Avoca, PA Population

Overview

2,518

Total Population

46.1

Median age

51.19%

Female population %

95.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

58.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Avoca's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Avoca is 46.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Avoca's population under 18 was 15.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Avoca's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Avoca, 13.30% were under the age of 15, 16.88% aged 15 to 29, 46.43% aged 30 to 64, 21.33% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 60 more females than males in Avoca:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.19% females and 48.81% males in Avoca, PA.
The Avoca, PA gender ratio is 95.3:100 i.e. 95.3 men to 100 women (0.953).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 113.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 142.

Avoca's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Avoca population: 98.09% are White and 1.91% are multiracial.
Avoca's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,503 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Avoca is White with a population of 2,47 (98.09% of the total population).

Avoca's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,821 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Avoca's population decreased by 183 (6.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Avoca's population decreased by 135 (5.12%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Avoca's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,503.