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Population (2000): 50,731
Land Area (2000): 55.857 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.045 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 18.2186 (-7.7) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 74.2186 (23.5) / 85.3186 (29.6)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,776
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 816
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 33 inches

Ames Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2000	49,744	2003	51,040	2005	52,529
2001	50,676	2004	53,472	2006	52,541
2002	50,912			2007	51,622

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	49,979	98.66%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	677	1.34%

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Ames Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	27,134	25,986	1,148	4.23%	42
1991	27,164	26,002	1,162	4.28%	43
1992	27,727	26,612	1,115	4.02%	40
1993	28,675	27,659	1,016	3.54%	35
1994	29,426	28,445	982	3.34%	34
1995	29,282	28,339	943	3.22%	32
1996	29,798	28,895	903	3.03%	30
1997	29,680	28,827	853	2.87%	29
1998	29,930	29,058	871	2.91%	29
1999	30,026	29,313	714	2.38%	24
2000	28,748	28,149	599	2.08%	21
2001	28,836	28,167	669	2.32%	23
2002	29,535	28,701	834	2.82%	28
2003	29,075	28,166	909	3.13%	31
2004	28,880	27,894	986	3.41%	34
2005	31,232	30,371	861	2.76%	28
2006	31,351	30,588	763	2.43%	25
2007	31,437	30,660	777	2.47%	25
2008	31,566	30,745	821	2.60%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	26,085	24,887	1,198	4.59%	46
Feb 1990	27,087	25,966	1,121	4.14%	41
Mar 1990	26,813	25,790	1,023	3.82%	38
Apr 1990	27,297	26,343	954	3.49%	35
May 1990	27,089	26,077	1,012	3.74%	37
Jun 1990	26,637	25,548	1,089	4.09%	41
Jul 1990	26,504	25,451	1,053	3.97%	40
Aug 1990	27,125	25,910	1,215	4.48%	45
Sep 1990	28,515	27,094	1,421	4.98%	50
Oct 1990	27,804	26,557	1,247	4.48%	45
Nov 1990	27,352	26,132	1,220	4.46%	45
Dec 1990	27,302	26,078	1,224	4.48%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	25,848	24,592	1,256	4.86%	49
Feb 1991	27,190	25,973	1,217	4.48%	45
Mar 1991	27,074	25,960	1,114	4.11%	41
Apr 1991	27,713	26,619	1,094	3.95%	39
May 1991	27,362	26,196	1,166	4.26%	43
Jun 1991	26,636	25,398	1,238	4.65%	46
Jul 1991	26,609	25,468	1,141	4.29%	43
Aug 1991	26,883	25,713	1,170	4.35%	44
Sep 1991	28,045	26,752	1,293	4.61%	46
Oct 1991	27,749	26,575	1,174	4.23%	42
Nov 1991	27,624	26,613	1,011	3.66%	37
Dec 1991	27,232	26,159	1,073	3.94%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	26,439	25,311	1,128	4.27%	43
Feb 1992	27,588	26,476	1,112	4.03%	40
Mar 1992	27,353	26,171	1,182	4.32%	43
Apr 1992	28,050	26,926	1,124	4.01%	40
May 1992	27,710	26,638	1,072	3.87%	39
Jun 1992	27,034	25,778	1,256	4.65%	46
Jul 1992	27,059	26,008	1,051	3.88%	39
Aug 1992	27,634	26,512	1,122	4.06%	41
Sep 1992	28,836	27,654	1,182	4.10%	41
Oct 1992	28,183	27,193	990	3.51%	35
Nov 1992	28,418	27,374	1,044	3.67%	37
Dec 1992	28,416	27,305	1,111	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	27,376	26,128	1,248	4.56%	46
Feb 1993	28,808	27,589	1,219	4.23%	42
Mar 1993	28,568	27,418	1,150	4.03%	40
Apr 1993	28,906	27,987	919	3.18%	32
May 1993	29,132	28,146	986	3.38%	34
Jun 1993	28,451	27,327	1,124	3.95%	40
Jul 1993	27,740	26,906	834	3.01%	30
Aug 1993	28,316	27,398	918	3.24%	32
Sep 1993	29,489	28,472	1,017	3.45%	34
Oct 1993	29,257	28,311	946	3.23%	32
Nov 1993	29,129	28,223	906	3.11%	31
Dec 1993	28,924	27,997	927	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	27,835	26,719	1,116	4.01%	40
Feb 1994	29,080	28,046	1,034	3.56%	36
Mar 1994	28,953	27,920	1,033	3.57%	36
Apr 1994	29,313	28,406	907	3.09%	31
May 1994	29,279	28,425	854	2.92%	29
Jun 1994	29,427	28,345	1,082	3.68%	37
Jul 1994	29,353	28,474	879	2.99%	30
Aug 1994	29,966	28,986	980	3.27%	33
Sep 1994	30,853	29,816	1,037	3.36%	34
Oct 1994	30,107	29,174	933	3.10%	31
Nov 1994	29,614	28,650	964	3.26%	33
Dec 1994	29,336	28,374	962	3.28%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	27,680	26,651	1,029	3.72%	37
Feb 1995	29,107	28,121	986	3.39%	34
Mar 1995	28,841	27,846	995	3.45%	34
Apr 1995	29,549	28,627	922	3.12%	31
May 1995	29,323	28,449	874	2.98%	30
Jun 1995	28,669	27,682	987	3.44%	34
