Avonmore, PA

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Avonmore, Pennsylvania

Avonmore, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland county, is 28 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The town is included in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 820 people lived in Avonmore.

The People and Families of Avonmore

In Avonmore, about 60% of adults are married.

In Avonmore, females are somewhat more common than males. If you spend a lot of time in the town, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Avonmore had a median family income of $39,583.

Political Inclinations

Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from Avonmore.

Avonmore Housing

An estimated 87% of living spaces in Avonmore are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere.

Commuting

In Avonmore, 83% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, Avonmore is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle).

High Points

Avonmore strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

Category	Trophy
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 1%

Comparative Profile of Avonmore, PA

Comparing Avonmore to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	28 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Metro Area	Pittsburgh
Standard Zip Codes	15618
Phone Area Codes	724
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.529
Longitude	-79.461

Station	SALINA 3 W
Distance	4.7 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 37 F
Apr Temp	33 to 61 F
Jul Temp	57 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 64 F
Annual Precip	41.3 inches

Station	INDIANA 3 SE
Distance	18.8 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 36 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	59 to 82 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	47 inches

Station	MARION CENTER 2 SE
Distance	27.2 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 32 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	59 to 79 F
Oct Temp	39 to 59 F
Annual Precip	49.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	820	100%
Male	372	45.4%
Female	448	54.6%
Under 18	177	21.6%
18+	643	78.4%
65+	192	23.4%
Median Age	42.7
Average Family Size	2.89
White	805	98.2%
African-American	10	1.2%
Asian	3	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	1	0.1%
Mixed Race	1	0.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	0.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	789
Growth	-31
Growth %	-3.79%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	25.9%
German	19.2%
Polish	14%
Irish	11.4%
English	7.9%
Slovak	6.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.6%
US/American	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	1.9%
Pennsylvania German	1.7%
Ukrainian	1.3%
Hungarian	1%
Dutch	0.9%
Czechoslovakian	0.7%
Scottish	0.6%
Croatian	0.6%
Austrian	0.6%
Syrian	0.4%
French (except Basque)	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Avonmore	820	$39,583
Apollo	1,765	$29,952
East Vandergrift	742	$30,000
New Alexandria	595	$41,477
North Apollo	1,426	$35,789
Saltsburg	955	$37,614
Vandergrift	5,455	$35,984

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