▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁Av ond ale ▁Est ates ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁and ▁eth nic ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 8 0 . 9 % ▁white , ▁ 1 4 . 5 % ▁black ▁or ▁African ▁American , ▁ 0 . 1 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 1 . 9 % ▁Asian , ▁ 0 . 1 % ▁Pacific ▁Island er , ▁ 0 . 5 % ▁reporting ▁some ▁other ▁race ▁and ▁ 2 . 0 % ▁reporting ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁▁ 2 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁His pan ic ▁or ▁Lat ino ▁of ▁any ▁race . ▁ ▁Business ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁The ▁mostly ▁T ud or - style ▁dow nt own ▁area ▁of ▁Av ond ale ▁Est ates , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁commercial ▁district , ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁business es ▁including ▁cons ignment ▁stores . ▁P izza , ▁southern ▁comfort ▁food , ▁and ▁Chicago ▁style ▁hot ▁dogs ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁restaurant ▁fare ▁options ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁limits . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁W aff le ▁House , ▁which ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁Labor ▁Day ▁week end ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁W aff le ▁House ▁oper ates ▁a ▁museum ▁at ▁the ▁original ▁location ▁today , ▁and ▁a ▁separate ▁restaurant ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁A ▁selection ▁of ▁art ▁gall eries ▁and ▁stud ios ▁are