Jul 1995	28,841	27,945	896	3.11%	31
Aug 1995	29,272	28,340	932	3.18%	32
Sep 1995	30,770	29,724	1,046	3.40%	34
Oct 1995	30,053	29,141	912	3.03%	30
Nov 1995	29,841	28,989	852	2.86%	29
Dec 1995	29,433	28,549	884	3.00%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	28,015	27,009	1,006	3.59%	36
Feb 1996	29,647	28,689	958	3.23%	32
Mar 1996	29,325	28,309	1,016	3.46%	35
Apr 1996	30,245	29,355	890	2.94%	29
May 1996	30,141	29,254	887	2.94%	29
Jun 1996	29,602	28,666	936	3.16%	32
Jul 1996	28,688	27,866	822	2.87%	29
Aug 1996	30,146	29,307	839	2.78%	28
Sep 1996	30,735	29,828	907	2.95%	30
Oct 1996	30,547	29,711	836	2.74%	27
Nov 1996	30,414	29,532	882	2.90%	29
Dec 1996	30,066	29,215	851	2.83%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	28,980	28,037	943	3.25%	33
Feb 1997	29,850	28,997	853	2.86%	29
Mar 1997	29,511	28,662	849	2.88%	29
Apr 1997	30,289	29,508	781	2.58%	26
May 1997	29,850	29,054	796	2.67%	27
Jun 1997	29,471	28,580	891	3.02%	30
Jul 1997	29,274	28,438	836	2.86%	29
Aug 1997	28,763	27,902	861	2.99%	30
Sep 1997	30,373	29,426	947	3.12%	31
Oct 1997	30,346	29,455	891	2.94%	29
Nov 1997	29,911	29,099	812	2.71%	27
Dec 1997	29,538	28,761	777	2.63%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	29,076	28,149	927	3.19%	32
Feb 1998	30,132	29,238	894	2.97%	30
Mar 1998	30,139	29,235	904	3.00%	30
Apr 1998	30,142	29,283	859	2.85%	28
May 1998	29,849	28,978	871	2.92%	29
Jun 1998	28,997	28,028	969	3.34%	33
Jul 1998	29,529	28,699	830	2.81%	28
Aug 1998	29,261	28,401	860	2.94%	29
Sep 1998	30,817	29,896	921	2.99%	30
Oct 1998	30,760	29,913	847	2.75%	28
Nov 1998	30,397	29,578	819	2.69%	27
Dec 1998	30,056	29,300	756	2.52%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	28,730	27,959	771	2.68%	27
Feb 1999	30,106	29,312	794	2.64%	26
Mar 1999	29,906	29,136	770	2.57%	26
Apr 1999	30,177	29,434	743	2.46%	25
May 1999	30,112	29,467	645	2.14%	21
Jun 1999	29,854	29,008	846	2.83%	28
Jul 1999	29,403	28,728	675	2.30%	23
Aug 1999	29,474	28,814	660	2.24%	22
Sep 1999	30,724	30,051	673	2.19%	22
Oct 1999	30,699	30,086	613	2.00%	20
Nov 1999	30,605	29,901	704	2.30%	23
Dec 1999	30,525	29,855	670	2.19%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	28,729	27,975	754	2.62%	26
Feb 2000	29,371	28,695	676	2.30%	23
Mar 2000	29,224	28,467	757	2.59%	26
Apr 2000	29,369	28,759	610	2.08%	21
May 2000	28,911	28,370	541	1.87%	19
Jun 2000	28,244	27,701	543	1.92%	19
Jul 2000	26,972	26,495	477	1.77%	18
Aug 2000	27,474	26,898	576	2.10%	21
Sep 2000	28,820	28,236	584	2.03%	20
Oct 2000	29,340	28,812	528	1.80%	18
Nov 2000	29,219	28,730	489	1.67%	17
Dec 2000	29,303	28,654	649	2.21%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	28,548	27,755	793	2.78%	28
Feb 2001	29,030	28,319	711	2.45%	24
Mar 2001	29,122	28,352	770	2.64%	26
Apr 2001	29,278	28,639	639	2.18%	22
May 2001	28,953	28,364	589	2.03%	20
Jun 2001	28,209	27,506	703	2.49%	25
Jul 2001	27,510	26,930	580	2.11%	21
Aug 2001	27,630	26,979	651	2.36%	24
Sep 2001	29,251	28,624	627	2.14%	21
Oct 2001	29,375	28,793	582	1.98%	20
Nov 2001	29,612	28,960	652	2.20%	22
Dec 2001	29,514	28,783	731	2.48%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	28,597	27,740	857	3.00%	30
Feb 2002	29,673	28,860	813	2.74%	27
Mar 2002	29,814	28,976	838	2.81%	28
Apr 2002	29,938	29,162	776	2.59%	26
May 2002	30,113	29,380	733	2.43%	24
Jun 2002	29,209	28,306	903	3.09%	31
Jul 2002	28,156	27,325	831	2.95%	30
Aug 2002	28,474	27,636	838	2.94%	29
Sep 2002	30,007	29,146	861	2.87%	29
Oct 2002	30,399	29,604	795	2.62%	26
Nov 2002	30,174	29,305	869	2.88%	29
Dec 2002	29,861	28,969	892	2.99%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	29,050	28,058	992	3.41%	34
Feb 2003	29,491	28,564	927	3.14%	31
Mar 2003	29,490	28,558	932	3.16%	32
Apr 2003	29,496	28,655	841	2.85%	29
May 2003	29,105	28,264	841	2.89%	29
Jun 2003	28,055	27,026	1,029	3.67%	37
Jul 2003	28,028	27,139	889	3.17%	32
Aug 2003	27,929	27,009	920	3.29%	33
Sep 2003	29,330	28,398	932	3.18%	32
Oct 2003	29,754	28,943	811	2.73%	27
Nov 2003	29,695	28,790	905	3.05%	30
Dec 2003	29,476	28,584	892	3.03%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	29,017	28,014	1,003	3.46%	35
Feb 2004	29,267	28,363	904	3.09%	31
Mar 2004	28,953	27,994	959	3.31%	33
Apr 2004	29,185	28,314	871	2.98%	30
May 2004	28,844	27,913	931	3.23%	32
