2024 population: 129,227 ( 3,981 from 2020)
Land area: 1143.0 square miles
Population density: 113.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	108,590	84.03%	2.2%
Black:	3,420	2.65%	12.2%
Indian:	282	0.22%	7.2%
Asian:	8,463	6.55%	5.3%
2+ races:	2,146	1.66%	13.1%
Hispanic:	6,326	4.90%	10.8%

Total non-White:	20,637	15.97%	8.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,660	9.3
Deaths:	4,096	8.2
Net Migration:	17	0.0
Net Immigration:	3,327	6.6

Change in White population:	2,304	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,677	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
125,246
106,286	84.86%
3,048	2.43%
263	0.21%
8,040	6.42%
1,898	1.52%
5,711	4.56%
18,960	15.14%

2010
89,542
77,812	86.90%
2,125	2.37%
134	0.15%
5,386	6.02%
1,278	1.43%
2,695	3.01%
11,730	13.10%

2000
79,981
72,221	90.30%
1,441	1.80%
116	0.15%
4,101	5.13%
788	0.99%
1,238	1.55%
7,760	9.70%

1990
74,252
68,869	92.75%
1,223	1.65%
85	0.11%
3,355	4.52%
n/a
720	0.97%
5,383	7.25%

1980
72,326
69,326	95.85%
839	1.16%
46	0.06%
1,363	1.88%
n/a
606	0.84%
3,000	4.15%

1970
62,783
61,444	97.87%
302	0.48%
33	0.05%
426	0.68%
n/a
363	0.58%
1,339	2.13%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
11,201	12.5
7,430	8.3
-2,641	-2.9
6,347	7.1

28,474	31.8
7,230	8.1

Number	Rate
2000's
8,914	11.1
4,398	5.5
-728	-0.9
3,870	4.8

5,591	7.0
3,970	5.0

Number	Rate
1990's
8,612	11.6
4,358	5.9
-3,153	-4.2
1,006	1.4

3,352	4.5
2,377	3.2

Number	Rate
1980's
9,925	13.7
3,996	5.5
-4,355	-6.0
n/a

-457	-0.6
2,383	3.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,483	5.5
n/a

7,882	12.6
1,661	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Ames, IA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
30.1
21,386	16.5%
107,841	83.5%
17,586	13.6%

49,305
2.28

25,897	52.5%
21,382	82.6%
1,654	6.4%
23,408	47.5%

2010
Number	Percent
26.7
15,953	17.8%
73,589	82.2%
8,945	10.0%

34,736
2.34

18,493	53.2%
15,291	82.7%
1,351	7.3%
16,243	46.8%

2000
Number	Percent
27.0
15,234	19.0%
64,747	81.0%
7,782	9.7%

29,386
2.39

17,064	58.1%
14,514	85.1%
1,107	6.5%
12,322	41.9%

1990
Number	Percent
26.0
14,708	19.8%
59,544	80.2%
7,133	9.6%

26,015
2.44

16,053	61.7%
14,073	87.7%
1,012	6.3%
9,962	38.3%

1980
Number	Percent
24.4
15,027	20.8%
57,299	79.2%
6,035	8.3%

23,657
2.54

15,761	66.6%
14,283	90.6%
763	4.8%
7,896	33.4%

2022 Housing Data for Ames, IA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,138	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,122	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,333	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,621	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,675	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,952	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,527	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,893	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,821	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,791	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,149	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,636	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,652	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,699	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,786	7.7%
$200,000 or more	3,510	7.1%

Median Household Income	68,309
Per Capita Income	36,317

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,239	2.5%
Public Assistance	643	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,883	5.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	61,994	72.3%
Unemployed	3,124	3.6%
In Armed Forces	133	0.2%

Total Labor Force	65,251	76.1%
Not in Labor Force	20,491	23.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,907	16,840	56.5%
Non-Profit	1,667	2,906	36.5%
Self-Employed	3,291	2,016	62.0%

Local Government	1,630	2,955	35.6%
State Government	6,739	5,509	55.0%
Federal Government	1,136	718	61.3%

Total Private + Self	25,198	18,856	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,172	12,088	48.0%
Total	36,370	30,944	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	27.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,680	14.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,668	18.8%
Professional, Technical	19,883	29.5%
Service Occupations	11,915	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	748	1.1%
All others	13,299	19.7%

