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People QuickFacts |
Ames |
Iowa |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
53,284 | 2,944,062 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
5.0% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
50,731 | 2,926,324 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
7.1% | 5.4% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
4.4% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
14.6% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
7.7% | 14.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
47.8% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
87.3% | 93.9% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.6% | 2.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
7.7% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 1.3% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.4% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
2.0% | 2.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
28.6% | 56.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
10.3% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
12.9% | 5.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
95.3% | 86.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
58.6% | 21.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
15.0 | 18.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
18,757 | 1,232,511 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
46.1% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$130,900 | $82,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
18,085 | 1,149,276 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.30 | 2.46 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$36,042 | $39,469 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,881 | $19,674 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
20.4% | 9.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Ames |
Iowa |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
129,649 | 35,453,705 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
510,771 | 26,723,822 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$10,589 | $9,362 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
78,997 | 2,762,766 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
3,663 | 227,562 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
2.8% | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
36.9% | 25.3% |