Jun 2004	27,835	26,688	1,147	4.12%	41
Jul 2004	27,997	26,991	1,006	3.59%	36
Aug 2004	27,917	26,897	1,020	3.65%	37
Sep 2004	29,047	28,042	1,005	3.46%	35
Oct 2004	29,574	28,620	954	3.23%	32
Nov 2004	29,608	28,612	996	3.36%	34
Dec 2004	29,320	28,281	1,039	3.54%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	30,852	29,944	908	2.94%	29
Feb 2005	31,417	30,536	881	2.80%	28
Mar 2005	31,157	30,242	915	2.94%	29
Apr 2005	31,481	30,627	854	2.71%	27
May 2005	30,995	30,086	909	2.93%	29
Jun 2005	30,084	29,042	1,042	3.46%	35
Jul 2005	30,354	29,545	809	2.67%	27
Aug 2005	30,485	29,705	780	2.56%	26
Sep 2005	31,909	31,076	833	2.61%	26
Oct 2005	32,264	31,473	791	2.45%	25
Nov 2005	32,176	31,278	898	2.79%	28
Dec 2005	31,604	30,895	709	2.24%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	30,606	29,788	818	2.67%	27
Feb 2006	31,415	30,554	861	2.74%	27
Mar 2006	31,044	30,247	797	2.57%	26
Apr 2006	31,576	30,851	725	2.30%	23
May 2006	31,239	30,497	742	2.38%	24
Jun 2006	30,284	29,388	896	2.96%	30
Jul 2006	30,951	30,171	780	2.52%	25
Aug 2006	30,757	30,059	698	2.27%	23
Sep 2006	32,073	31,349	724	2.26%	23
Oct 2006	32,286	31,595	691	2.14%	21
Nov 2006	32,301	31,570	731	2.26%	23
Dec 2006	31,679	30,985	694	2.19%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	31,244	30,500	744	2.38%	24
Feb 2007	31,769	31,026	743	2.34%	23
Mar 2007	31,424	30,701	723	2.30%	23
Apr 2007	31,811	31,089	722	2.27%	23
May 2007	31,163	30,397	766	2.46%	25
Jun 2007	30,213	29,262	951	3.15%	31
Jul 2007	30,720	29,923	797	2.59%	26
Aug 2007	30,771	29,985	786	2.55%	26
Sep 2007	31,887	31,102	785	2.46%	25
Oct 2007	32,161	31,444	717	2.23%	22
Nov 2007	32,139	31,366	773	2.41%	24
Dec 2007	31,942	31,130	812	2.54%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	31,458	30,703	755	2.40%	24
Feb 2008	31,965	31,222	743	2.32%	23
Mar 2008	31,962	31,257	705	2.21%	22
Apr 2008	32,147	31,443	704	2.19%	22
May 2008	31,847	31,016	831	2.61%	26
Jun 2008	30,704	29,687	1,017	3.31%	33
Jul 2008	30,913	30,025	888	2.87%	29
Aug 2008	30,979	30,021	958	3.09%	31
Sep 2008	32,119	31,330	789	2.46%	25
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Ames Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	4,538	29.20%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,207	7.77%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,167	7.51%
4.	Construction	978	6.29%
5.	Public Administration	724	4.66%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	515	3.31%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	490	3.15%
8.	Health Care	465	2.99%
9.	Machinery Manufacturing	341	2.19%
10.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	336	2.16%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	315	2.03%
12.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	275	1.77%
13.	Finance and Insurance	262	1.69%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	255	1.64%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	238	1.53%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	237	1.52%
17.	Repair and Maintenance	224	1.44%
18.	Other Transportation	206	1.33%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	179	1.15%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	166	1.07%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	4,319	32.71%
2.	Health Care	1,382	10.47%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,153	8.73%
4.	Public Administration	584	4.42%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	562	4.26%
6.	Social Assistance	492	3.73%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	459	3.48%
8.	Finance and Insurance	393	2.98%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	315	2.39%
10.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	298	2.26%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	289	2.19%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	274	2.08%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	272	2.06%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	235	1.78%
15.	Construction	226	1.71%
16.	Info Services and Data Processing	181	1.37%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	154	1.17%
18.	Food Manufacturing	125	0.95%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	111	0.84%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	106	0.80%

