Ames Metro Area Historical Amount of Vehicle Available in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Occupied Housing Units | 35,666, 100% | 1,232,228 | 116,211,092 |
| No Vehicles Available | 2,087, 5.85%, see rank | 5.69% | 9.12% |
| 1 Vehicles Available | 11,743, 32.92%, see rank | 30.25% | 33.80% |
| 2 Vehicles Available | 14,675, 41.15%, see rank | 39.60% | 37.48% |
| 3 or More Vehicles Available | 7,161, 20.08%, see rank | 24.45% | 19.61% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Occupied Housing Units | 34,883, 100% | 1,223,509 | 115,226,802 |
| No Vehicles Available | 2,105, 6.03%, see rank | 5.85% | 9.03% |
| 1 Vehicles Available | 11,057, 31.70%, see rank | 29.94% | 33.67% |
| 2 Vehicles Available | 14,824, 42.50%, see rank | 39.61% | 37.64% |
| 3 or More Vehicles Available | 6,897, 19.77%, see rank | 24.60% | 19.66% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Occupied Housing Units | 34,227, 100% | 1,215,954 | 114,235,996 |
| No Vehicles Available | 1,903, 5.56%, see rank | 5.71% | 8.85% |
| 1 Vehicles Available | 10,439, 30.50%, see rank | 29.69% | 33.28% |
| 2 Vehicles Available | 14,940, 43.65%, see rank | 39.67% | 37.87% |
| 3 or More Vehicles Available | 6,945, 20.29%, see rank | 24.93% | 20.00% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Occupied Housing Units | 32,053, 100% | 1,215,970 | 112,611,029 |
| No Vehicles Available | 1,641, 5.12%, see rank | 5.52% | 8.80% |
| 1 Vehicles Available | 9,369, 29.23%, see rank | 29.46% | 33.21% |
| 2 Vehicles Available | 13,967, 43.57%, see rank | 39.85% | 37.98% |
| 3 or More Vehicles Available | 7,076, 22.08%, see rank | 25.17% | 20.01% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
