FACTS ABOUT AVONDALE, ARIZONA

Avondale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 76,238. Avondale, incorporated in 1946, experienced rapid residential and commercial growth in the years since 1980. Once primarily a sparsely populated farming community with many acres of alfalfa and cotton fields, Avondale has transformed into a major bedroom suburb for Phoenix. Several major residential subdivisions and shopping centers have recently been built on former farmland, many adjacent to Interstate 10.

Geography

Avondale is located at 33°26′01″N 112°20′59″W (33.435322, −112.349758). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.3 square miles (107 km²), of which, 41.3 square miles (107 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.15%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 35,883 people, 10,640 households, and 8,724 families residing in the city. The population density was 869.7 people per square mile (335.8/km²). There were 11,419 housing units at an average density of 276.8 per square mile (106.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.27% White, 5.20% Black or African American, 1.28% Native American, 1.89% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 24.32% from other races, and 3.89% from two or more races. 46.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 10,640 households out of which 47.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.66.

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