Avoca

Population: 2,523
Median household income: $68,103
Median home value: $166,600

Avoca is a community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, home to 2,523 residents. At $68,103, its median household income sits above Luzerne County's $62,321.

From 2019 to 2023, Avoca's population declined 3.8% from 2,623 to 2,523, while its median home value rose 48.0% from $112,600 to $166,600.

14.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,523
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $68,103
Median home value: $166,600
Median gross rent: $987
Housing units: 1,225
Homeownership rate: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6232,523

Median household income

$64,338$68,103

Median home value

$112,600$166,600

Median gross rent

$745$987

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,623	$64,338	$112,600	$745
2020	2,612	$62,143	$134,900	$754
2021	2,518	$61,797	$137,800	$820
2022	2,527	$65,924	$156,800	$889
2023	2,523	$68,103	$166,600	$987

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	122	4.8%
5 to 17	281	11.1%
18 to 24	224	8.9%
25 to 34	249	9.9%
35 to 44	357	14.1%
45 to 54	366	14.5%
55 to 64	360	14.3%
65 to 74	269	10.7%
75 and over	295	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,390	94.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	90	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's41.4%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	2.4%
High school graduate	796	42.0%
Some college or associate's	785	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	139	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	131	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit2.9%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,041	76.8%
Carpooled	108	8.0%
Public transit	39	2.9%
Walked	45	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	122	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	459	37.2%
15 to 29 min	520	42.2%
30 to 44 min	109	8.8%
45 to 59 min	53	4.3%
60+ min	92	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 6.4% (162 of 2,523)

	Count	Share
Family households	698	63.8%
Nonfamily households	396	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,094	89.3%
Vacant	131	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	843	77.1%
Renter-occupied	251	22.9%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units16.9%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	902	73.6%
1-unit, attached	65	5.3%
2 to 4 units	207	16.9%
5 to 19 units	26	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4203640
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3382, -75.7422