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Notable locations in Avenal: Murray Fire Control Station (A), Avenal Landfill (B), Three P Plant (C), Kettleman Compressor Station (D), Eleven P Plant (E), Avenal City Hall (F), Avenal Branch Kings County Library (G), Eleven P Office (H), Avenal District Hospital Ambulance Service (I), Avenal State Prison Fire Department (J), Kings County Fire Department Station 12 Avenal (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Arroyo del Camino (A), Arroyo Larguito (B), Arroyo Esquinado (C), Arroyo Curvo (D), Arroyo Bifido (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Avenal: Floyd Rice Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
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Kings County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.8. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 30.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 37.2. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Avenal and their reported violations in the past:
AVENAL, CITY OF (Population served: 16205, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-19-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-28-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-07-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-14-2002)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2011: 40.0%
(13.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.3% for Black residents, 42.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 38.5% for other race residents, 16.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  4.1 people | | California: |  2.9 people |
| This city: | 84.4% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
| This city: | 11.1% | | Whole state: | 7.2% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Avenal, CA
6,423 people in state prisons in 2010
People in group quarters in Avenal in 2000:
- 5,959 people in state prisons
- 590 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 152 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Avenal compared to California state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%) in 2011
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (1%)
Presidential Elections Results
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2000
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1996 Presidential Elections Results
2000 Presidential Elections Results
2004 Presidential Elections Results
2008 Presidential Elections Results
2012 Presidential Elections Results
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Avenal (based on Kings County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.89%
| Here | | 39.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Assemblies of God | LDS (Mormon) Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Southern Baptist Convention |
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| Adherents | 72.7% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 8.9% | 12.2% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 5.6% |
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| Name | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 9.5% |
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| Congregations | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 8.9% | 45.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 30 | Kings County: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. | | California: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9 | Kings County: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. | | California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23 | Kings County: | 1.55 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 48 | Here: | 3.24 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 6.4% | | California: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Kings County: | 26.2% | | California: | 21.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 21.4% | | State: | 17.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $13,098 | $52,392 | 1 | $1,297 |
| Other Government Administration |
9 | $20,508 | $27,344 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $9,073 | $54,438 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $14,896 | $44,688 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $10,928 | $26,227 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $25,468 | $61,123 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $9,750 | $39,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
31 | $103,721 | $40,150 | 1 | $1,297 |
Avenal government finances in 2002(per resident):
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,073,000 ($72.28)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,093,000 ($73.62)
Sewerage: $809,000 ($54.49)
All Other: $268,000 ($18.05)
Housing & Community Development: $13,000 ($0.88)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($0.27)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($0.07)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $2,097,000 ($141.25)
Sewerage: $464,000 ($31.25)
Housing & Community Development: $9,000 ($0.61)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,463,000 ($98.55)
Solid Waste Management: $1,137,000 ($76.59)
Police Protection: $1,007,000 ($67.83)
Sewerage: $724,000 ($48.77)
Regular Highways: $709,000 ($47.76)
Central Staff Services: $371,000 ($24.99)
Parks & Recreation: $206,000 ($13.88)
Housing & Community Development: $175,000 ($11.79)
Health Services - Other: $36,000 ($2.42)
General - Other: $2,000 ($0.13)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $863,000 ($58.13)
- General - Interest on Debt: $927,000 ($62.44)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,011,000 ($876.40)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,630,000 ($177.15)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $10,077,000 ($678.77)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $304,000 ($20.48)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $919,000 ($61.90)
General Revenue, NEC: $641,000 ($43.18)
Rents: $2,000 ($0.13)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $72,000 ($4.85)
Central Staff: $10,000 ($0.67)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,221,000 ($419.04)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,842,000 ($124.07)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,209,000 ($148.79)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $867,000 ($58.40)
All Other: $403,000 ($27.15)
Highways: $400,000 ($26.94)
- Tax - Property: $633,000 ($42.64)
Total General Sales: $262,000 ($17.65)
Public Utilities: $216,000 ($14.55)
NEC: $60,000 ($4.04)
Other Selective Sales: $4,000 ($0.27)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $915,000 ($61.63)
8.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,635 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.91% | | California average: | 5.75% |
0.93% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,686 average AGI)| Kings County: | 0.93% | | California average: | 0.21% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,904 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.85% | | California average: | 6.27% |
0.58% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,100 average AGI)| Kings County: | 0.58% | | California average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Avenal:
- KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
- KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
- KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
- KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
- KOOR (790 AM; 10 kW; CLOVIS, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
- KIRV (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: GORE-OVERGAARD BROADCASTING, INC)
- KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
- KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KMBX (700 AM; 10 kW; SOLEDAD, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Avenal:
- K217EQ (91.3 FM; COALINGA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K203AQ (88.5 FM; HELM, ETC., CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KDKL (88.3 FM; COALINGA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KZPO (103.3 FM; LINDSAY, CA; Owner: LINDSAY BROADCASTING)
- KRKC-FM (102.1 FM; KING CITY, CA; Owner: KING CITY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KBDH (91.7 FM; SAN ARDO, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- KGZO (90.9 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
- K206CC (89.1 FM; LOCKWOOD, CA; Owner: PRUNEDALE EDUC. F'DATION/CENTRAL CA)
- KMAK (100.3 FM; ORANGE COVE, CA; Owner: RICHARD B. SMITH)
- KSTT-FM (101.3 FM; LOS OSOS-BAYWOOD PAR, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSLY-FM (96.1 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KKAL (99.7 FM; MORRO BAY, CA; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KZOZ (93.3 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA-TEXAS, INC.)
