Avondale

Population: 1,286
Median household income: $80,000
Median home value: $294,800

Avondale, a community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, has 1,286 residents. The median household income of $80,000 is below the Chester County median ($123,041).

Between 2019 and 2023, Avondale's population declined 8.5% from 1,406 to 1,286, while its median home value rose 30.5% from $225,900 to $294,800.

The median resident is 30.4 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 24.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,286
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $80,000
Median home value: $294,800
Median gross rent: $1,458
Housing units: 504
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4061,286

Median household income

$74,007$80,000

Median home value

$225,900$294,800

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,458

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,406	$74,007	$225,900	$1,456
2020	1,348	$72,569	$235,600	$1,355
2021	1,364	$78,125	$251,100	$1,434
2022	1,275	$75,909	$287,300	$1,456
2023	1,286	$80,000	$294,800	$1,458

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3424.7%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 645.6%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	5.7%
5 to 17	308	24.0%
18 to 24	81	6.3%
25 to 34	317	24.7%
35 to 44	205	15.9%
45 to 54	102	7.9%
55 to 64	72	5.6%
65 to 74	83	6.5%
75 and over	45	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	332	25.8%
Black or African American	56	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	65	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	816	63.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma42.1%

High school graduate16.5%

Some college or associate's15.5%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	347	42.1%
High school graduate	136	16.5%
Some college or associate's	128	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	121	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	92	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means14.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	457	66.0%
Carpooled	75	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	57	8.2%
Other means	103	14.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	254	40.0%
15 to 29 min	179	28.2%
30 to 44 min	146	23.0%
45 to 59 min	20	3.1%
60+ min	36	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 7.3% (94 of 1,283)

	Count	Share
Family households	314	72.4%
Nonfamily households	120	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	434	86.1%
Vacant	70	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	253	58.3%
Renter-occupied	181	41.7%

1-unit, detached44.6%

1-unit, attached30.6%

2 to 4 units19.0%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	225	44.6%
1-unit, attached	154	30.6%
2 to 4 units	96	19.0%
5 to 19 units	28	5.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4203656
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.8262, -75.7813