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Ames, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $253,300 (it was $125,300 in 2000)
Ames:

$253,300
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $184,000 - $374,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $295,555
Here:

$295,555
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $247,396
Here:

$247,396
State:

$238,767

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,122
Here:

$226,122
State:

$190,519

Mobile homes: $36,864
Here:

$36,864
State:

$51,271

Total population: 63,266 (Urban population: 49,979, Rural population: 677 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 29,054 (27,073 occupied: 10,870 owner occupied, 16,203 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

60%
State:

28%

Housing density: 1,347 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $153,974.

Median contract rent in 2022: $814 (lower quartile is $629, upper quartile is $1,056)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,056


Median gross rent in Ames, IA in 2022: $885

Housing units in Ames with a mortgage: 5,942 (488 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 379 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 213

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $125,082

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $79,000

Median monthly housing costs: $899

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Ames, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1977

Median year apartment built: 1989

Household type by relationship:

Households: 66,950
  • Male householders: 15,572 (5,689 living alone), Female householders: 11,501 (3,359 living alone)
  • 8,598 spouses (8,521 opposite-sex spouses), 1,622 unmarried partners, (1,622 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,893 children (7,517 natural, 13 adopted, 363 stepchildren), 98 grandchildren, 694 brothers or sisters, 228 parents, 52 foster children, 207 other relatives, 7,887 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 12,598

Size of family households: 5,798 2-persons, 2,470 3-persons, 1,714 4-persons, 563 5-persons, 197 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,048 1-person, 4,512 2-persons, 1,525 3-persons, 880 4-persons, 366 5-persons.

5,835 married couples with children.
1,122 single-parent households (221 men, 901 women).

84.9% of residents of Ames speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
6.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,595 (11.3%)
(24.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ames, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ames, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 3601 bedroom
  • 1,8512 bedrooms
  • 4,6493 bedrooms
  • 2,5364 bedrooms
  • 1,4745+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ames, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ames, Iowa
  • 999no bedroom
  • 3,8591 bedroom
  • 6,8192 bedrooms
  • 2,2853 bedrooms
  • 1,7564 bedrooms
  • 4855+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ames in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ames in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 53no vehicle
  • 3,1501 vehicle
  • 4,8362 vehicles
  • 2,2783 vehicles
  • 4534 vehicles
  • 1005+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ames in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ames in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,319no vehicle
  • 6,4151 vehicle
  • 4,6072 vehicles
  • 1,3743 vehicles
  • 1,1224 vehicles
  • 3665+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ames, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ames, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 4223 rooms
  • 7624 rooms
  • 1,6565 rooms
  • 1,6266 rooms
  • 1,6377 rooms
  • 2,2508 rooms
  • 2,5179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ames, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ames, Iowa
  • 8711 room
  • 1,1832 rooms
  • 4,7563 rooms
  • 4,6334 rooms
  • 1,4255 rooms
  • 1,8966 rooms
  • 7307 rooms
  • 1998 rooms
  • 5109+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Ames, IA
Ames city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Ames, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Ames, IA in 2022
  • 2,011Less than $10,000
  • 2,838$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,672$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,016$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,652$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,507$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,118$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,083$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,616$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,056$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,782$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,722$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Ames, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Ames, IA in 2022
  • 28Less than $10,000
  • 23$10,000 to $14,999
  • 68$15,000 to $19,999
  • 38$20,000 to $24,999
  • 115$25,000 to $29,999
  • 31$30,000 to $34,999
  • 55$35,000 to $39,999
  • 249$40,000 to $49,999
  • 139$50,000 to $59,999
  • 52$60,000 to $69,999
  • 22$70,000 to $79,999
  • 11$80,000 to $89,999
  • 43$90,000 to $99,999
  • 412$100,000 to $124,999
  • 200$125,000 to $149,999
  • 602$150,000 to $174,999
  • 845$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,055$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,465$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,344$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,385$400,000 to $499,999
  • 761$500,000 to $749,999
  • 114$750,000 to $999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Ames, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ames, IA in 2022
  • 96Less than $100
  • 32$100 to $149
  • 98$150 to $199
  • 37$300 to $349
  • 580$350 to $399
  • 527$400 to $449
  • 241$450 to $499
  • 1,273$500 to $549
  • 552$550 to $599
  • 1,019$600 to $649
  • 1,296$650 to $699
  • 1,271$700 to $749
  • 726$750 to $799
  • 2,017$800 to $899
  • 1,752$900 to $999
  • 2,417$1,000 to $1,249
  • 883$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,058$1,500 to $1,999
  • 43$3,000 to $3,499
  • 161$3,500 or more
  • 124No cash rent
Work and jobs in Ames: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.7%
Number of people working at home: 3,057 (8.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,011
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 7,587
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 11,229
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6,603
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,199
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 803
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,288
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 667
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,053
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 855
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 229
  • 90 or more minutes: 119
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ames

