U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Avoca, Arkansas



Back to Avoca, AR housing info, Benton County, Arkansas, AR smaller cities, AR small cities, All Cities.




We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Avoca, AR map

Benton County

Population in July 2007: 439. Population change since 2000: +4.5%
 

Males: 213  (48.7%)
Females: 226  (51.3%)

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72711.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,394 (it was $41,964 in 2000)
Avoca:  $50,394
Arkansas:  $38,134

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,309 (it was $79,300 in 2000)
Avoca:  $139,309
Arkansas:  $101,000

Avoca, AR residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Avoca:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
  • Hispanic (6.1%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Avoca: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Avoca, AR forum
Recent posts about Avoca, Arkansas on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Avoca is mentioned 16 times on our forum:
Cheyenne's Redwood signs - Avoca  (3 replies)
Moving to NW AR. Questions about Rogers, Avoca, & Bentonville.  (1 reply)
SW MI to NW AR???  (39 replies)
Best Farmers markets in Arkansas, esp NW AR?  (23 replies)
Bentonville vs. Fayetteville  (13 replies)
Okay, how about Northwest Arkansas??  (28 replies)

Latest news from Avoca, AR collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: United States (20.6%), Irish (15.8%), German (15.1%), English (2.8%), Norwegian (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1362 feet

Land area: 1.81 square miles.

Population density: 243 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Avoca,AR real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Avoca, Arkansas map

For population 25 years and over in Avoca

  • High school or higher: 79.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avoca town

  • Never married: 11.5%
  • Now married: 64.2%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
Arkansas:  2.8%

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

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

Avoca:  0.9% ($686)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
Avoca satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (22.9 miles , pop. 58,047).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (105.6 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (293.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Little Flock, AR (1.9 miles ), Pea Ridge, AR (2.0 miles ), Prairie Creek, AR (2.0 miles ), Rogers, AR (2.5 miles ), Garfield, AR (2.6 miles ), Bentonville, AR (2.9 miles ), Gateway, AR (3.1 miles) , Lowell, AR (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 36.40 N, Longitude: 94.07 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 479

Avoca household income distribution Avoca home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +156 (+58.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Food (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)



Avoca races chart

Average climate in Avoca, Arkansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Avoca, Arkansas average temperatures Avoca, Arkansas average precipitation
 
Avoca, Arkansas humidity
 
Avoca, Arkansas wind speed
 
Avoca, Arkansas snowfall
 
Avoca, Arkansas sunshine
 
Avoca, Arkansas clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Avoca-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 139% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/24/1954, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the Avoca town center injured 4 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 6/11/1970, a category 3 tornado 10.2 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 45 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Avoca topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Avoca:
  • ST MARY ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ROGERS, AR)
  • BATES MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR)
  • NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER OF WASHINGTON (about 16 miles; SPRINGDALE, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Avoca, AR

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avoca:
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 31 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)

Avoca map

Click to draw/clear town borders

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Avoca and their reported violations in the past:

BENTON CO WATER (Population served: 4420, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and DEC-01-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-1998
  • Notification, Public - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: SWTR

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.7%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.2%
Whole state:  3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.2%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Avoca, AR



Avoca compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Avoca travel time to work


Avoca mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Benton County Arkansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (79%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religon statistics for Avoca

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist Church Charismatic Churches IndependentBaptist Missionary Association of America
Adherents35.8%10.9%9.7%7.9%4.4%
Congregations16.9%1.7%11.7%0.4%9.1%
NameAssemblies of GodChurches of ChristChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents4.0%3.2%2.9%2.6%18.7%
Congregations8.7%7.4%4.3%2.2%37.7%
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.


