Avondale, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,108. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,095 (-1.2% change)
Males: 588 (53.1%), Females: 520 (46.9%)

Zip code: 19311

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $46,875
Median house value: $118,800

Population by Race

Races in Avondale:

• White Non-Hispanic (44.9%)
• Hispanic (38.1%)
• Black (16.6%)
• Other race (10.4%)
• Two or more races (2.1%)
• American Indian (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (12.7%), Italian (9.0%), German (8.5%), English (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), United States (2.5%).

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Avondale

• High school or higher: 64.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 10.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avondale borough

• Never married: 27.3%
• Now married: 54.7%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 6.3%
• Divorced: 9.9%

26.9% Foreign born (25.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+6.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Avondale:

• SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY MED CENTER (about 5 miles; WEST GROVE, PA)
• BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; COATESVILLE, PA)
• ALFRED I DUPONT INSTITUTE (about 13 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Avondale:

• NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 17 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
• PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 39 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
• READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 39 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Avondale:

• NEW GARDEN (about 2 miles; TOUGHKENAMON, PA; Abbreviation: N57)
• CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 11 miles; COATESVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 40N)
• RAINTREE (about 19 miles; ELKTON, MD; Abbreviation: 1C4)

Amtrak stations near Avondale:

• 11 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
• 12 miles: COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
• 14 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avondale:

• DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 15 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
• WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,419)
• WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 18 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
• IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 21 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,042)
• UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 23 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
• DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; MEDIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,248)
• WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)