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Ames IA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	50,731	652 (of 25,150) (97%)	9 (of 954) (99%)
Average Income	$36,042	11,222 (55%)	371 (61%)
Median House Value	$130,900	4,873 (81%)	20 (98%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	87.3%	16,935 (of 25,150) (33%)	932 (of 954) (2%)
% Black Population	2.6%	7,321 (71%)	21 (98%)
% Hispanic Population	2.0%	11,015 (56%)	161 (83%)
% Asian Population	7.7%	734 (97%)	3 (100%)
% American Indian Population	0.1%	17,023 (32%)	337 (65%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	95.3%	1,281 (of 25,150) (95%)	23 (of 954) (98%)
% College Graduates	58.6%	609 (98%)	4 (100%)
% Never Married	54.4%	211 (99%)	4 (100%)
% Married	37.5%	24,144 (4%)	948 (1%)
% Seperated	0.6%	19,560 (22%)	513 (46%)
% Divorced	4.6%	23,010 (9%)	843 (12%)
% Foreign Born	10.3%	3,048 (88%)	15 (98%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	18,709	733 (of 25,150) (97%)	10 (of 954) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	12.2%	15,396 (39%)	913 (4%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	9.9%	5,848 (77%)	322 (66%)
Average Rooms in House	4.9	20,848 (17%)	930 (3%)
% Households with No Car	5.6%	14,391 (43%)	436 (54%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	16.6%	14,068 (44%)	808 (15%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	9,269 (63%)	60 (94%)
Median House Value	$130,900	4,873 (81%)	20 (98%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.6%	12,860 (49%)	594 (38%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.4%	5,078 (80%)	59 (94%)
Average Monthly Rent	$600	5,954 (76%)	27 (97%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	69.3%	5,246 (of 25,150) (79%)	293 (of 954) (69%)
% Drive Alone to Work	65.4%	22,336 (11%)	875 (8%)
% Take Public Transportation	6.1%	1,430 (94%)	9 (99%)
% Walk to Work	13.2%	1,346 (95%)	55 (94%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	15.0	23,268 (7%)	840 (12%)
% Households making less than $10,000	11.6%	10,186 (59%)	253 (73%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.7%	5,288 (79%)	84 (91%)
Median Household Income	$36,042	11,222 (55%)	371 (61%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.5%	16,932 (33%)	675 (29%)
Per Capita Income	$18,881	8,463 (66%)	213 (78%)
Male Worker Income	$37,877	6,207 (75%)	68 (93%)
Female Worker Income	$28,198	5,190 (79%)	50 (95%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	7.6%	12,699 (50%)	299 (69%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	20.4%	4,725 (81%)	52 (95%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Omaha, Nebraska	134 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.82

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Corvallis, Oregon	0.91
Iowa City, Iowa	0.91
East Providence, Rhode Island	0.89
Normal, Illinois	0.89
St. George, Utah	0.88
East Lansing, Michigan	0.87
Springfield, Oregon	0.87
Grand Forks, North Dakota	0.87
Flagstaff, Arizona	0.87
Revere, Massachusetts	0.87

Ames IA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	8,936	44
Population Enrolled College or graduate school	21,428	87
Population in Group Quarters	9,122	91
People Who Walk to Work	3,740	95
Norwegian People	4,365	98

Ames IA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 954)
Chinese Population	1,585	1
Percent Chinese Population	3.1%	1
Korean Population	728	1
Population in Group Quarters	9,122	1
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	8,936	1

Ames IA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	28.6%	24,730
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	11.4%	24,627
Percent In Household Population	82.0%	24,604
Percent Family Households	49.6%	24,594
Median Age	24	24,565

Ames IA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 954)
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	46.1%	954
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	28.6%	953
Median Age	24	951
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	12.3%	951
Percent Spouse in Household Population	15.0%	948

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Ames IA	Corvallis, Oregon
Total Population	50,731	49,322
Average Age	23.6	27.0
Average Income	$36,042	$35,236
Median House Value	$130,900	$159,600
% White Population	87.3%	86.0%
% Black Population	2.6%	1.2%
% Asian Population	7.7%	6.4%
% Hispanic Population	2.0%	5.7%

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