Avondale, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

338

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

56.5

1.44% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.99%

41.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$96,391

2.22% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$164,100

Economy

The economy of Avondale, CO employs 269 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Avondale, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (141 people), Educational Services (81 people), and Construction (27 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,086) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,680).

Employment

Occupations

269

2024 Value

± 189

25.1%

1 Year growth

± 78.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Avondale, CO grew at a rate of 25.1%, from 215 employees to 269 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Avondale, CO, are Healthcare Support Occupations (79 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (64 people), and Management Occupations (62 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Avondale, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

269

2024 Value

± 189

25.1%

1 Year growth

± 78.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Avondale, CO grew at a rate of 25.1%, from 215 employees to 269 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Avondale, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (141 people), Educational Services (81 people), and Construction (27 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Avondale, CO, though some of these residents may live in Avondale, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$27,441

Median earning men ± $31,602

$50,132

Median earning women ± $37,762

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,086).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Avondale, CO was $164,100 in 2024, which is 0.493 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,200 to $164,100, a 1.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Avondale, CO is 96.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Avondale, CO have an average commute time of 24.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Avondale, CO is higher than the national average, with an average of 5 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$164,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$32,854

$132

Median Property Taxes

±$111

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Avondale, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Avondale, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

96.4%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 96.4% of the housing units in Avondale, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 90.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Avondale, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$96,391

Median Household Income

± $13,549

137

Number of Households

± 113

In 2024, the median household income of the 137 households in Avondale, CO grew to $96,391 from the previous year's value of $94,302.

The following chart displays the households in Avondale, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Avondale, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Avondale, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Avondale, CO have a shorter commute time (24.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Avondale, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Avondale, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

5 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Avondale, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Avondale, CO have 5 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Avondale, CO (27 out of 338 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Avondale, CO is Other, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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