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50014

Ames, IA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
32,958
Median household income
$60,731
People below poverty
29.2%
Median home value
$336,800

Income

The median income of households in 50014 was $60,731. An estimated 6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 9.5
$25,000 to $34,999 7.5
$35,000 to $49,999 13.4
$50,000 to $74,999 16.7
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5
$100,000 to $149,999 14.3
$150,000 to $199,999 6.4
$200,000 or more 10.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 67236
Female 46470

An estimated 88.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 16.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 13.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,667. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 88.2
Social Security 16.6
Retirement income 13.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.9
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 29.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 36.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 29.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 36.3

In 2020-2024, 4.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 28.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 21.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 50014 in 2020-2024, 95.9% had health insurance coverage and 4.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 87% and public coverage was 18.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1%.


In 2020-2024, 50014 had a total population of 32,958 - 14,925 (45.3%) females and 18,033 (54.7%) males. The median age was 23.3 years. An estimated 13.1% of the population was under 18 years, 56.6% was 19 to 44 years, 11.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 50014 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 579 565
5 to 9 553 518
10 to 14 574 665
15 to 19 1922 1560
20 to 24 6455 4549
25 to 29 1686 1183
30 to 34 1013 682
35 to 39 747 518
40 to 44 878 966
45 to 49 631 634
50 to 54 426 266
55 to 59 395 567
60 to 64 485 541
65 to 69 643 588
70 to 74 530 547
75 to 79 171 154
80 to 84 161 205
85 and over 184 217

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.2% were White; 4.1% were Black or African American; 5.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 11.3% were Asian; 2.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.5% of the people in 50014 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 74.1% of the people in 50014 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,511 households in 50014. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.1% of the households in 50014 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.1% of all households, while 32.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 15% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.6% of all households.

In 50014, 15.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 17.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.1
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 28.2% of males and 34.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 67.6 55.4
Now married, except separated 28.2 34.5
Separated 0.1 0.3
Widowed 2.1 4
Divorced 2 5.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 50014, 121 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 37.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.3% of the people living in 50014 were U.S. natives. 54.1% of the 50014 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.7% of 50014 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 50.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 50014 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 50014.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 14.8
Asia 66.8
Europe 3.5
Africa 13.4
Northern America 1.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 50014 in 2020-2024, 16.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3% of people at least five years old; 3.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3
Other Indo-European languages 4.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 7.1
Other languages 1.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 66.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 50014 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 66.9
Different house, same county 16
Different county, same state 9.8
Different state 5.5
Abroad 1.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 68.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 50014 was 16,715 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 260 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,213. College or graduate school enrollment was 13,242.

Educational Attainment of People in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.4
High school diploma or equivalency 9.8
Some college, no degree 12.7
Associate's degree 7.1
Bachelor's degree 35.7
Graduate or professional degree 32.4

Disability

In 50014, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.2% of people under 18 years old, to 8.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 50014, 63.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 66.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 30.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,344 66.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,732 30.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 440 2.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 50014 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.5
Construction 3.6
Manufacturing 8.3
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 9.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 38.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13
Other Services, except public administration 1.7
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 50014 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,535 51.3
Service occupations 3,153 17
Sales and office occupations 3,104 16.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 921 5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,883 10.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.4% of 50014 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 15.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.7
Walked 8
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 13.5

In 2020-2024, 50014 had a total of 15,026 housing units. Of these housing units, 43% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 56.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 43
Apartments in multi-unit structures 56.9
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

24.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 50014 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 49.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 50014 had 13,511 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,515 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 36.6% while renters occupied 63.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.67 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.11.

12.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.9% and another 22.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 50014:

House Heating Fuel Used in 50014 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 59.5
Electricity 36.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 2.9
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 50014 was $336,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.3 % had a mortgage. 37.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,130 and for owners without a mortgage it was $778.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 50014 was $1,065. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.