Ava, IL Population

Overview

557

Total Population

36.7

Median age

53.68%

Female population %

86.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

68.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ava's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ava is 36.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ava's population under 18 was 27.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ava's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ava, 21.90% were under the age of 15, 19.93% aged 15 to 29, 39.32% aged 30 to 64, 16.52% aged 65 to 84, and 2.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 41 more females than males in Ava:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.68% females and 46.32% males in Ava, IL.
The Ava, IL gender ratio is 86.3:100 i.e. 86.3 men to 100 women (0.863).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 41.

Ava's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Ava population: 99.64% are White and 0.36% are Black or African American.
Ava's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 55 (98.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ava is White with a population of 555 (99.64% of the total population).

Ava's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 670 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Ava's population decreased by 8 (1.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ava's population decreased by 107 (16.34%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ava's population was lowest in year 2022 at 545.