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Avalon, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Avalon is a Census borough of 4,674 people across 0.62 square miles of land, in Allegheny County. Median household income is $51,250, 41.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Avalon
What Avalon is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.62 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,579
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllegheny 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.
Avalon
How many people live in Avalon
- Population4,674
- Median age45.7
- Population under 18533 plus or minus 185
- Share under 1811.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over1,150 plus or minus 274
- Share 65 and over24.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households2,710
- Family households880
- Share of households that are families32.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Avalon
Income and work in Avalon
- Median household income$51,250
- Per capita income$46,775
- Civilian labor force2,577
- Employed2,494
- Unemployed83 plus or minus 51
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over3,804
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Avalon
Housing in Avalon
- Housing units2,949
- Occupied units2,710
- Vacant units239 plus or minus 124
- Vacancy rate8.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied1,123
- Renter occupied1,587
- Ownership rate41.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$170,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$909
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent
- Single family units1,185
- Share single family40.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,764 plus or minus 353
- Share in buildings of two or more59.8 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Avalon
How Avalon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,878
- Commuting under 15 minutes436 plus or minus 154
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more578 plus or minus 200
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone60.0 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport6.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home21.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Avalon
Flood risk in Avalon
- NFIP communityBorough of Avalon
- NFIP community number420006
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/14
The Borough of Avalon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420006 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.
Allegheny County, not Avalon
Allegheny County context, not Avalon figures
- Establishments in Allegheny County33,812
- Covered employment, Allegheny County670,637
- Average annual pay, Allegheny County$78,297
- Housing units permitted, Allegheny County2,999
Every figure in this section is published for Allegheny County as a whole and is not a measurement of Avalon.
All Allegheny 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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Avalon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Avalon, Pennsylvania?
4,674, in 2,710 households. Avalon borough covers 0.62 square miles of land, which is 7,579 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Avalon in?
Allegheny 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 Avalon?
$51,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,500. Median gross rent is $909 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Avalon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Avalon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Avalon, borough of, community 420006, 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 Avalon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allegheny 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 Avalon.
Is zoning published for Avalon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.