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AVON PARK, FLORIDA QUICK STATSCounty: Highlands
Elevation: 149 feet
Land Area: 4.64 square miles
Population Density: 1948 people per square mile
Population: 9,033
Population change since 2000: 5.70%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (49.6%), Black (29.4%), Hispanic (18.7%), Other race (8.3%), Two or more races (2.3%), American Indian (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (10.2%), German (8.2%), Irish (7.4%), English (7.4%), West Indian (4.2%), Italian (1.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakeland, FL (41.6 miles , pop. 78,452)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (64.3 miles , pop. 303,447)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (854.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Sebring, FL (2.8 miles ), Frostproof, FL (3.3 miles ), Hillcrest Heights, FL (4.0 miles ), Babson Park, FL (4.0 miles ), Crooked Lake Park, FL (4.2 miles ), Highland Park, FL (4.4 miles ), Zolfo Springs, FL (4.4 miles ), Wauchula, FL (4.4 miles )
Amtrak station near Avon Park: 8 miles: SEBRING (601 E. CENTER ST.)
Avon Park Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
AVON PARK, FLORIDA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 61.30%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.80%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.00%
Colleges/Universities in Avon Park:
SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 1,293, Location: 600 W COLLEGE DR, Public)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Avon Park:
TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER about 30 miles, LAKELAND, FL, Full-time enrollment: 2,057 POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 35 miles, WINTER HAVEN, FL, FT enrollment: 3,028 FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE about 64 miles, MELBOURNE, FL, FT enrollment: 3,055 HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 64 miles, TAMPA, FL, FT enrollment: 9,630 UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA about 64 miles, TAMPA, FL, FT enrollment: 2,963 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA about 65 miles, TAMPA, FL, FT enrollment: 26,221 VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 65 miles, ORLANDO, FL, FT enrollment: 15,792
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