The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ava has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ava a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ava spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.61 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Ava does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Ava with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.48% of adults in Ava have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ava in 2022 was $24,280, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,120 for a family of four. However, Ava contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Ava home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ava residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ava include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Ava is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