Ames Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,847	11.88%
2.	Computer Specialists	897	5.77%
3.	Life and Physical Scientists	676	4.35%
4.	Other Management Occupations	641	4.12%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	563	3.62%
6.	Engineers	490	3.15%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	472	3.04%
8.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	442	2.84%
9.	Other Installation / Maintenance	418	2.69%
10.	Life / Physical / Social Sciences	394	2.54%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	370	2.38%
12.	Other Office and Admin Support	366	2.36%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	362	2.33%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	343	2.21%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	332	2.14%
16.	Cashiers	251	1.62%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	239	1.54%
18.	Agricultural Workers	236	1.52%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	231	1.49%
20.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	222	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,090	8.26%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	818	6.20%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	752	5.70%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	562	4.26%
5.	Waiters and Waitresses	530	4.01%
6.	Other Management Occupations	505	3.82%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	453	3.43%
8.	Cashiers	431	3.26%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	412	3.12%
10.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	395	2.99%
11.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	384	2.91%
12.	Child Care Workers	328	2.48%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	306	2.32%
14.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	305	2.31%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	287	2.17%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	265	2.01%
17.	Registered Nurses	262	1.98%
18.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	257	1.95%
19.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	256	1.94%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	253	1.92%

Ames Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	20,978	47.49%
15-35 hours	13,189	29.86%
1-14 hours	3,300	7.47%
No regular hours	6,708	15.19%

