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Ames, IA Urban Area

68,494 Population
22.4 square miles 3,063.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

24 ±0.8 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,175 ±$2,375 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$57,355 ±$7,076 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.3% ±4.2% (13,553  ±2,327) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

15.6 minutes ±0.8 (508,175  ±30,680) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

26,922 ±1,155 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 ±0.1 (55,776  ±955) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.4% ±1.2% (314  ±264) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

28,795 ±903 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$295,600 ±$18,739 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

32.1% ±4.2% (21,815  ±2,878.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

98.9% ±6.7% (31,141  ±2,653.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
66.8% ±5.5% (21,052  ±2,051.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.8% ±1.8% (8,066  ±1,246) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.9% ±0.9% (1,155  ±526) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,155 Total veterans ±526 1,155 Male ±526 N/A Female ±174

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