Ames, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 56,510 (Urban population: 55,755, Rural population: 755 (all nonfarm))

Ames, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 18,709 (18,045 occupied: 8,326 owner occupied, 9,719 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	54%
State:	28%

Housing density: 868 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $128,045.

Median contract rent in 2008: $631 (lower quartile is $526, upper quartile is $766)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $583

Median gross rent in Ames, IA in 2008: $730

Housing units in Ames with a mortgage: 5,078 (350 second mortgage, 754 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,069

Ames,IA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $175,148 (it was $125,300 in 2000)

Ames:	$175,148
Iowa:	$120,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $129,371 - $243,932

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $204,736
Here: $204,736
State: $151,372

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,694
Here: $173,694
State: $162,018

In 2-unit structures: $71,448
Here: $71,448
State: $108,475

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $165,371
Here: $165,371
State: $138,849

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $141,707
Here: $141,707
State: $114,219

Mobile homes: $19,631
Here: $19,631
State: $29,315

Household type by relationship

Households: 41,522

In family households: 26,109 (7,067 male householders, 1,907 female householders)
7,575 spouses, 8,205 children (7,699 natural, 273 adopted, 233 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 306 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 226 other relatives, 593 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 15,413 (4,658 male householders (2,385 living alone)), 4,434 female householders (2,795 living alone)), 6,321 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9,134 (189 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,476 2-persons, 1,951 3-persons, 1,728 4-persons, 618 5-persons, 134 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,180 1-person, 2,323 2-persons, 1,009 3-persons, 396 4-persons, 137 5-persons, 47 6-persons.

5,975 married couples with children.
1,112 single-parent households (206 men, 906 women).

87.1% of residents of Ames speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 48% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 5,204 (10.3%)
(15.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ames, Iowa:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 70 3 rooms: 199 4 rooms: 677 5 rooms: 1,019 6 rooms: 1,785 7 rooms: 1,544 8 rooms: 1,341 9 or more rooms: 1,679

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ames, Iowa:
	1 room: 592 2 rooms: 1,190 3 rooms: 2,075 4 rooms: 3,058 5 rooms: 1,550 6 rooms: 602 7 rooms: 340 8 rooms: 185 9 or more rooms: 127

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 760
1995 to 1998: 1,968
1990 to 1994: 1,503
1980 to 1989: 2,148
1970 to 1979: 4,059
1960 to 1969: 3,001
1950 to 1959: 1,980
1940 to 1949: 1,001
1939 or earlier: 2,289

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ames:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 198 2 bedrooms: 1,645 3 bedrooms: 4,045 4 bedrooms: 1,970 5 or more bedrooms: 449

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ames:
	no bedroom: 684 1 bedroom: 2,797 2 bedrooms: 4,107 3 bedrooms: 1,607 4 bedrooms: 377 5 or more bedrooms: 147

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Ames in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 108 1 vehicle: 2,290 2 vehicles: 4,337 3 vehicles: 1,260 4 vehicles: 245 5 or more vehicles: 86

Cars and other vehicles available in Ames in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 897 1 vehicle: 4,294 2 vehicles: 3,118 3 vehicles: 948 4 vehicles: 296 5 or more vehicles: 166

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Ames, IA:

Less than $10,000: 148
$10,000 to $14,999: 82
$15,000 to $19,999: 111
$20,000 to $24,999: 64
$25,000 to $29,999: 58
$30,000 to $34,999: 63
$35,000 to $39,999: 22
$40,000 to $49,999: 83
$50,000 to $59,999: 66
$60,000 to $69,999: 51
$70,000 to $79,999: 80
$80,000 to $89,999: 106
$90,000 to $99,999: 155
$100,000 to $124,999: 832
$125,000 to $149,999: 1437
$150,000 to $174,999: 1272
$175,000 to $199,999: 1133
$200,000 to $249,999: 1583
$250,000 to $299,999: 805
$300,000 to $399,999: 778
$400,000 to $499,999: 182
$500,000 to $749,999: 140
$750,000 to $999,999: 21
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Ames rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ames:

Less than $100: 58 people
$100 to $149: 92
$150 to $199: 136
$200 to $249: 170
$250 to $299: 218
$300 to $349: 270
$350 to $399: 380
$400 to $449: 403
$450 to $499: 1,078
$500 to $549: 1,101
$550 to $599: 973
$600 to $649: 1,155
$650 to $699: 1,158
$700 to $749: 865
$750 to $799: 500
$800 to $899: 820
$900 to $999: 461
$1,000 to $1,249: 519
$1,250 to $1,499: 188
$1,500 to $1,999: 48
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 186

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,252 1990 to 1994: 739 1985 to 1989: 359 1980 to 1984: 364 1975 to 1979: 148 1970 to 1974: 87 1970 to 1974: 96 1965 to 1969: 159

