Iowa · Census place 01855
Ames city, IA
Quick answer
Ames city has 66,112 residents, ranking #9 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $60,102, the median home is worth $263,800 and median gross rent runs $1,040 a month.
- Population
- 66,112Ames city residents
- Median household income
- $60,102Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $263,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,040Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 23.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 42.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ames city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ames city median would spend about 20.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.9% of residents and 42.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Marion city 41,690
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