Avon Park is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 10,046 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Avon Park is the 215th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities, Avon Park isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Avon Park are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Avon Park is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Avon Park who work in healthcare suport services (11.23%), sales jobs (10.76%), and office and administrative support (8.52%). Being a small city, Avon Park does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Avon Park, just 12.37% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Avon Park in 2022 was $24,399, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,596 for a family of four. However, Avon Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Avon Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Avon Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Avon Park, accounting for 35.57% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Avon Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Avon Park include German, Irish, English, Haitian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Avon Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
