Ames city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 66,265 ( 7,300 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.6 square miles
Population density: 2401.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	51,902	78.32%	6.7%
Black:	2,108	3.18%	8.6%
Indian:	81	0.12%	5.2%
Asian:	6,700	10.11%	29.4%
2+ races:	2,774	4.19%	173.6%
Hispanic:	2,579	3.89%	27.2%

Total non-White:	14,363	21.68%	39.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	3,263	6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,037	8.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
58,965
48,639	82.49%
1,941	3.29%
77	0.13%
5,176	8.78%
1,014	1.72%
2,027	3.44%
10,326	17.51%

2000
50,656
43,711	86.29%
1,340	2.65%
122	0.24%
3,505	6.92%
687	1.36%
1,116	2.20%
6,945	13.71%

1990
47,198
42,161	89.33%
1,172	2.48%
56	0.12%
3,203	6.79%
n/a
601	1.27%
5,037	10.67%

1980
45,775
42,965	93.86%
826	1.80%
35	0.08%
1,251	2.73%
n/a
554	1.21%
2,810	6.14%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4,928	9.7
3,381	6.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,550	3.3
1,908	4.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-804	-1.8
2,227	4.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Ames city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
23.0
7,275	11.0%
58,990	89.0%
6,946	10.5%

25,140
2.17

10,030	39.9%
8,006	79.8%
764	7.6%
15,110	60.1%

2010
Number	Percent
23.8
7,900	13.4%
51,065	86.6%
4,774	8.1%

22,759
2.25

9,959	43.8%
8,111	81.4%
717	7.2%
12,800	56.2%

2000
Number	Percent
24.2
7,395	14.6%
43,261	85.4%
3,765	7.4%

18,066
2.30

8,974	49.7%
7,497	83.5%
640	7.1%
9,092	50.3%

1990
Number	Percent
24.0
7,164	15.2%
40,034	84.8%
3,176	6.7%

15,686
2.35

8,401	53.6%
7,276	86.6%
557	6.6%
7,285	46.4%

1980
Number	Percent
23.4
7,293	15.9%
38,482	84.1%
2,571	5.6%

14,085
2.42

8,431	59.9%
7,603	90.2%
461	5.5%
5,654	40.1%

2022 Housing Data for Ames city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,481	9.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,343	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,427	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	906	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	958	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,017	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	908	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	963	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	969	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,166	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,639	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,147	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,777	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,354	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,566	6.2%
$200,000 or more	1,519	6.0%

Median Household Income	57,428
Per Capita Income	31,050

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	427	1.7%
Public Assistance	293	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,239	4.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	33,778	66.1%
Unemployed	2,701	5.3%
In Armed Forces	62	0.1%

Total Labor Force	36,541	71.5%
Not in Labor Force	14,559	28.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	10,861	8,576	55.9%
Non-Profit	1,246	1,616	43.5%
Self-Employed	1,097	793	58.0%

Local Government	672	1,333	33.5%
State Government	5,449	3,930	58.1%
Federal Government	455	389	53.9%

Total Private + Self	11,958	9,369	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,822	7,268	51.8%
Total	19,780	16,637	54.3%

Pct. Govt.	33.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,097	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	6,216	17.0%
Professional, Technical	13,414	36.8%
Service Occupations	7,113	19.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	328	0.9%
All others	5,624	15.4%