Ames, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.1%
Number of people working at home: 896 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1712
5 to 9 minutes: 7031
10 to 14 minutes: 8628
15 to 19 minutes: 4399
20 to 24 minutes: 1838
25 to 29 minutes: 379
30 to 34 minutes: 951
35 to 39 minutes: 260
40 to 44 minutes: 443
45 to 59 minutes: 1219
60 to 89 minutes: 312
90 or more minutes: 229

Ames mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 18,507 (65%)
Carpooled: 2,588 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,709 (6%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Motorcycle: 31 (0%)
Bicycle: 716 (3%)
Walked: 3,740 (13%)
Other means: 99 (0%)
Worked at home: 896 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2100
$10,000 to $14,999: 1450
$15,000 to $19,999: 1458
$20,000 to $24,999: 1469
$25,000 to $29,999: 1144
$30,000 to $34,999: 1157
$35,000 to $39,999: 1033
$40,000 to $44,999: 872
$45,000 to $49,999: 790
$50,000 to $59,999: 1569
$60,000 to $74,999: 1638
$75,000 to $99,999: 1646
$100,000 to $124,999: 741
$125,000 to $149,999: 391
$150,000 to $199,999: 294
$200,000 or more: 314

First ancestries reported:

German: 12779

Other groups: 6037

Irish: 3462

Norwegian: 3358

English: 2899

United States or American: 1573

Swedish: 1340

Dutch: 1114

Scottish: 778

Italian: 717

Polish: 680

European: 677

Danish: 643

Subsaharan African:: 627

French (except Basque): 529

Scotch-Irish: 430

Czech: 409

British: 253

Arab:: 253

Scandinavian: 252

African: 244

Russian: 202

Czechoslovakian: 199

Sudanese: 147

Swiss: 146

Welsh: 143

Northern European: 141

Greek: 133

Arab/Arabic: 113

French Canadian: 104

Nigerian: 101

Finnish: 85

Turkish: 69

Austrian: 61

Lithuanian: 61

Ukrainian: 60

Romanian: 52

Belgian: 50

Serbian: 48

Lebanese: 43

Canadian: 43

Portuguese: 41

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 38

Iranian: 37

Luxemburger: 35

Slovak: 34

Yugoslavian: 34

Eastern European: 32

Australian: 32

Hungarian: 31

Kenyan: 30

South African: 28

Other Arab: 27

Ghanian: 24

Syrian: 23

Icelander: 23

Guyanese: 20

Croatian: 20

Other Subsaharan African: 19

Pennsylvania German: 19

Ethiopian: 18

Jordanian: 18

Armenian: 17

Haitian: 14

Maltese: 12

Palestinian: 11

Egyptian: 11

British West Indian: 10

Bahamian: 8

Latvian: 8

Brazilian: 7

Iraqi: 7

Zairian: 6

Slavic: 6

Jamaican: 6

Zimbabwean: 5

Ugandan: 5

Basque: 3

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (14%)
Korea (12%)
India (9%)
Mexico (5%)
Taiwan (4%)
Indonesia (4%)
Malaysia (3%)

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

This state: 29790
Northeast: 1535
Midwest: 9961
South: 1837
West: 1990

31% of Ames residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 30
7th and 8th grade: 157
9th grade: 41
10th grade: 54
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 74
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,031
Less than 1 year of college: 442
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,691
Associate degree: 579
Bachelor's degree: 3,480
Master's degree: 1,776
Professional school degree: 286
Doctorate degree: 1,739

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 207
9th grade: 65
10th grade: 78
11th grade: 61
12th grade, no diploma: 150
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,787
Less than 1 year of college: 459
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,698
Associate degree: 735
Bachelor's degree: 3,516
Master's degree: 1,845
Professional school degree: 189
Doctorate degree: 607

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 9.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 21.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,106
Black householders: $35,192
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,544
Asian householders: $29,814
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $27,869
Some other race householders: $32,079
Two or more races householders: $64,329
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,579

Ames household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ames household income for Black householders

Ames household income for Asian householders

Ames household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Ames marital status for males

Ames marital status for females

Median 2008 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $181,438
Black or African American householders: $213,169
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $20,128
Asian householders: $254,265
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $157,255
Some other race householders: $175,847
Two or more races householders: $223,233
Hispanic or Latino householders: $182,556

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,050
One, attached: 1,214
Two: 1,180
3 or 4: 1,358
5 to 9: 1,613
10 to 19: 1,835
20 to 49: 1,929
50 or more: 713
Mobile homes: 817

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,010

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ames:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 236

Here:	7.6%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39

Here:	2.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 291

Here:	1.6%
Iowa:	25.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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