Avoca

Population: 467
Median household income: $54,500
Median home value: $95,000

Located in Iowa County, Wisconsin, Avoca is a community with a population of 467. The median household income of $54,500 is below the Iowa County median ($83,372).

From 2019 to 2023, Avoca's population declined 31.6% from 683 to 467, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $71,500 to $95,000.

3.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 467
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $54,500
Median home value: $95,000
Median gross rent: $829
Housing units: 244
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

683467

Median household income

$41,838$54,500

Median home value

$71,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$699$829

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	683	$41,838	$71,500	$699
2020	582	$44,107	$77,700	$716
2021	555	$50,250	$76,500	$743
2022	519	$55,139	$86,100	$813
2023	467	$54,500	$95,000	$829

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5418.0%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	7.1%
5 to 17	65	13.9%
18 to 24	30	6.4%
25 to 34	49	10.5%
35 to 44	53	11.3%
45 to 54	84	18.0%
55 to 64	83	17.8%
65 to 74	40	8.6%
75 and over	30	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	431	92.3%
Black or African American	32	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.4%
Two or more races	2	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate55.8%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree2.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	10.6%
High school graduate	189	55.8%
Some college or associate's	103	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	7	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit1.9%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	156	73.6%
Carpooled	24	11.3%
Public transit	4	1.9%
Walked	12	5.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	5.7%
Other means	4	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	37.0%
15 to 29 min	47	23.5%
30 to 44 min	37	18.5%
45 to 59 min	8	4.0%
60+ min	34	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 22.3% (104 of 467)

	Count	Share
Family households	125	67.2%
Nonfamily households	61	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	186	76.2%
Vacant	58	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	148	79.6%
Renter-occupied	38	20.4%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	161	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.2%
5 to 19 units	15	6.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	65	26.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5504025
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 43.1877, -90.3263