Population 4,374 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Ava
Household size in Ava
| Period | Ava | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.45 | 2.49 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.48 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.54 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.65 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.20 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
At 2.65 people per household, Ava sits right at the national average. The typical household here is bigger than in Missouri as a whole, where it has 2.49 people. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.45, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Ava
| Period | Ava | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.0 | 38.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 46.4 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 43.4 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.1 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | −4.9 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
At 39.1, the median age in Ava is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Ava
| Period | Ava | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.8% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.2% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.3% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.0% | 11.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.2 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Ava (10.0%), a little below the national share of 11.6%. That is in line with the rest of Missouri.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Ava
Renters in Ava
| Period | Ava | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.5% | 30.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 32.4% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.2% | 33.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 34.9% | 31.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +12.4 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting in Ava is about as common as it is nationally: 34.9% of households rent, against 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Missouri overall (31.9%). Just over four in ten owners (41.9%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Ava
| Period | Ava | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.4% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.5% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.9% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.7% | 10.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −12.7 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Ava as nationally: 9.7%, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Ava
| Period | Ava | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1971 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1974 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1971 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +4 | +6 |
Homes in Ava are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1979, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Ava
| Period | Ava | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $376 | $740 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $678 | $816 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $580 | $899 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $803 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$428 | +$383 | +$606 |
Rent in Ava runs $803 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 26.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Ava
Bachelor's degrees in Ava
| Period | Ava | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 26.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.5% | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.2% | 29.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.2% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.8 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Ava have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.2%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Ava
| Period | Ava | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 77.0% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.3% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 87.1% | 90.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 85.7% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.7 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in seven adults in Ava never finished high school, more than nationally: 85.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Ava
| Period | Ava | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.3% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.6% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.5% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.8 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.5%, unemployment in Ava is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is higher than in Missouri overall (4.1%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Ava compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ava | 2.65 | 39.1 | 10.0% | 34.9% | 9.7% | 1979 | $803 | 14.2% | 85.7% | 5.5% |
| Evans | 2.61 | 42.0 | 5.1% | 15.1% | 12.8% | 1983 | $992 | 14.9% | 87.7% | 3.3% |
| Brushyknob | 2.28 | 53.8 | 7.8% | 11.4% | 17.1% | 1990 | $882 | 17.0% | 86.0% | 9.4% |
| Goodhope | 2.77 | 40.8 | 3.2% | 9.0% | 4.5% | 1997 | $1,017 | 15.7% | 90.5% | 4.2% |
| Smallett | 2.75 | 39.6 | 6.1% | 11.9% | 17.2% | 1991 | $1,064 | 17.6% | 88.0% | 3.2% |
| Sweden | 2.31 | 51.6 | 8.6% | 15.3% | 17.9% | 1987 | $830 | 17.3% | 86.2% | 8.1% |
| Rome | 2.74 | 40.3 | 7.1% | 12.0% | 17.0% | 1990 | $1,035 | 17.5% | 88.1% | 3.4% |
| Squires | 2.19 | 54.5 | 16.8% | 11.9% | 15.7% | 1979 | $837 | 21.9% | 89.6% | 3.3% |
| Olathia | 2.80 | 34.9 | 16.8% | 17.1% | 10.3% | 1989 | $588 | 19.0% | 86.0% | 9.6% |
| Merritt | 2.77 | 40.4 | 4.3% | 10.7% | 9.4% | 1995 | $1,035 | 16.4% | 89.5% | 3.8% |
| Old Merritt | 2.80 | 39.6 | 6.2% | 13.1% | 16.3% | 1990 | $1,072 | 17.9% | 87.3% | 2.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Ava. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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