White Collar		62.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	14,495	21.5%
Health care and social assistance	7,967	11.8%
Retail trade	7,527	11.2%
Manufacturing	6,606	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,386	6.5%
Construction	3,951	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,786	5.6%
Public administration	2,804	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2,456	3.6%
Finance and insurance	2,394	3.5%
Other services	2,228	3.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,973	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,650	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,495	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,111	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,106	1.6%
Information	866	1.3%
Utilities	406	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	170	0.3%
Management	68	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,053	2.44%
Puerto Rican	219	0.17%
Cuban	51	0.04%
Dominican	11	0.01%

Total Central American	308	0.25%
Costa Rican	13	0.01%
Guatemalan	163	0.13%
Honduran	44	0.04%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	37	0.03%
Salvadoran	51	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	281	0.22%
Argentinean	26	0.02%
Bolivian	10	0.01%
Chilean	10	0.01%
Colombian	36	0.03%
Ecuadorian	3	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	63	0.05%
Uruguayan	19	0.02%
Venezuelan	111	0.09%
Other South American	3	0.00%

Other Hispanic	575	0.46%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3,024	2.41%
Indian	1,031	0.82%
Korean	1,011	0.81%
Vietnamese	606	0.48%
Filipino	547	0.44%
Bangladeshi	189	0.15%
Laotian	182	0.15%
Mongolian	78	0.06%
Indonesian	76	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	108,277	90.4%
Chinese	2,550	2.1%
Spanish	2,339	2.0%
Other Indo-European	2,119	1.8%
Other Asian	1,090	0.9%
Korean	710	0.6%
German, other Germanic	523	0.4%
Vietnamese	509	0.4%
Other	485	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	40,679	32.5%
Irish	15,370	12.3%
English	12,696	10.1%
Norwegian	10,812	8.6%
Swedish	3,789	3.0%
American	3,506	2.8%
Dutch	3,403	2.7%
Italian	2,601	2.1%
Scottish	2,260	1.8%
European	2,084	1.7%
Danish	2,010	1.6%
French	1,916	1.5%
Polish	1,823	1.5%
Scandinavian	1,341	1.1%
British	1,245	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	119,144	95.1%
Not a citizen	6,129	4.9%

Native	116,061	92.6%
Foreign-born	9,212	7.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
574	0.8%	1,870	2.6%	14,521	20.5%	21,604	30.5%	19,247	27.2%	12,957	18.3%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	574	0.8%
9-12 Years	1,870	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	14,521	20.5%
Some College	21,604	30.5%
Bach. Degree	19,247	27.2%
Grad Degree	12,957	18.3%
Average years of education: 14.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	109,116	104,848	4,268	3.9%
1991	109,510	104,934	4,576	4.2%
1992	113,164	108,932	4,232	3.7%
1993	116,394	112,590	3,804	3.3%
1994	119,242	115,644	3,598	3.0%
1995	118,848	115,426	3,422	2.9%
1996	120,860	117,598	3,262	2.7%
1997	120,232	117,106	3,126	2.6%
1998	120,820	117,756	3,064	2.5%
1999	121,276	118,636	2,640	2.2%

2000	121,914	119,616	2,298	1.9%
2001	122,488	119,716	2,772	2.3%
2002	125,546	122,148	3,398	2.7%
2003	124,096	120,398	3,698	3.0%
2004	123,304	119,470	3,834	3.1%
2005	124,488	120,558	3,930	3.2%
2006	126,600	123,216	3,384	2.7%
2007	127,170	123,476	3,694	2.9%
2008	129,194	124,998	4,196	3.2%
2009	129,566	123,048	6,518	5.0%

2010	135,990	129,724	6,266	4.6%
2011	136,296	130,520	5,776	4.2%
2012	136,346	131,236	5,110	3.7%
2013	139,456	134,592	4,864	3.5%
2014	143,650	139,352	4,298	3.0%
2015	145,506	141,748	3,758	2.6%
2016	144,926	141,422	3,504	2.4%
2017	144,806	141,810	2,996	2.1%
2018	146,366	143,804	2,562	1.8%
2019	147,934	145,034	2,900	2.0%

2020	141,852	136,604	5,248	3.7%
2021	144,968	140,940	4,028	2.8%
2022	149,214	146,134	3,080	2.1%
2023	149,226	145,928	3,298	2.2%
2024	139,150	135,828	3,322	2.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	53,297
Median Value	$216,208

Occupied	49,305	92.5%
Vacant	3,992	7.5%

Owned	30,071	61.0%
Rented	19,234	39.0%
Median Rent	$960

Single-Family Units	33,627	63.1%
Detached	30,897	58.0%
Attached	2,730	5.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,296	26.8%
Mobile Homes	1,847	3.5%

Ames, IA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ames, IA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Ames, IA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ames, IA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ames, IA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ames, IA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Ames, IA Metro Area