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Avon town, Norfolk County, MA

4,774 Population
4.3 square miles 1,112.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Norfolk County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$47,608 ±$6,300 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Norfolk County: $71,758 ±$887
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$130,625 ±$33,191 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk County: $130,739 ±$2,551
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

4.6% ±2.4% (217  ±112) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.7% 47,744 (±0.4% / ±2,592)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

27.6 minutes ±3.6 (68,160  ±11,086) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Norfolk County: 32.5 9,653,800 (±0.3 / ±135,482)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

1,717 ±170 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 283,368 ±824
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
2.8 ±0.3 (4,766  ±26) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.5 711,784 (±0 / ±158)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

5.5% ±4.8% (61  ±54) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Norfolk County: 3.9% † 6,739 (±0.4% / ±755)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

1,724 ±164 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 295,227 ±233
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$509,600 ±$62,163 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Norfolk County: $683,900 ±$5,690
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

9.6% ±6% (455  ±283.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 10.8% 77,930 (±0.5% / ±3,263.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

86.5% ±8.8% (2,905  ±359.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 94.5% 489,336 (±1% / ±4,978.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
30.6% ±5.5% (1,029  ±198.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Norfolk County: 58.8% 304,559 (±0.7% / ±3,727)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

21.4% ±5.2% (1,021  ±248) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 19.3% 141,142
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

8% ±5.4% (301  ±202) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Norfolk County: 3.8% 22,054 (±0.2% / ±987)
  • nearly double the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
301 Total veterans ±202 287 Male ±201 14 Female ±20

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