Avon, Alabama — Trends and Changes
How has Avon, Alabama changed since 2009?
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The population has shrunk about 1 percent, from 383 to 378 people; the median household income has fallen from $44,444 to $39,375 (not adjusted for inflation); the typical home has gone from $86,500 to $122,500. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year releases, so each point is a rolling five-year estimate.
Each line starts at 100 in 2009; a line reaching 200 means that measure doubled. Exact values for each measure are in the charts and tables below. Source: ACS 5-year estimates.
| Measure | 2009 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 383 | 378 | -1% |
| Median household income | $44,444 | $39,375 | -11% |
| Median home value | $86,500 | $122,500 | +42% |
| Median rent | $555 | $666 | +20% |
| Median age | 34.3 yrs | 46.0 yrs | +11.7 yrs |
| Average commute | 18.4 min | 19.0 min | +0.6 min |
| College educated | 31.3% | 28.3% | -3.0 points |
| Working from home | 1.9% | 1.2% | -0.7 points |
| Poverty rate | 12.7% | 22.2% | +9.5 points |
| Unemployment | 2.3% | 11.3% | +9.0 points |
| Homeownership | 75.0% | 76.8% | +1.8 points |
| Rent as share of income | 26.3% | 51.0% | +24.7 points |
| Foreign-born residents | 0.5% | 0.6% | +0.1 points |
| Broadband at home | 61.0% | 85.6% | +24.6 points |
Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
A typical household in Avon earned $44,444 a year in 2009. By 2024 that figure had fallen to $39,375, a change of -11 percent before inflation.
| Year | Income | Alabama average |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $44,444 | $42,437 |
| 2010 | $47,679 | $43,720 |
| 2011 | $39,375 | $44,853 |
| 2012 | $41,250 | $45,080 |
| 2013 | $40,000 | $45,192 |
| 2014 | $40,170 | $45,396 |
| 2015 | $40,417 | $45,598 |
| 2016 | $40,000 | $46,825 |
| 2017 | $36,250 | $48,536 |
| 2018 | $48,393 | $50,367 |
| 2019 | $56,667 | $52,656 |
| 2020 | $48,750 | $54,336 |
| 2021 | $61,250 | $57,233 |
| 2022 | $52,188 | $62,334 |
| 2023 | $52,500 | $65,373 |
| 2024 | $39,375 | $67,652 |
The median home in Avon was worth $86,500 in 2009. Since then values have risen, and by 2024 the typical home was worth $122,500.
| Year | Home Value | Alabama average |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $86,500 | $125,974 |
| 2010 | $87,500 | $132,655 |
| 2011 | $84,300 | $135,477 |
| 2012 | $89,000 | $136,788 |
| 2013 | $95,500 | $136,732 |
| 2014 | $97,100 | $138,035 |
| 2015 | $95,900 | $139,232 |
| 2016 | $110,000 | $141,274 |
| 2017 | $104,500 | $144,332 |
| 2018 | $118,800 | $148,418 |
| 2019 | $147,400 | $153,437 |
| 2020 | $150,000 | $160,202 |
| 2021 | $146,900 | $169,466 |
| 2022 | $143,400 | $197,546 |
| 2023 | $157,400 | $213,508 |
| 2024 | $122,500 | $231,263 |
Avon counted 383 residents in 2009 and 378 in 2024. The population peaked around 677 in 2012.
| Year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 383 |
| 2010 | 441 |
| 2011 | 629 |
| 2012 | 677 |
| 2013 | 545 |
| 2014 | 579 |
| 2015 | 594 |
| 2016 | 465 |
| 2017 | 454 |
| 2018 | 463 |
| 2019 | 592 |
| 2020 | 543 |
| 2021 | 490 |
| 2022 | 450 |
| 2023 | 388 |
| 2024 | 378 |
Renters here paid a median of $555 a month in 2009 and $666 by 2024. Rents have grown noticeably faster than local incomes over that stretch.
| Year | Rent |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $555 |
| 2010 | $590 |
| 2011 | $688 |
| 2012 | $688 |
| 2013 | $690 |
| 2014 | $725 |
| 2015 | $665 |
| 2016 | $570 |
| 2017 | $607 |
| 2018 | $583 |
| 2019 | $633 |
| 2020 | $588 |
| 2021 | $629 |
| 2022 | $678 |
| 2023 | $705 |
| 2024 | $666 |
The share of adults holding a college degree went from 31.3% to 28.3%. Meanwhile remote work went from 1.9% of workers to 1.2%. Broadband reached 85.6% of households, from 61.0% in 2017.
