Ava is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 3,157 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ava is the 211th largest community in Missouri.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Ava is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.52% of the Ava workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ava is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Ava who work in office and administrative support (13.31%), healthcare suport services (11.69%), and management occupations (9.87%). 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 18.57 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 citizens of Ava are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.31% of adults in Ava have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Ava in 2022 was $27,956, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,824 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, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Ava is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and African languages.
