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Population (year 2000): 423. Estimated
population in July 2005: 450 (+6.4% change)
Males: 206 (48.7%), Females: 217 (51.3%)
Benton County
Zip code:
72711
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $41,964 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,400 (year 2000)
Races in Avoca:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
- Hispanic (6.1%)
- Other race (3.3%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (20.6%), Irish
(15.8%), German (15.1%), English (2.8%), Norwegian (2.8%),
Scotch-Irish (2.6%).
Elevation: 1362 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Avoca
- High school or higher: 79.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Avoca town
- Never married: 11.5%
- Now married: 64.2%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +156 (+58.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Avoca:
- ST MARY ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
ROGERS, AR)
- BATES MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; BENTONVILLE,
AR)
- NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER OF WASHINGTON (about 16
miles; SPRINGDALE, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Avoca:
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 19 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- DRAKE FIELD (about 29 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID:
FYV)
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 59 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Avoca:
- ROGERS MUNICIPAL-CARTER FIELD (about 3 miles;
ROGERS, AR; ID: ROG)
- BENTONVILLE MUNI/LOUISE M THADEN FIELD (about 11
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; ID: VBT)
- LOST BRIDGE VILLAGE (about 13 miles; GARFIELD, AR;
ID: 4A8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Avoca:
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles;
TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
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