Drinking water stations with addresses in Avon Park and their reported violations in the past:
AVON PARK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Population served: 3000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-29-2004)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
DAMON UTILITIES (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-25-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-25-2004), St Boil Water Order (MAY-25-2004)
LAKE LETTA RV PARK (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-25-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2005)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Avon Park that have no violations reported:
- AVON PARK, CITY OF (Population served: 17874, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PINECREST ON LOTELA, INC. (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- M & H FOOD STORE (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 27.6% | | Whole state: | 12.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 10.7% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Avon Park, FL
130 people in nursing homes
64 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Avon Park compared to Florida state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Back to the top
Banks with branches in Avon Park (2009 data):
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Avon Park Branch at 299 Us 27 South, branch established on 1986-06-30. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Highlands Independent Bank: Avon Park Branch at 400 U S Highway 27 North, branch established on 1996-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $313.2 mil, Deposits: $268.2 mil, headquarters in Sebring, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Highlands Independent Bancshares, Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: Avon Park Branch at 851 U.S. Highway 27 South, branch established on 1981-01-26. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Heartland National Bank: Avon Park Branch at 800 West Main Street, branch established on 2001-03-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $266.2 mil, Deposits: $237.6 mil, headquarters in Sebring, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Heartland Bancshares, Inc.
- SunTrust Bank: Avon Park Branch at 601 Highway 27 South, branch established on 1982-09-14. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Avon Park, Florida
- Jacaranda Hotel, 19 E Main St, Avon Park, FL 33825
- Lake Brentwood Motel, 2060 US 27 N, Avon Park, FL 33825, Phone: (863) 453-4358, Fax: (863) 453-8544
- Oak Tree Inn, 700 S Hwy 27, Avon Park, FL 33825
- Avon Motel, 510 N US Hwy 27, Avon Park, FL 33825
- Reeds Motel, 102 S RST Ave, Avon Park, FL 33825
- So Good Motel, 1458 S LK Ave Lacy Hil, Avon Park, FL 33825
- Beachfront Motor Lodge, 301 Garrett Rd, Avon Park, FL 33825
- The Sharon Motel, 2180 Us Hwy 27 N, Avon Park, FL 33825, Phone: (863) 452-2485, Fax: (863) 386-4348
- Econo Lodge Avon Park, 2511 Us Hwy 27 S, Avon Park, FL 33825, Phone: (863) 453-2000, Fax: (863) 453-0820
See all 9 fire-safe hotels and motels in Avon Park, Florida
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
2004 Presidential Election results in Highlands County Florida:
|
|
|
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
|
|
|
- Electricity (78%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- No fuel used (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
|
Religon statistics for Avon Park
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Association Reformed Presbyterian Church |
| Adherents | 31.1% | 14.9% | 13.0% | 5.5% | 3.8% |
| Congregations | 20.8% | 4.2% | 7.3% | 6.3% | 3.1% |
|---|
| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Assemblies of God | United Church of Christ | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other religions |
| Adherents | 3.8% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 19.0% |
| Congregations | 8.3% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 38.5% |
|---|
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 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $10,514 | $42,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $22,598 | $45,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
24 | $84,369 | $42,185 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
13 | $30,739 | $28,374 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
17 | $61,932 | $43,717 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
5 | $12,994 | $31,186 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $19,634 | $33,658 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
9 | $22,665 | $30,220 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $9,688 | $29,064 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
9 | $22,946 | $30,595 | 1 | $731 |
| Water Supply |
17 | $48,969 | $34,566 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,413 | $28,956 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
115 | $349,461 | $36,465 | 1 | $731 |
Avon Park government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $95,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $425,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $962,000
Sewerage: $767,000
All Other: $74,000
Parks & Recreation: $11,000
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $22,000
Police Protection: $7,000
General Public Buildings: $6,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,793,000
Water Utilities: $996,000
Solid Waste Management: $843,000
Fire Protection: $805,000
Regular Highways: $472,000
Parks & Recreation: $384,000
Sewerage: $371,000
General Public Buildings: $247,000
Central Staff Services: $182,000
Financial Administration: $121,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $63,000
Air Transportation: $54,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000
Housing & Community Development: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $173,000
General Support: $6,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,799,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $23,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $221,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $4,225,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,286,000
Other, NEC: $217,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $288,000
Other, NEC: $27,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $439,000
Special Assessments: $344,000
General Revenue, NEC: $200,000
Rents: $29,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $539,000
Police Protection: $145,000
Parks & Recreation: $106,000
Central Staff: $1,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,141,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,839,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $634,000
All Other: $130,000
Water Utilities: $60,000
- Tax - Property: $1,218,000
Public Utilities: $1,065,000
Other Selective Sales: $689,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $185,000
NEC: $60,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,013,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $315,000
9.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,133 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.56% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($174 average AGI)| Highlands County: | 0.07% | | Florida average: | 0.22% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,034 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.25% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($144 average AGI)| Highlands County: | 0.10% | | Florida average: | 0.12% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Avon Park:
- WAVP (1390 AM; 1 kW; AVON PARK, FL; Owner: ANSCOMBE BROADCASTING GROUP, LTD.)
- WJCM (1050 AM; 5 kW; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WITS (1340 AM; 1 kW; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
- WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WAUC (1310 AM; 5 kW; WAUCHULA, FL; Owner: MARVINA ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
- WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Avon Park:
- WWOJ (99.1 FM; AVON PARK, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- W207AY (89.3 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWRZ (98.3 FM; FORT MEADE, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WPCV (97.5 FM; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WWLL (105.7 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
- WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WZZS (106.9 FM; ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL; Owner: HEARTLAND BROADCASTING CORP)
TV broadcast stations around Avon Park:
- W27AE (Channel 27; SEBRING, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
- WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
- WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOPX (Channel 56; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: PAXSON ORLANDO LICENSE, INC.)
- WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WRDQ (Channel 27; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
- WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
- WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
- WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
- WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
- WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
|
Avon Park, Florida:
- Fatal accident count: 51
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 84
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 11
- Fatalities: 59
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 165
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Florida average:
- Fatal accident count: 148
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 227
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 49
- Fatalities: 161
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 398
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
See more detailed statistics of Avon Park fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Avon Park)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Avon Park, FL)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 74 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Avon Park)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 30 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Avon Park)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 140
- Hazardous Condition: 91
- Service Call: 17
- Good Intent Call: 9
Incident types - Avon Park
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Avon Park, FL
|