Ames Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	423	1.54%
5 AM-5:29 AM	198	0.72%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	563	2.05%
6 AM-6:29 AM	881	3.22%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,039	7.44%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,116	11.37%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,608	20.47%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,034	11.07%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,650	6.02%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,289	8.35%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	971	3.54%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	539	1.97%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,866	10.46%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,224	11.77%

Ames Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,712	6.25%
5-9	7,031	25.66%
10-14	8,628	31.49%
15-19	4,399	16.05%
20-24	1,838	6.71%
25-29	379	1.38%
30-34	951	3.47%
35-39	260	0.95%
40-44	443	1.62%
45-59	1,219	4.45%
60-89	312	1.14%
At least 90	229	0.84%

Ames Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,448	5.28%	22,539	82.26%
30-44	241	0.88%	1,413	5.16%
45-59	17	0.06%	1,202	4.39%
At least 60	14	0.05%	527	1.92%

Ames Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	716	2.53%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,588	9.15%
Car / truck / van, solo	18,507	65.40%
Motorcycle	31	0.11%
Other	99	0.35%
Public transportation	1,720	6.08%
Walked	3,740	13.22%
Worked at home	896	3.17%

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Ames Family Information Back to top
: 17,987 (41,305 people)
: 8,911 (25,324 people)
: 4,690
: 13,853
Ames Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,100	11.62%
$10,000-$14,999	1,450	8.03%
$15,000-$19,999	1,458	8.07%
$20,000-$24,999	1,469	8.13%
$25,000-$29,999	1,144	6.33%
$30,000-$34,999	1,157	6.40%
$35,000-$39,999	1,033	5.72%
$40,000-$44,999	872	4.83%
$45,000-$49,999	790	4.37%
$50,000-$59,999	1,569	8.68%
$60,000-$74,999	1,638	9.07%
$75,000-$99,999	1,646	9.11%
$100,000-$124,999	741	4.10%
$125,000-$149,999	391	2.16%
$150,000-$199,999	294	1.63%
$200,000 or more	314	1.74%

Ames Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,163	28.55%
Family, 2 people	4,489	24.82%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,339	12.93%
Family, 3 people	1,955	10.81%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,036	5.73%
Family, 4 people	1,721	9.52%
Nonfamily, 4 people	424	2.34%
Family, 5 people	584	3.23%
Nonfamily, 5 people	106	0.59%
Family, 6 people	135	0.75%
Nonfamily, 6 people	33	0.18%
Family, 7 or more people	85	0.47%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	15	0.08%

Ames Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	15,908	31.89%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	8,915	17.87%
Public Assistance	279	0.56%
Retirement	2,029	4.07%
Self Employment	2,058	4.13%
Social Security	2,733	5.48%
Supplemental Security	250	0.50%
Wage / Salary	15,713	31.50%
Other	1,993	4.00%

Ames Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,191	55.90%
With children under 18	3,306	44.10%

