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Ames, Iowa QuickFacts

	Ames, Iowa	United States
Total population	50,731	281,421,906
State	Iowa
City	ames

Ames, Iowa Population

	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
Male	26,491	52.22%	49.06%
Female	24,240	47.78%	50.94%
Median age (years)	23.6		35.3

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	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
18 years and over	43,320	85.39%	74.31%
21 years and over	33,721	66.47%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,612	9.09%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,893	7.67%	12.43%

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	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
White	44,308	87.34%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,343	2.65%	12.32%
Asian	3,906	7.7%	3.64%
Some other race	485	0.96%	5.46%
Two or more races	689	1.36%	2.43%

Ames, Iowa Housing

	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
Total households	18,085		105,480,101
Family households (families)	8,969	49.59%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	9,116	50.41%	31.94%

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	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
Total housing units	18,709		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	672	3.59%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	18,085	96.66%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	8,337	44.56%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	9,748	52.1%	30.77%

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	Ames, Iowa	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	82	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,706	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,813	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,422	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	915	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	183	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	26	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	130,900	119,600

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	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,032	38.88%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	5,332	29.48%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,096	11.59%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,487	8.22%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,190	6.58%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	908	5.02%	9.65%

Ames, Iowa Education

	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	27,275		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	657	2.41%	6.47%
Kindergarten	408	1.5%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,120	11.44%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,662	6.09%	21.38%
College or graduate school	21,428	78.56%	22.81%

Ames, Iowa Economy

	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
Population 16 years and over	44,175		217,168,077
In labor force	30,598	69.27%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	30,523	69.1%	63.39%
- - Employed	28,883	65.38%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,640	3.71%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	75	0.17%	0.53%
Not in labor force	13,577	30.73%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	21,014	47.57%	51.66%
In labor force	13,971	31.63%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	13,952	31.58%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,286	30.08%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,626	5.94%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,785		12,787,501

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	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	18,066		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,100	11.62%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,450	8.03%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,927	16.2%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,301	12.74%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,695	14.92%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,207	17.75%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,646	9.11%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,132	6.27%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	294	1.63%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	314	1.74%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,042		41,994

	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
With earnings	15,908	36.01%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,689		56,604
With Social Security income	2,733	6.19%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,561		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	250	0.57%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,800		6,320
With public assistance income	279	0.63%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,913		3,032
With retirement income	2,029	4.59%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	29,811		17,376

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