Ava is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 3,184 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ava is the 211th largest community in Missouri.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.04% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Overall, Ava’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

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 19.18 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Ava is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Ava with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.07% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ava in 2022 was $30,349, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,396 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.