Ava vs Harrison

A side-by-side comparison of Ava and Harrison: population, income, housing, and more.

Ava and Harrison are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Harrison has the higher population (948 vs 557 in Ava). Harrison has the higher median household income ($75,417 vs $57,250 in Ava). Harrison has the higher median home value ($128,600 vs $86,700 in Ava).

Population, income & housing

	Ava	Harrison
Population	557	948
Median age	35.2 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,250	$75,417
Median home value	$86,700	$128,600
Median gross rent	$658	$695
Housing units	281	444
Homeownership rate	78.7%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ava	Harrison
Population	524 → 557 (+6.3%)	805 → 948 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$47,344 → $57,250 (+20.9%)	$32,396 → $75,417 (+132.8%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $86,700 (+35.3%)	$69,200 → $128,600 (+85.8%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $658 (-3.7%)	$655 → $695 (+6.1%)

Ava

Population

524557

Median household income

$47,344$57,250

Median home value

$64,100$86,700

Median gross rent

$683$658

Harrison

Population

805948

Median household income

$32,396$75,417

Median home value

$69,200$128,600

Median gross rent

$655$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ava	Harrison
Under 5	9.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	22.1%	13.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	13.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	3.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	6.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	6.4%
55 to 64	7.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.3%	27.8%
75 and over	9.3%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ava	Harrison
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	56.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	17.9%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ava	Harrison
No high school diploma	5.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	39.5%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	48.7%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ava	Harrison
Drove alone	81.3%	93.1%
Carpooled	16.4%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ava	Harrison
1-unit, detached	69.0%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	Ava	Harrison
Poverty rate	5.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1973	1968