20.8% of Ava, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 36.5% greater than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 16.7% of high school graduates and 66.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 47.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 14.6%. For comparison, it was 37.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ava, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ava:
20.8%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ava:
3.1%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ava:
47.5%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ava:
60.9%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
14.6%
Residents above poverty level:
37.5%
Poverty by age in Ava, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ava,MO (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
31.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%15 years
15.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
56.0%35 to 44 years
13.0%45 to 54 years
37.0%55 to 64 years
7.0%65 to 74 years
29.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ava,MO (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
23.0%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
40.0%55 to 64 years
54.0%65 to 74 years
16.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ava,MO (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
4.6%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
13.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
4.2%55 to 64 years
0.6%65 to 74 years
5.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ava, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ava, MO (%)
21.0%White
93.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ava, MO (absolute numbers)
589White
182+ races
16Hispanic
20.8%Below poverty level
79.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ava, MO
Children below poverty level:
Ava, Missouri:
16.9%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ava:
16.7%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ava:
66.1%
Missouri:
27.1%
16.7%Married-couple family
69.0%Male, no wife present
14.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
17.4%Worked part-time
82.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.2%1999 to 2000
16.9%1995 to 1998
3.4%1990 to 1994
8.5%1980 to 1989
28.0%1970 to 1979
16.9%1960 to 1969
9.3%1950 to 1959
8.5%1940 to 1949
4.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.7%1999 to 2000
2.7%1995 to 1998
4.7%1990 to 1994
17.0%1980 to 1989
20.9%1970 to 1979
19.3%1960 to 1969
10.2%1950 to 1959
9.1%1940 to 1949
11.4%1939 or earlier
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