Ames Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	757	3.24%
Married	8,465	36.28%
Never Married	13,938	59.73%
Widowed	174	0.75%

Ames Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,284	6.06%
Married	8,495	40.09%
Never Married	10,277	48.50%
Widowed	1,135	5.36%

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Ames Education Information Back to top
Ames Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	546	1.26%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	979	2.26%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,090	11.77%
Some college, no degree	18,853	43.58%
Associate degree	2,167	5.01%
Bachelors degree	9,047	20.91%
Graduate or professional degree	6,579	15.21%

Ames Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	332	0.65%	325	0.64%	657	1.30%
Kindergarten	369	0.73%	39	0.08%	408	0.80%
Grades 1-4	1,368	2.70%	123	0.24%	1,491	2.94%
Grades 5-8	1,516	2.99%	113	0.22%	1,629	3.21%
Grades 9-12	1,623	3.20%	39	0.08%	1,662	3.28%
Undergrad college	17,854	35.19%	291	0.57%	18,145	35.77%
Graduate or professional school	3,194	6.30%	89	0.18%	3,283	6.47%
Total	26,256	51.76%	1,019	2.01%	27,275	53.76%

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Ames Business Information Back to top
: $186,984,000
: $672,733,000
: $98,762,000

Ames Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ames Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ames Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	33,269	79.64%
Below Poverty Level	8,507	20.36%

Ames Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ames Criminal Information Back to top
: 42
Ames Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2000	0.905	0.322	0.000	0.181	1.407	0.060	1.870	27.742	0.985	30.657
2001	1.381	0.257	0.000	0.276	1.914	0.079	3.236	22.673	1.381	27.370
2002	1.689	0.687	0.000	0.255	2.632	0.177	4.793	31.898	1.434	38.301
2003	4.839	0.490	0.000	0.137	5.466	0.000	4.212	28.154	1.685	34.052
2004	1.758	0.411	0.000	0.243	2.412	0.037	7.275	20.796	1.515	29.586
2005	1.333	0.267	0.000	0.267	1.866	0.019	8.852	19.570	0.838	29.260
2006	2.017	0.457	0.000	0.324	2.798	0.095	6.909	20.194	0.780	27.883
2007	3.254	0.349	0.039	0.232	3.874	0.039	9.686	20.146	1.201	31.033

Ames Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	22	49
2005	22	48
2006	22	49
2007	22	50

Ames Crime Index

Year	Index
2000	1,595
2001	1,484
2002	2,084

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Ames Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ames Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,187	8.25%
10-19 Years	8,833	17.41%
20-29 Years	19,000	37.45%
30-39 Years	5,312	10.47%
40-49 Years	4,884	9.63%
50-59 Years	3,426	6.75%
60-69 Years	2,250	4.44%
70-79 Years	1,678	3.31%
80-89 Years	939	1.85%
90+ Years	222	0.44%

Ames Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	26,491	52.22%
Female	24,240	47.78%

Ames Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	43,762	86.26%
Asian	3,902	7.69%
African-American	1,323	2.61%
Hispanic/Latino	1,002	1.98%
Multiracial	587	1.16%
Other Race	69	0.14%
Amerindian	64	0.13%
Pacific Islander	22	0.04%

Ames Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	16,961	33.95%
2.	Irish	5,793	11.59%
3.	English	5,180	10.37%
4.	Norwegian	4,365	8.74%
5.	Swedish	2,096	4.20%
6.	Dutch	1,683	3.37%
7.	United States Or American	1,573	3.15%
8.	Scottish	1,207	2.42%
9.	Danish	1,076	2.15%
10.	Italian	1,072	2.15%

Ames Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	42,167	87.15%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,448	2.99%
3.	Chinese	1,238	2.56%
4.	Korean	557	1.15%
5.	German	347	0.72%
6.	Other Pacific Island	277	0.57%
7.	Arabic	248	0.51%
8.	Hindi	211	0.44%
9.	Other Asian	201	0.42%
10.	French	198	0.41%

Ames Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	45,452	89.73%
Naturalized immigrant	785	1.55%
Not a citizen	4,419	8.72%

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Ames Zip Codes Back to top

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