Avoca TownshipIL
A town of 407, settled in 1838.
Is Avoca Township a good place to live?
Only 7 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Avoca Township. Avoca Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
407 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Avoca Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Avoca Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Avoca Township.
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Avoca Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Avoca Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Avoca Township for work: only 1% work in town. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Avoca Township, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Fairbury (23%), Pontiac (11%) and Bloomington (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Avoca Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Avoca Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Avoca Township is
Avoca Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of adults binge drink in Avoca Township, near the Illinois town median (18%) and above the median of U.S. towns (16%). 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Avoca Township.
| Avoca Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Avoca Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 15.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.1% of Avoca Township is conserved land
3.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Avoca Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Avoca Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Avoca Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Avoca Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Avoca Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Avoca Township for work
Where Avoca Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Avoca Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Avoca Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 417 and it contained 151 housing units. Avoca Township is situated in the southern part of Livingston County, and is bounded on the north by Owego Township, on the east by Pleasant Ridge Township, on the south by Indian Grove Township and on the west by Eppards Point. Avoca is drained by the Vermillion River. The confluence of the north and south branch of the river is near the center of the township. Avoca was once primarily prairie with about a quarter of the land in timber along the river. The land is now primarily agricultural.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
Questions about Avoca Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Avoca Township, IL a good place to live?
Avoca Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.