- KWSR (92.5 FM; PASO ROBLES, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC)
- KKJG (98.1 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: AGM SAN LUIS OBISPO, L.P.)
- KWOL (105.5 FM; SAN JOAQUIN, CA; Owner: MESOSPHERE BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Avenal fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2011 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 5 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Avenal)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 35 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Avenal, CA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 24 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KC6BGP
Grant Date: 12/27/1988, Expiration Date: 12/27/1998, Cancellation Date: 12/28/2000
Registrant: Bert C Smith, 308 Santa Clara, Avenal, CA 93204 - Call Sign: KG6ECR, Licensee ID: L00298875
Grant Date: 08/23/2010, Expiration Date: 11/16/2020, Certifier: Antonio F Lopez
Registrant: Antonio F Lopez, 509 Monterey St, Avenal, CA 93204 - Call Sign: KG6ENQ, Licensee ID: L00307396
Grant Date: 09/21/2010, Expiration Date: 12/19/2020, Certifier: Salvador T Campos
Registrant: Salvador T Campos, 416 San Benito St, Avenal, CA 93204 - Call Sign: KG6KUU, Licensee ID: L00497310
Grant Date: 03/27/2012, Expiration Date: 04/08/2022, Certifier: Miguel A Gonzalez
Registrant: Miguel A Gonzalez, 412 Mono St, Avenal, CA 93204 - Call Sign: KG6OXS, Licensee ID: L00631426
Grant Date: 01/30/2003, Expiration Date: 01/30/2013, Certifier: Leonard D Chesmore
Registrant: Leonard D Chesmore, Avenal, CA 93204-0631
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: ACFT COMP STRUCT DEVLP & PROD PW2D GAPA D (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 142PC , Serial Number: U-14, Year manufactured: 1993, Airworthiness Date: 10/13/1994
Registrant (Corporation): Central California Soaring Club, 600 La Neva Blvd, Avenal, CA 93204 - Aircraft: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26E (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 57 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 17925 , Serial Number: 535, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 12/12/1972
Registrant (Corporation): Central California Soaring Club Inc, 600 E Laneva Blvd, Avenal, CA 93204 - Aircraft: SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 73 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 2745H , Serial Number: 525, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 07/19/1978
Registrant (Corporation): Central California Soaring Club, 600 E Laneva Blvd, Avenal, CA 93204 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 298PW , Serial Number: 28-20851, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 04/27/1965
Registrant (Co-Owned): David G Hedgecock, 408 E San Mateo St, Avenal, CA 93204, Other Owners: Rilda R Hedgecock - Aircraft: SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 73 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 3613F , Serial Number: 556, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 04/03/1980
Registrant (Corporation): Central California Soaring Club Inc, 600 E Laneva Blvd, Avenal, CA 93204 - Aircraft: CESSNA TU206G (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 132 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9643Z , Serial Number: U20606594, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 02/24/1982
Registrant (Corporation): Hewitson Enterprises Inc, Hc 1 Box 1 Hwy 33, Avenal, CA 93204
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Avenal, CA
| Most common first names in Avenal, CA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| William | 26 | 74.2 years |
| James | 22 | 71.9 years |
| Mary | 21 | 78.2 years |
| John | 19 | 71.4 years |
| Charles | 12 | 70.9 years |
| Jose | 10 | 65.2 years |
| Frank | 10 | 74.6 years |
| Robert | 10 | 73.7 years |
| Roy | 9 | 69.6 years |
| Maria | 9 | 63.2 years |
| Most common last names in Avenal, CA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Brown | 13 | 76.2 years |
| Williams | 9 | 65.3 years |
| Johnson | 7 | 79.0 years |
| Hernandez | 7 | 72.4 years |
| Miller | 7 | 73.0 years |
| Anderson | 6 | 77.8 years |
| Diaz | 6 | 67.8 years |
| Allen | 6 | 78.9 years |
| Dill | 6 | 79.0 years |
| Smith | 6 | 74.8 years |
Businesses in Avenal, CA
- Cricket Wireless: 1
- True Value: 1
- U-Haul: 1
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Waiters and waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Waiters and waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in state prisons"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest sunshine amount differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Black residents (pop 5,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (population 5,000+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely gay men couples (counted as self-reported male-male unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Education, training, and library occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Other race residents (pop 5,000+)"
- #7 (93204) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers using paid preparers for 2004 taxes (pop 5,000+)"
- #20 (93204) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Unclassified or not reported first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
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