Ava

Population: 557
Median household income: $57,250
Median home value: $86,700

Ava is a community in Jackson County, Illinois, home to 557 residents. At $57,250, its median household income sits above Jackson County's $45,572.

From 2019 to 2023, Ava's population grew 6.3% from 524 to 557, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $64,100 to $86,700.

The typical home was built around 1973. 5.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 557
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,250
Median home value: $86,700
Median gross rent: $658
Housing units: 281
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

524557

Median household income

$47,344$57,250

Median home value

$64,100$86,700

Median gross rent

$683$658

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	524	$47,344	$64,100	$683
2020	541	$47,262	$65,200	$706
2021	557	$57,813	$75,700	$732
2022	557	$58,750	$80,000	$663
2023	557	$57,250	$86,700	$658

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	9.3%
5 to 17	123	22.1%
18 to 24	25	4.5%
25 to 34	71	12.7%
35 to 44	77	13.8%
45 to 54	62	11.1%
55 to 64	43	7.7%
65 to 74	52	9.3%
75 and over	52	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	547	98.2%
Black or African American	3	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.4%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's48.7%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	5.3%
High school graduate	141	39.5%
Some college or associate's	174	48.7%
Bachelor's degree	21	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled16.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	174	81.3%
Carpooled	35	16.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	20.2%
15 to 29 min	47	22.1%
30 to 44 min	86	40.4%
45 to 59 min	12	5.6%
60+ min	25	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 5.2% (29 of 557)

	Count	Share
Family households	155	67.4%
Nonfamily households	75	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	230	81.9%
Vacant	51	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	181	78.7%
Renter-occupied	49	21.3%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	194	69.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.7%
2 to 4 units	18	6.4%
5 to 19 units	20	7.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	16.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1703103
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.8885, -89.4963

Ava