Moving to Avoca, Wisconsin

Population: 608. Estimated population in July 2024: 582 (-4.3% change)
Males: 294 (48.4%), Females: 314 (51.6%)

Iowa County

Zip code: 53506

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $28,625
Median house value: $48,900

Population by Race

Races in Avoca:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
• Asian Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (40.6%), Irish (11.3%), Norwegian (11.2%), English (9.9%), Czech (5.6%), Polish (4.6%).

Elevation: 698 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Avoca

• High school or higher: 78.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
• Unemployed: 8.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 43.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avoca village

• Never married: 26.3%
• Now married: 42.2%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 8.8%
• Divorced: 22.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +129 (+26.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Avoca:

• RICHLAND HOSPITAL INC THE (about 14 miles; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
• UPLAND HILLS HEALTH (about 20 miles; DODGEVILLE, WI)
• BOSCOBEL AREA HEALTH CARE (about 26 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Avoca:

• VOLK FIELD (about 52 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
• DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 60 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
• DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 69 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Avoca:

• RICHLAND (about 8 miles; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Abbreviation: 93C)
• TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL (about 12 miles; LONE ROCK, WI; Abbreviation: LNR)
• IOWA COUNTY (about 22 miles; MINERAL POINT, WI; Abbreviation: MRJ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avoca:

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 33 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 63 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 64 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
• MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 68 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 75 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
• WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 77 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
• LUTHER COLLEGE (about 101 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)