Ames, IA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	50,731	100.0

Male	26,491	52.2
Female	24,240	47.8

Under 5 years	2,237	4.4
5 to 9 years	1,950	3.8
10 to 14 years	1,953	3.8
15 to 19 years	6,880	13.6
20 to 24 years	14,700	29.0
25 to 34 years	7,192	14.2
35 to 44 years	4,851	9.6
45 to 54 years	4,435	8.7
55 to 59 years	1,444	2.8
60 to 64 years	1,196	2.4
65 to 74 years	1,957	3.9
75 to 84 years	1,363	2.7
85 years and over	573	1.1

Median age (years)	23.6	(X)

18 years and over	43,320	85.4
Male	22,681	44.7
Female	20,639	40.7
21 years and over	33,721	66.5
62 years and over	4,612	9.1
65 years and over	3,893	7.7
Male	1,580	3.1
Female	2,313	4.6

RACE
One race	50,042	98.6
White	44,308	87.3
Black or African American	1,343	2.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	75	0.1
Asian	3,906	7.7
Asian Indian	629	1.2
Chinese	1,585	3.1
Filipino	82	0.2
Japanese	119	0.2
Korean	728	1.4
Vietnamese	139	0.3
Other Asian ¹	624	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	22	0.0
Native Hawaiian	8	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	6	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	6	0.0
Some other race	388	0.8
Two or more races	689	1.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	44,866	88.4
Black or African American	1,541	3.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	206	0.4
Asian	4,209	8.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	64	0.1
Some other race	578	1.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	50,731	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,002	2.0
Mexican	449	0.9
Puerto Rican	154	0.3
Cuban	23	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	376	0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,729	98.0
White alone	43,762	86.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	50,731	100.0
In households	41,609	82.0
Householder	18,085	35.6
Spouse	7,587	15.0
Child	8,191	16.1
Own child under 18 years	7,087	14.0
Other relatives	804	1.6
Under 18 years	147	0.3
Nonrelatives	6,942	13.7
Unmarried partner	849	1.7
In group quarters	9,122	18.0
Institutionalized population	186	0.4
Noninstitutionalized population	8,936	17.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	18,085	100.0
Family households (families)	8,969	49.6
With own children under 18 years	4,028	22.3
Married-couple family	7,587	42.0
With own children under 18 years	3,286	18.2
Female householder, no husband present	962	5.3
With own children under 18 years	595	3.3
Nonfamily households	9,116	50.4
Householder living alone	5,163	28.5
Householder 65 years and over	1,070	5.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,149	22.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,564	14.2

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	2.85	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	18,757	100.0
Occupied housing units	18,085	96.4
Vacant housing units	672	3.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	49	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	18,085	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,337	46.1
Renter-occupied housing units	9,748	53.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.52	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.11	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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