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Population (year 2000): 3,127. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,320 (+6.2% change)
 

Males: 1,559  (49.9%)
Females: 1,568  (50.1%)

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Median resident age:  33.7 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 90704.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,000 (it was $39,327 in 2000)
Avalon  $45,000
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $890,600 (it was $388,100 in 2000)
Avalon  $890,600
California:  $477,700

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Races in Avalon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (50.5%)
  • Hispanic (46.0%)
  • Other race (20.4%)
  • Two or more races (5.4%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (15.1%), Irish (10.5%), English (9.7%), Italian (4.6%), French (4.0%), United States (3.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 30 feet

Land area: 2.81 square miles.

Population density: 1187 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Avalon

  • High school or higher: 75.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 8.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avalon city

  • Never married: 29.9%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

782 residents are foreign born (22.5% Latin America).

This city:  25.0%
California:  26.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Avalon:  0.7% ($2,564)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Palos Verdes, CA (26.5 miles , pop. 89,786).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Long Beach, CA (34.1 miles , pop. 461,522).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (51.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Palos Verdes, CA (26.5 miles ), Rolling Hills, CA (29.0 miles ), Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (29.0 miles ), Rolling Hills Estates, CA (30.0 miles ), Palos Verdes Estates, CA (31.2 miles ), Lomita, CA (31.3 miles ), Huntington Beach, CA (33.2 miles ), Seal Beach, CA (33.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $250,500
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $320,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $276,500
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $293,600
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $800,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $989,000

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Latitude: 33.34 N, Longitude: 118.33 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +952 (+30.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,390 (87.0%)


People in group quarters in Avalon
  • 30 people in other group homes
  • 20 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 8 people in nursing homes
  • 2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 2 people in other workers' dormitories

Area code: 310

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Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+3.7%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (33%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (31%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Waiters and waitresses (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


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Crime in Avalon by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 100100
    per 100,000 31.40.00.029.90.00.0
Rapes 030212
    per 100,000 0.092.50.059.729.659.5
Robberies 014132
    per 100,000 0.030.8119.429.988.759.5
Assaults 142822211623
    per 100,000 439.6863.7656.7626.9473.1683.7
Burglaries 495385273344
    per 100,000 1538.51634.82537.3806.0975.81308.0
Thefts 1248779986885
    per 100,000 3893.22683.52358.22925.42010.62526.8
Auto thefts 669375415864
    per 100,000 2072.22868.62238.81223.91715.01902.5
Arson 213002
    per 100,000 62.830.889.60.00.059.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 579.9707.3618.2513.1430.8547.0

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Hospital/medical center in Avalon:
  • AVALON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (100 FALLS CANYON ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Avalon:
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN CA (about 31 miles; ARCADIA, CA)
  • PINE GROVE HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; CANOGA PARK, CA)
  • WEST HILLS MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; CANOGA PARK, CA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Avalon:
  • LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 35 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; ID: LGB)
  • LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 36 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; ID: SLI)
  • JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 39 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; ID: SNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Avalon:
  • CATALINA (about 7 miles; AVALON, CA; ID: AVX)
  • ZAMPERINI FIELD (about 32 miles; TORRANCE, CA; ID: TOA)
  • COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 38 miles; COMPTON, CA; ID: CPM)

Local government website: WWW.CITYOFAVALON.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avalon:
  • LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE (about 31 miles; WILMINGTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,574)
  • CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 31 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE (about 31 miles; LA VERNE, CA; FT enrollment: 4,718)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (about 31 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; FT enrollment: 26,718)
  • LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; FT enrollment: 6,890)
  • LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE (about 31 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; FT enrollment: 2,971)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE (about 31 miles; NORTHRIDGE, CA; FT enrollment: 23,133)
Public elementary/middle school in Avalon:
Private elementary/middle school in Avalon:
  • AVALON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location: PO BOX 1544; Grades: KG - 7)

