Carpooled	362	11.3%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	92	2.9%
Bicycle	74	2.3%
Worked from home	134	4.2%
Other means	9	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,215	39.5%
15 to 29 min	1,209	39.3%
30 to 44 min	330	10.7%
45 to 59 min	181	5.9%
60+ min	141	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 23.0% (2,206 of 9,599)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,697	59.5%
Nonfamily households	1,836	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,533	81.6%
Vacant	1,021	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,667	58.8%
Renter-occupied	1,866	41.2%

1-unit, detached52.1%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units17.7%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other15.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,895	52.1%
1-unit, attached	205	3.7%
2 to 4 units	981	17.7%
5 to 19 units	498	9.0%
20 or more units	126	2.3%
Mobile home & other	849	15.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1202750
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 27.5897, -81.5073