DEMOGRAPHICS

 

TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION

  • SPRING   66°F/43°F   4.26 INCHES
  • SUMMER 86°F/64°F   3.58 INCHES
  • AUTUMN  68°F/44°F   4.13 INCHES
  • WINTER   44°F/23°F   2.56 INCHES

On Average, The Warmest Month Is July
On Average, The Coolest Month Is January

The Maximum Average Precipitation Occurs In May
The Average Amount Of Rainfall A Year Is 41 Inches
The Average Amount Of Snow A Year Is 7.6 Inches

 

2010 Census of Ava and Douglas County

POPULATION 2,993 – 13,684
PERCENT UNDER 18: 25% – 28%
PERCENT OVER 65: 25% – 34%
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: 75% – 78%
BACHELOR DEGREE OR HIGHER: 11% – 12%
HOME OWNERSHIP RATE: 76% – 83%
MEDIAN VALUE OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING:  $82,000 – $88,000
MEDIAN MORTGAGE: $755 – $791
MEDIAN RENT: $370 – $384
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $22,275 – $30,675
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 13% -18%
LAND AREA: 3.1 SQUARE MILES – 339.6 SQUARE MILES

 

Race

White 96.8%
African American 0.1%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan 0.7%
Hispanic 1.4%
Mixed Race 2.0%
Us/American 33.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American) 15.4%
English 12.4%
Irish 11.8%
German 10.8%
French (except Basque) 3.3%
Polish 2.2%
Dutch 2.1%
Italian 2.0%
Scotch-Irish 1.8%
Ukrainian 1.3%
Danish 0.8%
Swedish 0.7%
Swiss 0.4%
Scottish 0.4%
Russian 0.4%
French Canadian 0.4%
Norwegian 0.0%

 

Facts

Taxes: Sales tax in Ava MO is 7.225%. Property tax in Douglas County ranges from 3.4516 to 4.7480 per $100 of valuation depending on the school district.
Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 19. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 6.2 per 1,000 people.
property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 1. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
Transportation: The average one-way commute in Ava, MO, takes 27 minutes. 82% of commuters drive their own car alone. 11% carpool with others. 0% take mass transit and 4% work from home.
Cost of Living: Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. . Overall, Ava, MO cost of living is 75.57.
Religion: 26.94% of the people in Ava, MO are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 2.12% are Catholic; 14.12% are Protestant; 3.69% are LDS; 7.00% are another Christian faith; 0.00% in Ava, MO are Jewish; 0.01% are an eastern faith; 0.00% affiliated with Islam.
Voting: 27.52% of the people in Ava, MO are registered as Democrats. 71.09% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 1.39%

 

Electrical Rates

City Utilities Residential:
1st 15 KWH $ 4.00
Next 185 KWH $.10 = $18.50
over 200 KWH $.065

General Service without demand:
1st 100 KWH $ 14.33
over 100 KWH $.07

General Service with demand 400 Amp
$5.40 to 6.19
First 200,000 $.045
over 200,000 $.034

White River Electric Customers
1st 20 KWH $22.50
after that its 8.3347 Cents per KWH