White Collar		65.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	10,680	29.3%
Retail trade	3,950	10.8%
Health care and social assistance	3,668	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	3,575	9.8%
Manufacturing	3,007	8.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,267	6.2%
Construction	1,332	3.7%
Public administration	1,296	3.6%
Other services	881	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	874	2.4%
Finance and insurance	864	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	823	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	713	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	632	1.7%
Wholesale trade	626	1.7%
Information	524	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	506	1.4%
Utilities	151	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	56	0.2%
Management	39	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,535	2.32%
Puerto Rican	150	0.23%
Cuban	41	0.06%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	198	0.30%
Costa Rican	13	0.02%
Guatemalan	81	0.12%
Honduran	36	0.05%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	37	0.06%
Salvadoran	31	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	221	0.33%
Argentinean	26	0.04%
Bolivian	10	0.02%
Chilean	10	0.02%
Colombian	23	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	24	0.04%
Uruguayan	19	0.03%
Venezuelan	109	0.16%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	434	0.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,919	4.41%
Korean	995	1.50%
Indian	767	1.16%
Vietnamese	599	0.90%
Filipino	495	0.75%
Bangladeshi	189	0.29%
Laotian	114	0.17%
Mongolian	78	0.12%
Indonesian	76	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	54,885	85.5%
Chinese	2,454	3.8%
Other Indo-European	1,841	2.9%
Spanish	1,157	1.8%
Other Asian	789	1.2%
Korean	703	1.1%
Vietnamese	504	0.8%
Other	475	0.7%
German, other Germanic	384	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	19,722	29.8%
Irish	8,326	12.6%
English	5,932	9.0%
Norwegian	3,990	6.0%
Swedish	1,602	2.4%
Italian	1,473	2.2%
Dutch	1,408	2.1%
American	1,407	2.1%
European	1,323	2.0%
Polish	1,211	1.8%
Scottish	1,077	1.6%
French	1,054	1.6%
Danish	1,002	1.5%
British	759	1.1%
Czech	627	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	60,807	91.8%
Not a citizen	5,458	8.2%

Native	58,358	88.1%
Foreign-born	7,907	11.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
240	0.8%	517	1.8%	3,406	11.6%	6,768	23.1%	9,427	32.1%	9,002	30.7%
Average years of education: 15.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	240	0.8%
9-12 Years	517	1.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,406	11.6%
Some College	6,768	23.1%
Bach. Degree	9,427	32.1%
Grad Degree	9,002	30.7%
Average years of education: 15.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -631	D +2,711	D + 7.4%
D +2,080
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Joe Biden (D)	21,036	66.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	9,721	30.6%	999	3.1%	31,756	-22	-16	1.88%
2016	62%	Hillary Clinton (D)	18,956	57.3%	Donald Trump (R)	10,352	31.3%	3,747	11.3%	33,055	-20	-15	2.11%

2020 President, Ames city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

21,036

66.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

9,721

30.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

600

1.9%

Other

399

1.3%

TOTAL

31,756

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -22	Diff (US): -16

2016 President, Ames city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18,956

57.3%

Donald Trump (R)

10,352

31.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,973

6.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

385

1.2%

Other

1,389

4.2%

TOTAL

33,055

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ames city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	57%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	20,158	64.3%	Joni Ernst* (R)	10,292	32.8%	886 [+]	2.8%	31,336	-19	1.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 662 (2.1%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 203 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 21 (0.1%);
2018	G	50%	Fred Hubbell (D)	18,065	66.3%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	8,470	31.1%	721 [+]	2.6%	27,256	-19	2.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 520 (1.9%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 193 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.0%);
2016	S3	60%	Patty Judge (D)	15,833	49.6%	Charles Grassley* (R)	14,519	45.5%	1,552 [+]	4.9%	31,904	-15	2.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 1,077 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 475 (1.5%);
2014	S2	37%	Bruce Braley (D)	11,225	57.3%	Joni Ernst (R)	7,699	39.3%	674 [+]	3.4%	19,598	-13	1.73%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 350 (1.8%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 164 (0.8%); Ruth Smith (I) 73 (0.4%); Bob Quast (I) 56 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 31 (0.2%);
2014	G	37%	Jack Hatch (D)	9,834	50.5%	Terry Branstad* (R)	8,799	45.2%	849 [+]	4.4%	19,482	-14	1.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 481 (2.5%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 198 (1.0%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 129 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 41 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	27,356
Median Value	$247,500

Occupied	25,140	91.9%
Vacant	2,216	8.1%

Owned	10,553	42.0%
Rented	14,587	58.0%
Median Rent	$1,011

Single-Family Units	12,564	45.9%
Detached	10,383	38.0%
Attached	2,181	8.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,909	43.5%
Mobile Homes	660	2.4%

Ames city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ames city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Ames city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ames city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ames city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ames city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ames city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ames city, IA