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Notable locations in Avalon: Wrigley Botanical Gardens (A), Green Pleasure Pier (B), Pointe Catalina Island Golf Club (C), Avalon Branch County of Los Angeles Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Avalon Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Catalina Island Conservancy - Botanical Gardens (Botanical Gardens; 1402 Avalon Canyon Road), Catalina Island Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Casino Building), Catalina Ocean Rafting (Po Box 2075), Catalina Island Conservancy - Business Ofc- Jeep Eco-Tours (125 Claressa Avenue), Avalon Catalina Adventure Tours (Po Box 797), Catalina Transportation Services Inc - Taxi Shuttle (225 Crescent), Catalina Glass Bottom Boat CO Inc (Po Box 797), Catalina Island Charters (126 Sumner Avenue), Avalon Delivery Service (225 Crescent Avenue).

Hotels: Beach House (200 Marilla Avenue), Avalon Catalina Discovery Tour Information & Rsrvtns (150 Metropole Avenue).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.1%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.6%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.4%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  6.3%

Avalon compared to California state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Avalon (2007 data):
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Avalon Branch at 303 Crescent Avenue, branch established on 1982-12-31. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 4$15,243$45,7293$250
Parks and Recreation 4$11,198$33,5942$2,601
Other Government Administration 7$20,816$35,6855$3,321
Streets and Highways 11$44,845$48,9225$13,616
Other and Unallocable 4$14,249$42,7470$0
Firefighters 7$39,580$67,85123$11,132
Hospitals 40$94,095$28,22920$62,878
Water Transport and Terminals 16$67,753$50,8155$3,985
Totals for Government 93$307,779$39,71363$97,784


Avalon government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,463,000
  • Charges - Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,297,000
    Sewerage: $1,264,000
    All Other: $613,000
    Housing & Community Development: $12,000
  • Construction - Housing & Community Development: $1,664,000
    Central Staff Services: $600,000
    Regular Highways: $255,000
    General: $175,000
  • Current Operations - Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $3,124,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,874,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,721,000
    Sewerage: $968,000
    Police Protection: $839,000
    Fire Protection: $655,000
    General - Other: $583,000
    Regular Highways: $267,000
    Health Services - Other: $138,000
    Parks & Recreation: $122,000
    Housing & Community Development: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $471,000
    Transit Utilities: $270,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,257,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,945,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,415,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $530,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $446,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $72,000
    Rents: $54,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $28,000
    Fire Protection: $26,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,492,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $1,059,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $107,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $207,000
    General Support: $192,000
    Highways: $64,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,798,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,339,000
    Total General Sales: $994,000
    NEC: $211,000
    Public Utilities: $99,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,192,000

3.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,821 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.22%
California average:  5.75%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)
Los Angeles County:  0.14%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orange County, CA  0.46% ($46,009 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.30% ($37,904)
from San Diego County, CA  0.15% ($41,486)


4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.58%
California average:  6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)
Los Angeles County:  0.06%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to San Bernardino County, CA  0.64% ($39,463 average AGI)
to Orange County, CA  0.60% ($54,756)
to Riverside County, CA  0.35% ($50,596)


Strongest AM radio stations in Avalon:
  • KBRT (740 AM; 10 kW; AVALON, CA)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KBLA (1580 AM; 50 kW; SANTA MONICA, CA)
  • KXMX (1190 AM; 25 kW; ANAHEIM, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Avalon:
  • KLIT (92.7 FM; FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA; Owner: AMATURO GROUP OF L.A., LTD.)
  • KISL (88.7 FM; AVALON, CA; Owner: CATALINA ISLAND PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION)
  • KWVE (107.9 FM; SAN CLEMENTE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF COSTA MESA)
  • KKBT (100.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KZLA-FM (93.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KPWR (105.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KRTH-FM (101.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KLSX (97.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KUSC (91.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • KKLA-FM (99.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLOS (95.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLOS-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • K212FA (90.3 FM; TEMPLE CITY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KOST (103.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLVE (107.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLVE-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KIIS-FM (102.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPCC (89.3 FM; PASADENA, CA; Owner: PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KHHT (92.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KBIG-FM (104.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)


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