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Notable locations in Avon Park: Avon Plaza (A), Avon Square (B), Avon Park Fire Department (C), Highlands County Emergency Medical Services Avon Park (D), Avon Park Police Department (E), Avon Park Public Library (F), City of Avon Park Depot Museum (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Avon Park include: Zion Temple Holiness Church (A), Union Congregational Church (B), Shiloh Apostolic Church (C), Sanctuary Church of God (D), Saint Mark Baptist Church (E), Ridge Area International Seventh Day Adventist Church (F), Resurrection Lutheran Church (G), Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church (H), Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Bougainvillea Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Lake Verona (A), Lake Tulane (B), Lake Isis (C), Lake Lotela (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Avon Park City - Depot Museum (3 North Museum Avenue).
Hotel: Avon Motel (510 USHighway 27 North).
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Highlands County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 28.7%
(19.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 41.5% for Black residents, 27.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 25.9% for other race residents, 17.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Florida: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 66.7% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This city: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
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 significantly 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.
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Banks with branches in Avon Park (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Avon Park Branch at 299 Us 27 South, branch established on 1986/06/30. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 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: $260.6 mil, Deposits: $240.6 mil, headquarters in Sebring, FL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Highlands Independent Bancshares, Inc.
- SunTrust Bank: Avon Park Branch at 601 Highway 27 South, branch established on 1982/09/14. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $171,291.7 mil, Deposits: $129,833.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1716 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: Avon Park Branch at 851 U.S. Highway 27 South, branch established on 1981/01/26. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 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 2010/07/06: Bank assets: $278.1 mil, Deposits: $249.6 mil, headquarters in Sebring, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Heartland Bancshares, 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
All 9 fire-safe hotels and motels in Avon Park, Florida
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
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%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Highlands County Florida:
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Religion statistics for Avon Park (based on Highlands County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.75%
| Here | | 35.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Association Reformed Presbyterian Church |
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| Adherents | 31.1% | 14.9% | 13.0% | 5.5% | 3.8% |
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| Congregations | 20.8% | 4.2% | 7.3% | 6.3% | 3.1% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Assemblies of God | United Church of Christ | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.8% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 19.0% |
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| Congregations | 8.3% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 38.5% |
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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: 22 | Highlands County: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11 | This county: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36 | Highlands County: | 3.64 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 44 | This county: | 4.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Highlands County: | 13.4% | | Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Highlands County: | 25.3% | | State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 ($10.75)
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $425,000 ($48.11)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $962,000 ($108.90)
Sewerage: $767,000 ($86.82)
All Other: $74,000 ($8.38)
Parks & Recreation: $11,000 ($1.25)
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $22,000 ($2.49)
Police Protection: $7,000 ($0.79)
General Public Buildings: $6,000 ($0.68)
Water Utilities: $5,000 ($0.57)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,793,000 ($202.97)
Water Utilities: $996,000 ($112.75)
Solid Waste Management: $843,000 ($95.43)
Fire Protection: $805,000 ($91.13)
Regular Highways: $472,000 ($53.43)
Parks & Recreation: $384,000 ($43.47)
Sewerage: $371,000 ($42.00)
General Public Buildings: $247,000 ($27.96)
Central Staff Services: $182,000 ($20.60)
Financial Administration: $121,000 ($13.70)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $63,000 ($7.13)
Air Transportation: $54,000 ($6.11)
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000 ($5.77)
Housing & Community Development: $28,000 ($3.17)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($0.11)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $173,000 ($19.58)
General Support: $6,000 ($0.68)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,799,000 ($656.44)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $23,000 ($2.60)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $221,000 ($25.02)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $4,225,000 ($478.27)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,286,000 ($145.57)
Other, NEC: $217,000 ($24.56)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $288,000 ($32.60)
Other, NEC: $27,000 ($3.06)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $439,000 ($49.69)
Special Assessments: $344,000 ($38.94)
General Revenue, NEC: $200,000 ($22.64)
Rents: $29,000 ($3.28)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $539,000 ($61.01)
Police Protection: $145,000 ($16.41)
Parks & Recreation: $106,000 ($12.00)
Central Staff: $1,000 ($0.11)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,141,000 ($129.16)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,839,000 ($208.17)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $634,000 ($71.77)
All Other: $130,000 ($14.72)
Water Utilities: $60,000 ($6.79)
- Tax - Property: $1,218,000 ($137.88)
Public Utilities: $1,065,000 ($120.56)
Other Selective Sales: $689,000 ($77.99)
Motor Fuels Sales: $185,000 ($20.94)
NEC: $60,000 ($6.79)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,013,000 ($341.07)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $315,000 ($35.66)
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 road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Avon Park, Florida:
- Fatal accident count: 56
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 95
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 12
- Fatalities: 65
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 189
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Florida average:
- Fatal accident count: 155
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 237
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 50
- Fatalities: 168
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 414
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 27
See more detailed statistics of Avon Park fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Avon Park
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Avon Park, FL
| Most common first names in Avon Park, FL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 206 | 76.1 years |
| John | 186 | 74.2 years |
| James | 182 | 74.5 years |
| Charles | 148 | 76.3 years |
| Mary | 148 | 80.9 years |
| Robert | 140 | 74.5 years |
| George | 111 | 77.9 years |
| Richard | 71 | 70.1 years |
| Joseph | 63 | 74.8 years |
| Thomas | 60 | 71.1 years |
| Most common last names in Avon Park, FL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 119 | 76.7 years |
| Johnson | 76 | 76.4 years |
| Williams | 67 | 75.8 years |
| Brown | 60 | 71.8 years |
| Jones | 54 | 73.1 years |
| Martin | 37 | 76.1 years |
| Miller | 35 | 76.7 years |
| Davis | 33 | 71.7 years |
| Jackson | 28 | 69.0 years |
| Thomas | 27 | 75.5 years |
| Businesses in Avon Park, FL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | H&R Block | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | | |
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Art and design workers (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Mathematical science occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Waiters and waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (population 5,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #67 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+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most fire safe hotels and motels per 100,000 population (pop 5,000+)"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of burglaries in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of assaults in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
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