Compare Ames, IA vs Iowa (IA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Ames, IA City |
Iowa (IA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 67,669 | 3,210,507 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,023 | $972 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1992 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Household income | $60,991 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $34,343 | $40,877 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 25.5% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.9% | 40.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 67,669 | 3,210,507 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 30,619 | 2,154,149 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 25,785 | 1,315,707 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $60,991 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $34,343 | $40,877 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 25.5% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.9% | 40.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,023 | $972 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1992 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 57.9% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 42.1% | 71.7% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 78.2% | 84.1% | 61% |
| Black | 3.9% | 3.9% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 9.3% | 2.5% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% | 6.6% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.1% | 7.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 94.9% | 92.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 87.9% | 88.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 16.0 min | 20.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 12.1% | 11.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 14.9% | 25% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 11.8% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 7.6% | 13.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 65.8% | 31.4% | 35.7% |