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19 tracts·62K people·$277K median·2,187/mi²
White 77 · Asian 9 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 4 · Black 4 · Other 1
Living alone 38 · Married couple 32 · Other 31
Health 46 · Retail 16 · Professional 12 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 8 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 48 · Service 20 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 63 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 12 · Walk 12 · Transit 6 · Bike 2
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ames is $277,400 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Ames has 67,669 residents across 16 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 23.3; the population is 76.8% White, 9.3% Asian, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Multiracial, 3.8% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 65.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.4% (Census ACS).
Fellows Elementary School (84%), Meeker Elementary School (75%) and Edwards Elementary School (73%) lead the elementary schools; Ames Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (79%); Ames High School is the high school with reported scores (75%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,023/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ames is $60,991 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Ames, median rent is $1,023/month and the median home value is $277,400 (Census ACS).
Ames reported 1.7 violent crimes and 13.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 15°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ames are winter weather (87), drought (84) and hail (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ames, 12.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).