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 31,325 (69.4%)
  • Carpooled: 3,907 (8.7%)
  • Bus: 2,010 (4.5%)
  • Taxi: 211 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle: 1,036 (2.3%)
  • Walked: 3,565 (7.9%)
  • Worked at home: 3,057 (6.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 6.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 0.9%Males
  • 16.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 33.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.3%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 0.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 21.3%Males
  • 6.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • 2.8%Females
Races in Ames detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ames, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ames, Iowa
  • 6,0602010 or later
  • 1,2812000 to 2009
  • 7111990 to 1999
  • 7231980 to 1989
  • 2351970 to 1979
  • 255Before 1970
Ancestries in Ames, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 6,632 (23.6%)
  • English: 1,828 (6.5%)
  • Irish: 1,733 (6.2%)
  • European: 1,166 (4.2%)
  • American: 1,142 (4.1%)
  • Norwegian: 1,082 (3.9%)
  • Italian: 608 (2.2%)
  • Iranian: 469 (1.7%)
  • Sudanese: 399 (1.4%)
  • Swedish: 371 (1.3%)
  • Dutch: 350 (1.2%)
  • Danish: 345 (1.2%)
  • Brazilian: 315 (1.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 243 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 231 (0.8%)
  • British: 195 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 178 (0.6%)
  • Turkish: 130 (0.5%)
  • Northern European: 124 (0.4%)
  • Swiss: 124 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 122 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 98 (0.3%)
  • African: 94 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 94 (0.3%)
  • French: 92 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 83 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 79 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 79 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 77 (0.3%)
  • Austrian: 70 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 66 (0.2%)
  • Somali: 66 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 58 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 58 (0.2%)
  • Ugandan: 48 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 47 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 43 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 39 (0.1%)
  • South African: 32 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 30 (0.1%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 29 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 25 (0.09%)
  • Eastern European: 23 (0.08%)
  • Cypriot: 20 (0.07%)
  • Croatian: 14 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 12 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 12 (0.04%)
  • Bulgarian: 12 (0.04%)
  • Palestinian: 8 (0.03%)
  • Egyptian: 7 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Bahamian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Ghanaian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 5 (0.02%)
  • Portuguese: 4 (0.01%)
  • Kenyan: 4 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Ames:

27.8% (2,244)
Iowa:

4.6% (8,194)

India
Ames:

7.2% (580)
Iowa:

6.2% (11,148)

Korea
Ames:

6.9% (558)
Iowa:

2.9% (5,155)

Brazil
Ames:

6.8% (547)
Iowa:

0.7% (1,326)

Philippines
Ames:

4.9% (395)
Iowa:

2.6% (4,675)

Mexico
Ames:

3.9% (316)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

Vietnam
Ames:

3.8% (304)
Iowa:

4.2% (7,428)

Iran
Ames:

3.0% (240)
Iowa:

0.3% (602)

Malaysia
Ames:

2.4% (196)
Iowa:

0.4% (750)

Bangladesh
Ames:

2.4% (194)
Iowa:

0.4% (768)

Indonesia
Ames:

2.2% (175)
Iowa:

0.2% (437)

Taiwan
Ames:

1.7% (141)
Iowa:

0.2% (435)

Nigeria
Ames:

1.7% (141)
Iowa:

0.7% (1,204)

Germany
Ames:

1.6% (130)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,525)

Sudan
Ames:

1.5% (122)
Iowa:

2.3% (4,084)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 35,581
  • Other state: 22,796
  • Northeast: 1,377
  • Midwest: 15,162
  • South: 2,873
  • West: 3,384

65.2% of Ames residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52.9% lived in Iowa.


Ames:

65.2%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 112
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 164
  • 9th grade: 67
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 26
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,665
  • Less than 1 year of college: 359
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,200
  • Associate degree: 573
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,120
  • Master's degree: 2,754
  • Professional school degree: 1,108
  • Doctorate degree: 1,610
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 48
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 79
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 78
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,857
  • Less than 1 year of college: 571
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,210
  • Associate degree: 1,146
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,223
  • Master's degree: 3,287
  • Professional school degree: 617
  • Doctorate degree: 1,119
Educational Attainment for Females
Ames marital status for males
Ames marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,547
  • One, attached: 1,962
  • Two: 1,048
  • 3 or 4: 2,067
  • 5 to 9: 2,201
  • 10 to 19: 4,342
  • 20 to 49: 3,395
  • 50 or more: 1,654
  • Mobile homes: 804
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34

Median worth of mobile homes: $44,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Ames
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Ames, IA
  • 89.0%Utility gas
  • 8.0%Electricity
  • 1.8%Other fuel
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Ames, IA
  • 51.2%Utility gas
  • 44.6%Electricity
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 363
Here:

12.3%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 90
Here:

5.1%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 346
Here:

1.4%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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