U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Ames, IA

Story County, Iowa

Latitude: 42.027335     Longitude: -93.631586
Population 52,263 (2005)



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1901855, place: Ames city, Iowa)

Total Population: 50,731
Male: 26,491 (52.22%)
Female: 24,240 (47.78%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 2,237 (4.41%)
5 to 9 years: 1,950 (3.84%)
10 to 14 years: 1,953 (3.85%)
15 to 19 years: 6,880 (13.56%)
20 to 24 years: 14,700 (28.98%)
25 to 34 years: 7,192 (14.18%)
35 to 44 years: 4,851 (9.56%)
45 to 54 years: 4,435 (8.74%)
55 to 59 years: 1,444 (2.85%)
60 to 64 years: 1,196 (2.36%)
65 to 74 years: 1,957 (3.86%)
75 to 84 years: 1,363 (2.69%)
85 years and over: 573 (1.13%)

Median age: 23.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 43,320 (85.39%)
21 years and over: 33,721 (66.47%)
62 years and over: 4,612 (9.09%)
65 years and over: 3,893 (7.67%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 43,320 (85.39%)
--Male: 22,681 (44.71%)
--Female: 20,639 (40.68%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 3,893 (7.67%)
--Male: 1,580 (3.11%)
--Female: 2,313 (4.56%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 50,042 (98.64%)
--White: 43,762 (86.26%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,002 (1.98%)
--Black or African American: 1,343 (2.65%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 75 (0.15%)
--Asian: 3,906 (7.7%)
----Asian Indian: 629 (1.24%)
----Chinese: 1,585 (3.12%)
----Filipino: 82 (0.16%)
----Japanese: 119 (0.23%)
----Korean: 728 (1.44%)
----Vietnamese: 139 (0.27%)
----Other Asian: 624 (1.23%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 22 (0.04%)
----Native Hawaiian: 8 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 2 (0%)
----Samoan: 6 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 6 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 388 (0.76%)
Two or more Races: 689 (1.36%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,002 (1.98%)
--Mexican: 449 (0.89%)
--Puerto Rican: 154 (0.3%)
--Cuban: 23 (0.05%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 376 (0.74%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 49,729 (98.02%)
--White Alone: 43,762 (86.26%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 41,609 (82.02%)
--Householder: 18,085 (35.65%)
--Spouse: 7,587 (14.96%)
--Child: 8,191 (16.15%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 7,087 (13.97%)
--Other relatives: 804 (1.58%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 147 (0.29%)
--Nonrelatives: 6,942 (13.68%)
----Unmarried partner: 849 (1.67%)
Living in group quarters: 9,122 (17.98%)
--Institutionalized Population: 186 (0.37%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 8,936 (17.61%)
Total households: 18,085
Family households (families): 8,969 (49.59%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,028 (22.27%)
--Married-couple families: 7,587 (41.95%)
----With own children under 18 years: 3,286 (18.17%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 962 (5.32%)
----With own children under 18 years: 595 (3.29%)
Nonfamily households: 9,116 (50.41%)
--Householder living alone: 5,163 (28.55%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,070 (5.92%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 4,149 (22.94%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,564 (14.18%)
Average household size: 2.3 people
Average family size: 2.85 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 18,757
Occupied housing units: 18,085 (96.42%)
Vacant housing units: 672 (3.58%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 49 (0.26%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 3.3%
Occupied housing units: 18,085 (96.42%)
Owner occupied housing units: 8,337 (44.45%)
Renter occupied housing units: 9,748 (51.97%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.52 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.11 people

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