Moving to Avon, South Dakota
Population: 561. Estimated population in July 2024: 543 (-3.2% change)
Males: 267 (47.6%), Females: 294 (52.4%)
Bon Homme County
Zip code: 57315
Demographics
Median resident age: 47.6 years
Median household income: $27,656
Median house value: $38,400
Population by Race
Races in Avon:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
Ancestries: German (50.3%), Dutch (12.7%), Irish (11.6%), Czech (10.3%), United States (6.6%), English (6.2%).
Elevation: 1608 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Avon
- High school or higher: 74.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 1.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Avon city
- Never married: 15.5%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 5.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-2.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Avon:
- ST MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL – CAH (about 14 miles; TYNDALL, SD)
- WAGNER COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 17 miles; WAGNER, SD)
- LANDMANN-JUNGMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 24 miles; SCOTLAND, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Avon:
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 48 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 83 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 96 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
Other public-use airports nearest to Avon:
- SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 15 miles; SPRINGFIELD, SD; Abbreviation: Y03)
- WAGNER MUNI (about 16 miles; WAGNER, SD; Abbreviation: AGZ)
- PARKSTON MUNI (about 26 miles; PARKSTON, SD; Abbreviation: 8V3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avon:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 79 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 90 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 129 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 150 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 164 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
Schools
Public high school in Avon:
- AVON HI SCH (Students: 103; Location: 210 PINE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Avon:
- AVON ELEM (Students: 119; Location: 210 PINE ST; Grades: PK – 06)
- AVON JR HI (Students: 41; Location: 210 PINE ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Avon:
- AVON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $10,029; Location: 209 N MAIN; 14,977 books; 15 audio materials; 308 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)