About Avon

Avon is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 4,443 people and just one neighborhood, Avon is the 262nd largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns , Avon isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Avon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Avon is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Avon who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.98%), management occupations (10.86%), and sales jobs (10.42%).

Also of interest is that Avon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

As is often the case in a small town, Avon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Avon Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Avon who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.18% of adults in Avon have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Avon in 2000 was $24,410, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,640 for a family of four.

The people who call Avon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Avon is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Avon include Irish, Italian, English, Swedish, French Canadian, Polish, French, and German.

The most common language spoken in Avon is English.