| Year | College educated | Working from home | Broadband at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 31.3% | 1.9% | |
| 2010 | 29.3% | 3.2% | |
| 2011 | 25.9% | 2.5% | |
| 2012 | 21% | 1.9% | |
| 2013 | 20.2% | 2.9% | |
| 2014 | 19% | 2.2% | |
| 2015 | 18.6% | 0.8% | |
| 2016 | 21.9% | 1% | |
| 2017 | 27.3% | 3.1% | 61% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | 2.5% | 57.1% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | 5.1% | 66.5% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | 6.8% | 69.7% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | 7.2% | 80.8% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | 5.2% | 84.8% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | 7.2% | 90.5% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | 1.2% | 85.6% |
Percent of adults with a college degree; percent of workers who work from home; percent of households with a broadband subscription (tracked since 2017).
The median resident of Avon was 34.3 years old in 2009. The town has been getting older since: the median age reached 46.0 by 2024.
| Year | Median age |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 34.3 |
| 2010 | 35.7 |
| 2011 | 34.3 |
| 2012 | 34.1 |
| 2013 | 40.7 |
| 2014 | 40.1 |
| 2015 | 33.3 |
| 2016 | 42 |
| 2017 | 42.8 |
| 2018 | 42.2 |
| 2019 | 39.5 |
| 2020 | 41.1 |
| 2021 | 39.4 |
| 2022 | 41.2 |
| 2023 | 41.9 |
| 2024 | 46 |
Getting to work took an average of 18.4 minutes in 2009; it now takes about 19.0 minutes.
| Year | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 18.4 |
| 2010 | 18.5 |
| 2011 | 20.4 |
| 2012 | 19.3 |
| 2013 | 23.4 |
| 2014 | 23.3 |
| 2015 | 23.1 |
| 2016 | 21.8 |
| 2017 | 23.1 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2019 | 25.7 |
| 2020 | 22.8 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 18.6 |
| 2023 | 16.1 |
| 2024 | 19 |
About 22.2% of residents live below the poverty line, up from 12.7% in 2009. Unemployment stands at 11.3%.
| Year | Poverty rate | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12.7% | |
| 2010 | 7.6% | |
| 2011 | 23% | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | 3.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | 6.8% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | 7.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | 8.6% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | 4% |
| 2020 | 23% | 6.1% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | 4% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | 6% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | 11.3% |
The Gini index measures income inequality: 0 would mean every household earns the same, 1 would mean a single household earns everything. Avon scores 0.45, essentially unchanged over the period.
| Year | Gini index |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 0.5 |
76.8% of occupied homes are owned by the people living in them, up from 75.0% in 2009. The typical renter puts 51.0% of household income toward rent, above the 30% threshold that housing economists consider burdensome. About 10.4% of housing units sit vacant.
| Year | Homeownership | Rent as share of income | Vacant units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 75% | 26.3% | 15.1% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | 36.3% | 19.2% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | 36.6% | 15.9% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | 36.6% | 19.1% |
| 2013 | 73% | 41.5% | 12.7% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | 39.8% | 16.1% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | 25.8% | 13.6% |
| 2016 | 75% | 28% | 15.8% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | 28.8% | 13.4% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | 17.5% | 18.1% |
| 2019 | 77% | 31.7% | 19.4% |
| 2020 | 79% | 31.1% | 20.7% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | 32.5% | 25.2% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | 45% | 21.6% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | 51% | 19.6% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | 51% | 10.4% |
0.6% of residents were born outside the United States, compared with 0.5% in 2009. Residents identifying as something other than non-Hispanic white make up 7.4% of the town, up from 2.6% at the start of the period.
| Year | Foreign-born | Nonwhite or Hispanic |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.5% | 2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | 22.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | 21.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | 19.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | 20.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | 16.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | |
| 2017 | 0.9% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | 7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | 15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | 16% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | 15.9% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | |
| 2023 | 9.8% | |
| 2024 | 7.4% |