Ava vs Makanda

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

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

Ava has the higher population (557 vs 550 in Makanda). Makanda has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $57,250 in Ava). Makanda has the higher median home value ($241,300 vs $86,700 in Ava).

Population, income & housing

	Ava	Makanda
Population	557	550
Median age	35.2 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,250	$72,083
Median home value	$86,700	$241,300
Median gross rent	$658	$911
Housing units	281	243
Homeownership rate	78.7%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ava	Makanda
Population	524 → 557 (+6.3%)	588 → 550 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$47,344 → $57,250 (+20.9%)	$68,750 → $72,083 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $86,700 (+35.3%)	$231,100 → $241,300 (+4.4%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $658 (-3.7%)	$1,013 → $911 (-10.1%)

Ava

Population

524557

Median household income

$47,344$57,250

Median home value

$64,100$86,700

Median gross rent

$683$658

Makanda

Population

588550

Median household income

$68,750$72,083

Median home value

$231,100$241,300

Median gross rent

$1,013$911

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ava	Makanda
Under 5	9.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	22.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	1.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	6.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	17.1%
55 to 64	7.7%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.3%	20.7%
75 and over	9.3%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ava	Makanda
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	13.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ava	Makanda
No high school diploma	5.3%	2.9%
High school graduate	39.5%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	48.7%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ava	Makanda
Drove alone	81.3%	87.2%
Carpooled	16.4%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ava	Makanda
1-unit, detached	69.0%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Ava	Makanda
Poverty rate	5.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.42	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1973	1993