Avoca - Luzerne county

Population 2,851

Avoca, Pennsylvania

Avoca, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 6 miles SW of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 91 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is located in the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metropolitan area. Avoca has a population of 2,851.

The People and Families of Avoca

In Avoca, about 53% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Avoca had a median family income of $44,185.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Avoca Housing

Owners occupy 78% of the housing units in Avoca. On average, the construction date of housing in the town is earlier than you'll find in most places.

Commuting

In Avoca, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Avoca Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,851	100%
Male	1,375	48.2%
Female	1,476	51.8%
Under 18	605	21.2%
18+	2,246	78.8%
65+	519	18.2%
Median Age	40.6
Average Family Size	3.06
White	2,830	99.3%
African-American	4	0.1%
Asian	4	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	3	0.1%
Mixed Race	4	0.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	0.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$44,185
Population In Poverty	187	6.6%

Avoca Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Polish	30.1%
Irish	27.8%
Italian	13.1%
German	4.9%
English	3.8%
Lithuanian	2.8%
US/American	2.7%
Scottish	2.1%
Russian	2%
Welsh	1.9%
Slovak	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1.4%
British	1.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	0.9%
Greek	0.5%
Eastern European	0.4%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Dutch	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%