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Population (year 2000): 5,561. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,349 (+14.2% change)
Males: 3,258 (58.6%), Females: 2,303 (41.4%)
Eagle County
Zip code:
81620
Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $56,921 (year 2000)
Median house value: $373,000 (year 2000)
Races in Avon:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.1%)
- Hispanic (40.0%)
- Other race (21.8%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (10.4%), Irish (9.9%),
English (6.3%), French (4.0%), Norwegian (2.9%), Italian (2.6%).
Elevation: 7430 feet
Land area: 8.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Avon
- High school or higher: 73.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Avon town
- Never married: 44.4%
- Now married: 47.1%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 0.5%
- Divorced: 6.7%
36.6% Foreign born (32.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,755
(+207.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Avon:
- VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; VAIL,
CO)
- ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 32
miles; LEADVILLE, CO)
- KREMMLING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 36
miles; KREMMLING, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Avon:
- EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 28 miles; EAGLE, CO;
ID: EGE)
- ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 38 miles; ASPEN,
CO; ID: ASE)
- YAMPA VALLEY (about 75 miles; HAYDEN, CO; ID: HDN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Avon:
- MC ELROY AIRFIELD (about 31 miles; KREMMLING, CO;
ID: 20V)
- LAKE COUNTY (about 33 miles; LEADVILLE, CO; ID: LXV)
- GRANBY-GRAND COUNTY (about 52 miles; GRANBY, CO; ID:
GNB)
Amtrak station near Avon:
- 13 miles: VAIL (241 S. FRONTAGE RD.) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Avon:
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 71 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 86 miles;
BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
- COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 93 miles; GOLDEN,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
- RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles;
LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
- FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles;
WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
Public primary/middle schools in Avon:
- AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 380;
Location: 805 WEST BEAVER CREEK; Grades: PK - 05)
- MEADOW MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
214; Location: 750 EAGLE ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Avon:
- EAGLE VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students:
115; Location: 39209 HWY 6 - 24 \POB 1980; Grades: PK -
8)
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