Moving to Ames, Iowa

About Ames, Iowa
Ames

Ames () is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is the home of Iowa State University (ISU). According to the 2020 census, Ames had a population of 66,427, making it the state's ninth-most populous city. Iowa State University was home to 30,177 students as of fall 2023, which make up approximately one half of the city's population.

A United States Department of Energy national laboratory, Ames Laboratory, is located on the ISU campus. Ames also hosts United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sites: the largest federal animal disease center in the United States, the USDA Agricultural Research Service's National Animal Disease Center (NADC), as well as one of two national USDA sites for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which comprises the National Veterinary Services Laboratory and the Center for Veterinary Biologics. Ames also hosts the headquarters of the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Gender
Gender Ames Iowa Country
Female 46.4% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 53.6% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.046%54%Male53.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.012%5%9%10%13%18%11%13%5%5%$50K to $75K17.7%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Ames Iowa Country
Less than $10,000 12.2% 5.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.3% 4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.2% 8.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.6% 13.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.7% 19.1% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5% 14.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13.2% 15.9% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.8% 5.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.5% 5% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.00%2%13%15%8%32%18%2%10%Bachelor Degree32%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Ames Iowa Country
< 9th Grade 0% 1% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 2% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 13% 31% 27.0%
Other College 15% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 12% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 32% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 18% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 10% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Ames Iowa  Country
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Education
 Ames Iowa  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade015257133127152120812932202018792221011
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.078%3%0%11%4%0%3%0%White78.1%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Ames Iowa Country
White 78.1% 85% 60.1%
African American 3% 3.6% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 11.4% 2.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.4% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 3.9% 6.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Ames Iowa  Country
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