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Avon Park, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Avon Park is a Census city of 10,057 people across 10.19 square miles of land, in Highlands County. Median household income is $36,485, 58.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Avon Park
What Avon Park is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.19 sq mi
- Water area0.32 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land987
- County holding the largest share of its areaHighlands County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Avon Park
- Population10,057
- Median age49.5
- Population under 181,520 plus or minus 351
- Share under 1815.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Population 65 and over3,201
- Share 65 and over31.8 percent
- Households4,721
- Family households2,735
- Share of households that are families57.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Avon Park
- Median household income$36,485
- Per capita income$23,787
- Civilian labor force3,843
- Employed3,490
- Unemployed353 plus or minus 163
- Unemployment rate9.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over7,740
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Avon Park
- Housing units5,579
- Occupied units4,721
- Vacant units858 plus or minus 236
- Vacancy rate15.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied2,771
- Renter occupied1,950
- Ownership rate58.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$144,700 plus or minus $29,856
- Median gross rent, monthly$921
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.3 percent
- Single family units3,048
- Share single family54.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,682 plus or minus 424
- Share in buildings of two or more30.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes821 plus or minus 219
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Avon Park gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,343
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,388 plus or minus 344
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more804 plus or minus 270
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone79.8 percent
- Carpooled12.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home3.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Avon Park (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$2,767,900
- Average approval$461,317
- Median approval$293,950
- Largest approval$1,412,000
- Jobs supported48
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avon Park, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Avon Park (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$282,000
- Average approval$282,000
- Median approval$282,000
- Largest approval$282,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avon Park, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Avon Park
- NFIP communityCity of Avon Park
- NFIP community number125161
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/18/15
The City of Avon Park participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 125161 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Highlands County, not Avon Park
Highlands County context, not Avon Park figures
- Establishments in Highlands County2,138
- Covered employment, Highlands County28,823
- Average annual pay, Highlands County$47,926
- Housing units permitted, Highlands County980
Every figure in this section is published for Highlands County as a whole and is not a measurement of Avon Park.
All Highlands County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Avon Park questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Avon Park, Florida?
10,057, in 4,721 households. Avon Park city covers 10.19 square miles of land, which is 987 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Avon Park in?
Highlands County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Avon Park?
$36,485. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $144,700. Median gross rent is $921 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Avon Park businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $2.8 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $293,950, plus 1 504 approvals worth $282,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avon Park, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Avon Park borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Avon Park. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Avon Park in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Avon Park appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Avon Park, city of, community 125161, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Avon Park figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Highlands County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Avon Park.
Is zoning published for Avon Park?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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