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Avon Connecticut Information: Avon, Connecticut is part of HARTFORD County. Population for Avon from the last gathering is 15832. You can view Avon venues that host many Avon CT events every year. You can also research Avon Connecticut homes for sale by visiting our Avon Connecticut real estate guide. Avon Connecticut has a latitude of 41.7922 and a longitude of -72.8576. Zip codes in Avon, CT include 06001 ... more Avon zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Avon, CT
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Avon, CT was 15,832.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Avon was 7,579, which represents 47.9 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Avon, CT
There are an estimated 4,143 married men in the town. 72 percent of men over 15 years old in Avon are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Avon is 8,253 which is 52.1 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Avon, Connecticut
There are an estimated 4,198 married women in the community. 63.6 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Avon, CT
The median age of people living in Avon, CT was 42 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Avon was 1,018. There were 11,695 people above the age of 18, which represents 73.9 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 15 percent of the population (2,371) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Avon, CT
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Avon, CT was 15,710.

White Population in Avon, CT
The estimated White population in the Avon community is 15,030, which is 94.9 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Avon, Connecticut
The estimated Black/African American population is 155, which is 1 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Avon, CT
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Avon, CT was 8.

Asian Population in Avon, Connecticut
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 469.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Avon, CT
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Avon was an estimated 3.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 45, while those of “two or more races” was 122 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Avon community was 249, or 1.6 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Avon, CT
The household population number in Avon was 15,657.

Group Quarters Population in Avon, CT
Group Quarters population in the community was 175.

Average Household Size in Avon, CT
The average household size in Avon is 2.53 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.03 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Avon, CT
At the time of the last census survey, there were 6,480 total housing units in Avon.

The number of occupied housing units was 6,192, or 95.6 of the total units in town. Of these, 5,316 were owner-occupied (85.9), and 876 were renter-occupied (14.1, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 288 vacant homes in Avon at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Avon, Connecticut
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 4,722, with a median value in dollars of 252,000.

Monthly Owner Costs in Avon, CT
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,933 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Avon, average costs per month were $595 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 10,600 people in the community had a high school degree, or 95.4 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Avon, Connecticut
6,893 people in Avon also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 62 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Avon, CT
The number of Civilian Veterans in Avon was 1,615, or 13.8 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Avon, CT
In 2000, there were 1,450 people in Avon, CT listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Avon, CT
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 1,371 people in Avon who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 9.3 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Avon, Connecticut
There were 8,120 in the labor force in Avon at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 66.8 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Avon was 23.3 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Avon, CT
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $90,934. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Avon, CT
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $109,161. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Avon, Connecticut
Per capita income in Avon in the last full census was 51,706. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Avon numbered 40, or 0.9 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Avon, CT
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 263, or 1.7 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.