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Avondale, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Avondale is a Census borough of 1,084 people across 0.48 square miles of land, in Chester County. Median household income is $78,681, 61.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Avondale
What Avondale is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.48 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,242 plus or minus 728
- County holding the largest share of its areaChester 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.
Avondale
How many people live in Avondale
- Population1,084 plus or minus 352
- Median age32.2
- Population under 18358 plus or minus 124
- Share under 1833.0 percent
- Population 65 and over113 plus or minus 50
- Share 65 and over10.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households373 plus or minus 128
- Family households310 plus or minus 113
- Share of households that are families83.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Avondale
- Median household income$78,681 plus or minus $26,702
- Per capita income$36,238 plus or minus $8,285
- Civilian labor force559 plus or minus 183
- Employed542 plus or minus 179
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over663 plus or minus 220
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher58.8 percent plus or minus 24.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.4 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Avondale
- Housing units425 plus or minus 133
- Occupied units373 plus or minus 128
- Vacant units52 plus or minus 41
- Vacancy rate12.2 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied230 plus or minus 87
- Renter occupied143 plus or minus 84
- Ownership rate61.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$301,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,400
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units300 plus or minus 102
- Share single family70.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more121 plus or minus 89
- Share in buildings of two or more28.5 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Avondale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute496 plus or minus 169
- Commuting under 15 minutes188 plus or minus 127
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.9 percent plus or minus 22.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more205 plus or minus 96
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.3 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Drove alone78.0 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Avondale (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$11,354,900
- Average approval$1,261,656
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$4,357,400
- Jobs supported402
- Jobs per approval44.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.2 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avondale, 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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Flood risk in Avondale
- NFIP communityBorough of Avondale
- NFIP community number421473
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/17
The Borough of Avondale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421473 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.
Chester County, not Avondale
Chester County context, not Avondale figures
- Establishments in Chester County15,102
- Covered employment, Chester County251,284
- Average annual pay, Chester County$87,886
- Housing units permitted, Chester County1,529
Every figure in this section is published for Chester County as a whole and is not a measurement of Avondale.
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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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
Avondale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Avondale, Pennsylvania?
1,084, in 373 households. Avondale borough covers 0.48 square miles of land, which is 2,242 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Avondale in?
Chester 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 Avondale?
$78,681. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $301,000. Median gross rent is $1,400 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Avondale businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $11.4 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $350,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avondale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Avondale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Avondale. 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 Avondale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Avondale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Avondale, borough of, community 421473, 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 Avondale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chester 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 Avondale.
Is zoning published for Avondale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.