Ames, IA Demographic Data
Ames, IA Summary
Ames is located in Story County in Iowa
- Population: 59,941
- Area: 24.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 24.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,469.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 918.64 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ames, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
30,228
47%
50.8
Male
33,845
53%
49.2
Total Population
64,073
323,128,000
Ames, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,501
3.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,191
3.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,012
3.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
10,539
16.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
18,641
29.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
8,884
13.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,770
7.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,426
6.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,080
3.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,166
3.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,015
4.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,092
3.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
756
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
56,186
87.7%
77.2
Female
26,314
46.8%
51.3
Male
29,872
53.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
41,054
64.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,276
11.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,863
9.2%
15.2
Female
3,276
55.9%
55.8
Male
2,587
44.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
23
0.0%
0.0
Ames, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
62,102
96.9%
96.8
White
53,532
83.5%
72.6
Black or African American
1,994
3.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
123
0.2%
0.8
Asian
6,146
9.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,363
2.1%
1.2
Chinese
3,263
5.1%
1.3
Filipino
170
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
108
0.2%
0.2
Korean
672
1.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
74
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
496
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
29
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
29
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
278
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,971
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,079
3.2%
17.8
Mexican
1,066
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
192
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
96
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
725
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
61,994
96.8%
82.2
Ames, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
234
0.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
497
1.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,445
12.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,065
14.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,069
7.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
9,185
32.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
8,694
30.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
731
2.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
27,458
97.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17,879
63.4%
31.2
Ames, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
34,528
60.2%
33.7%
Now Married
18,603
32.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,689
4.7%
11.0%
Separated
280
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,269
2.2
5.8%
Ames, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
53,371
86.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
8,201
13.3%
21.6%
Spanish
1,270
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,684
2.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4,458
7.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
789
1.3%
1.1%
Ames, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,606
14.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,526
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,443
14.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,295
9.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,977
12.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,646
14.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,641
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,919
11.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
773
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
817
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
41,278
57,617
Per capita income
23,519
31,128
Ames, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
630
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4,081
11.7%
9.8
Construction
1,155
3.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
14,460
41.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,128
3.2%
6.6
Information
609
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,046
8.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,305
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,720
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
1,345
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
3,514
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
606
1.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
379
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,535
4.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
16,697
47.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,603
7.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
7,351
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
6,792
19.4%
18.1%
Ames, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
33,867
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
23,159
68.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,992
5.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,827
8.3%
5.1
Walked
3,461
10.2%
2.7
Other means
1,166
3.4%
1.8
Worked at home
1,262
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.1
26.6
Ames, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,714
7.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
9,063
36.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
9,401
38.1%
37.1
3 or more
4,465
18.1%
21.0
Ames, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
24,643
96.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,926
40.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
14,717
59.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
961
3.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Ames, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
25,604
1 room
534
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
1,196
4.7%
2.7
3 rooms
4,310
16.8%
9.1
4 rooms
5,512
21.5%
16.5
5 rooms
3,627
14.2%
19.8
6 rooms
3,373
13.2%
17.8
7 rooms
2,284
8.9%
12.0
8 rooms
2,262
8.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,506
9.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Ames, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
25,604
1-unit, detached
9,956
38.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,942
7.6%
5.9
2-units
1,243
4.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,044
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,215
8.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,592
14.0%
4.4
20 or more units
4,927
19.2%
9.0
Mobile home
685
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ames, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,550
10.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
916
3.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,754
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,163
12.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,945
15.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,604
10.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,885
19.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,824
18.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
844
3.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
119
0.5%
1.4%
Ames, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
17,171
69.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
474
1.9%
4.7
Electricity
6,702
27.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
38
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
20
0.1%
0.1
Wood
29
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
129
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
80
0.3%
1.1
Ames, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
6,301
47295100.0
Less than $500
80
1.3%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
127
2.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
251
4.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
668
10.6%
11.8%
$500 to $999
1,017
16.1%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,050
16.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,108
49.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,627
57.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,037
16.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
714
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
272
4.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
651
10.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ames, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
14,305
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
19
0.1%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
187
1.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
979
6.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,186
8.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,824
19.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
9,110
63.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
412
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
835
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,369
9.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,418
10.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,439
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
963
7.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
889
6.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7,752
56.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
887
0.0%
0.0%
Ames, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,926
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
671
6.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
337
3.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,294
23.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,705
27.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,414
24.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,259
12.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
232
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
14
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
176,500
205,000