Moving to Avon Park, Florida
Males: 4,223 (49.4%), Females: 4,319 (50.6%)
Zip codes: 33825.
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $23,576
Median house value: $45,800
Population by Race
Races in Avon Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.6%)
- Black (29.4%)
- Hispanic (18.7%)
- Other race (8.3%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (10.2%), German (8.2%), Irish (7.4%), English (7.4%), West Indian (4.2%), Italian (1.9%).
Land area: 4.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Avon Park
- High school or higher: 61.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Avon Park city
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 47.6%
- Separated: 4.5%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 9.2%
14.5% Foreign born (13.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +293 (+3.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Avon Park:
- FLORIDA HOSPITAL HEARTLAND MEDICAL CTR (about 9 miles; SEBRING, FL)
- HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; SEBRING, FL)
- FLORIDA HOSPITAL WAUCHULA (about 22 miles; WAUCHULA, FL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Avon Park:
- LAKELAND LINDER RGNL (about 45 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Abbreviation: LAL)
- CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 58 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; Abbreviation: PGD)
- ORLANDO INTL (about 59 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Abbreviation: MCO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Avon Park:
- AVON PARK MUNI (about 2 miles; AVON PARK, FL; Abbreviation: AVO)
- SEBRING REGIONAL (about 16 miles; SEBRING, FL; Abbreviation: SEF)
- LAKE WALES MUNI (about 22 miles; LAKE WALES, FL; Abbreviation: X07)
Amtrak station near Avon Park:
- 9 miles: SEBRING (601 E. CENTER ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Avon Park:
- SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,293; Location: 600 W COLLEGE DR; Public)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avon Park:
- POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 43 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,057)
- VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 15,792)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 69 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,717)
- FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 70 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,055)
- ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 70 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 71 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,221)
Schools
Public high school in Avon Park:
- AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,006; Location: 700 E MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Avon Park:
- COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 88; Location: 1400 C R 17-A NORTH; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Avon Park:
- AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 734; Location: 401 S LAKE AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 659; Location: 705 W WINTHROP STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 652; Location: 327 E PALMETTO STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- AVON PARK YOUTH DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (Students: 190; Location: 292 SOUTH BOULEVARD; Grades: 06 – 12)
- HOPEWELL ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS (Students: 29; Location: 100 E 4TH STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Avon Park:
- WALKER MEMORIAL JUNIOR ACADEMY (Students: 201; Location: 1525 WEST AVON BLVD; Grades: KG – 10)