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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ames Area is $26,113, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Ames Area median household income is $51,270. On average Ames Area residents spend 17.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #234

Ames Area	26,113 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ames Area	19,743 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ames Area	21,916 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ames Area	16,660 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #209

Ames Area	51,270 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ames Area	65,323 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Ames Area	12.45%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Ames Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Iowa and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ames Area		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.87%	$12,330, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.58%	$19,949, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.93%	$3,525, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.19%	$30,881, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ames Area	78,009 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ames Area	90,612 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ames Area	Iowa	U.S.
White	$53,216, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$26,573, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,226, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Asian	$26,160, see rank	$59,028	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$63,750, see rank	$31,208	$37,170
One Race, Other	$50,037, see rank	$39,465	$40,300
Two or More Races	$23,884, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ames Area	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$16,794, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,765, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$80,066, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$52,008, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ames Area	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	77,402, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	40,266, 52.02%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	28,286, 70.25%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	27, 0.07%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	28,259, 70.18%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	26,343, 93.22%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,916, 6.78%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,980, 29.75%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	37,136, 47.98%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	24,421, 65.76%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	24,421, 65.76%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	23,360, 95.66%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,061, 4.34%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	12,715, 34.24%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ames Area	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	48,348, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	35,055, 72.51%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,950, 8.17%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,990, 6.18%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	3,349, 6.93%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	1,311, 2.71%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,693, 3.50%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ames Area	17.6 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ames Area	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	49,703	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	26,343, 53.00%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,422, 43.36%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,053, 11.59%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,110, 15.60%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	527, 2.00%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,645, 6.24%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,269, 16.21%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	23,360, 47.00%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,020, 47.17%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,136, 21.99%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,067, 25.97%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	146, 0.63%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	37, 0.16%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	921, 3.94%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ames Area	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	49,703, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,390, 2.80%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	2,854, 5.74%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,949, 9.96%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	707, 1.42%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,777, 9.61%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,383, 2.78%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	949, 1.91%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,002, 4.03%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,733, 7.51%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	18,335, 36.89%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,534, 9.12%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,296, 4.62%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,794, 3.61%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ames Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	18,222	21.92%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,208	6.36%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.