Ames, Iowa Population Profile

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Ames, Iowa Population

	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
SEX AND AGE
Male	26,491	52.22%	49.06%
Female	24,240	47.78%	50.94%
Under 5 years	2,237	4.41%	6.81%
5 to 9 years	1,950	3.84%	7.3%
10 to 14 years	1,953	3.85%	7.29%
15 to 19 years	6,880	13.56%	7.18%
20 to 24 years	14,700	28.98%	6.74%
25 to 34 years	7,192	14.18%	14.18%
35 to 44 years	4,851	9.56%	16.04%
45 to 54 years	4,435	8.74%	13.39%
55 to 59 years	1,444	2.85%	4.79%
60 to 64 years	1,196	2.36%	3.84%
65 to 74 years	1,957	3.86%	6.54%
75 to 84 years	1,363	2.69%	4.39%
85 years and over	573	1.13%	1.51%
Median age (years)	23.6		35.3
18 years and over	43,320	85.39%	74.31%
- Male	22,681	44.71%	35.89%
- Female	20,639	40.68%	38.42%
21 years and over	33,721	66.47%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,612	9.09%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,893	7.67%	12.43%
- Male	1,580	3.11%	5.12%
- Female	2,313	4.56%	7.31%
RACE
One race	50,042	98.64%	97.57%
- White	44,308	87.34%	75.14%
- Black or African American	1,343	2.65%	12.32%
- American Indian and Alaska Native	75	0.15%	0.88%
- Asian	3,906	7.7%	3.64%
- - Asian Indian	629	1.24%	0.6%
- - Chinese	1,585	3.12%	0.86%
- - Filipino	82	0.16%	0.66%
- - Japanese	119	0.23%	0.28%
- - Korean	728	1.44%	0.38%
- - Vietnamese	139	0.27%	0.4%
- - Other Asian 1	624	1.23%	0.46%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	22	0.04%	0.14%
- - Native Hawaiian	8	0.02%	0.05%
- - Guamanian or Chamorro	2		0.02%
- - Samoan	6	0.01%	0.03%
- - Other Pacific Islander 2	6	0.01%	0.04%
- Some other race	485	0.96%	5.46%
Two or more races	689	1.36%	2.43%
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
White	44,866	88.44%	77.08%
Black or African American	1,541	3.04%	12.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native	206	0.41%	1.46%
Asian	4,209	8.3%	4.23%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	64	0.13%	0.31%
Some other race	578	1.14%	6.58%

	Ames, Iowa	%, Ames, Iowa	United States
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	50,731		281,421,906
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,002	1.98%	12.55%
- Mexican	449	0.89%	7.33%
- Puerto Rican	154	0.3%	1.21%
- Cuban	23	0.05%	0.44%
- Other Hispanic or Latino	376	0.74%	3.56%
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,729	98.02%	87.45%
- White alone	43,762	86.26%	69.13%
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	50,731		281,421,906
In households	41,609	82.02%	97.24%
- Householder	18,085	35.65%	37.48%
- Spouse	7,587	14.96%	19.36%
- Child	8,191	16.15%	29.63%
- - Own child under 18 years	7,087	13.97%	22.92%
- Other relatives	804	1.58%	5.57%
- - Under 18 years	147	0.29%	2.15%
- Nonrelatives	6,942	13.68%	5.19%
- - Unmarried partner	849	1.67%	1.95%
In group quarters	9,122	17.98%	2.76%
- Institutionalized population	186	0.37%	1.44%
- Noninstitutionalized population	8,936	17.61%	1.32%

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