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
Other Government Administration 0$0 9$1,297
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$217
Totals for Government 0$0 10$1,514



Avoca government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $223,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $76,000
    Financial Administration: $22,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $49,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $19,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $73,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000
    General Support: $7,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $51,000
    Property: $21,000
    Public Utilities: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000

10.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,922 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.85%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($668 average AGI)
Benton County:  0.10%
Arkansas average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washington County, AR  2.62% ($39,748 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.35% ($30,645)
from McDonald County, MO  0.20% ($26,376)


7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,977 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.59%
Arkansas average:  7.29%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($474 average AGI)
Benton County:  0.06%
Arkansas average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Washington County, AR  2.04% ($34,550 average AGI)
to Delaware County, OK  0.26% ($26,699)
to McDonald County, MO  0.26% ($57,547)


Strongest AM radio stations in Avoca:
  • KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
  • KREB (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; BENTONVILLE/BELLA VI, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KZAR (1390 AM; 1 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KZRA (1590 AM; 3 kW; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KTHS (1480 AM; 5 kW; BERRYVILLE, AR; Owner: KTHS/KSCC, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
  • KWTO (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KWTO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Avoca:
  • KMXF (101.9 FM; LOWELL, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIGL (93.3 FM; SELIGMAN, MO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KAMO-FM (94.3 FM; ROGERS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KAPG (88.1 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KSEC (95.7 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: BENTONVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K203CE (88.5 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KXNA (104.9 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KFAY-FM (98.3 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KTCN (100.9 FM; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
  • KKEG (92.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KEZA (107.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMCK-FM (105.7 FM; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBVA (106.5 FM; BELLA VISTA, AR; Owner: GAYLA JOY HENDREN)
  • KBNV (90.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KUAF (91.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS)
  • KAYH (89.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FAMILY VISION MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KREB-FM (99.5 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KURM-FM (100.3 FM; SOUTHWEST CITY, MO; Owner: KERM, INC.)
  • K244DS (96.7 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KTHS-FM (107.1 FM; BERRYVILLE, AR; Owner: KTHS/KSCC, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Avoca:
  • K67EO (Channel 67; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • KWBS-TV (Channel 34; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
  • K14IT (Channel 14; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
  • KFAA (Channel 51; ROGERS, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K62DQ (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, ETC., AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • KAFT (Channel 13; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • KNJE-LP (Channel 68; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: TV-34, INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION)
  • K09VM (Channel 9; ANDERSON, ETC., MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
  • K64FO (Channel 64; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
  • KHOG-TV (Channel 29; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: KHBS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSBN-TV (Channel 57; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: TOTAL LIFE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • K15DR (Channel 15; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
  • K59ES (Channel 59; HINDSVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
  • K45EI (Channel 45; BENTONVILLE & ROGERS, AR; Owner: VICTORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KVAQ-LP (Channel 20; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CHRISTIANS INCORPORATED FOR CHRIST)
  • K18EG (Channel 18; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CHRISTIANS INCORPORATED FOR CHRIST)
  • KFFS-CA (Channel 36; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)


Avoca fatal accident list:
Nov 27, 2006 11:15 AM, Us-62-02, Lat: 36.400844, Lon: -94.073183, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 16, 2000 11:25 AM, Us-62-02, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 19, 1999 06:30 AM, North Oldwire Rd., Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 17, 1994 09:47 AM, 62-2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 19, 1987 09:36 AM, 62s2, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 22, 1984 04:05 AM, 62s2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • VALVE #1, Intersection Of Hwy 62 & Airport Loop Rd., Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQJW692
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.112 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/26/2009, Expiration Date: 01/26/2019, Certifier: Wayne E Allen
    Registrant: Dexter Fortson Associates, Inc., 910 Ploof Drive, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (205) 491-4751, Email:


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: BEECH C24R (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 178 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 6014L , Serial Number: MC-628, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 07/12/1979
    Registrant (Individual): W Herb Hawkins, C/O Hawkins Pc & I Inc / Po Box 130, Avoca, AR 72711


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 27
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Avoca


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Avoca, AR

Back to Avoca, AR housing info, Benton County, Arkansas, AR smaller cities, AR small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.