Ames City, Iowa

Ames City, Iowa is a city of the Story County, Iowa, United States. The city has a population of 50731 as per the 2000 census data. Its population was estimated at 56510 in July 2008, giving it the ninth largest population among Iowa. The city encompasses an area of 21.58 square miles (55.89 sq km ), of which, 21.57 square miles (55.87 sq km) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 sq km) of it is water, it is the 14th largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 50731 people, 18085 households, and 8969 families living in the city. The population density was 2352.3 people per square mile (908.23/kmē), it is Iowa's 14th most densely populated city. There were 18757 housing units at an average density of 869.6 per square mile (335.75/kmē). The average household size was 2.3 people, and the average family size was 2.85 people. The population's age distribution was 14.6% under the age of 18, 40% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 13.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.9 males. The median age is 23.6 years, The median age of males was 23.3 years, for females the median age was 24.1 years. The racial makeup of the city was 44308 White, 1343 Black or African American, 75 American Indian, 3906 Asian, 22 Native Hawaiian, 689 from two or more races and 388 Ohter races.

Ames city Iowa Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Ames city Iowa School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Ames City Iowa GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $36042, it is the 371st highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Iowa. The median income for a family in the city was $56439, it is 59th wealthiest city by median family income in Iowa. The per capita income for the city was $18881, it is 213th wealthiest city by per capita income in Iowa. The median income of city was $11140, Males had a median income of $12605 versus $8957 for females.

In 2000, 27275 pupils and students, of which 55.29% are male and 44.71% are female, 53.76% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 2.41% nursery or pri school, 1.5% kindergarten, 11.44% elementary school, 6.09% high school and 78.56% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census50731
April 2000 Estimate50859
July 2000 Estimate50913
July 2001 Estimate50688
July 2002 Estimate52013
July 2003 Estimate52037
July 2004 Estimate52554
July 2005 Estimate52599
July 2006 Estimate54012
July 2007 Estimate55599
July 2008 Estimate56510
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school289368657
Kindergarten213195408
Elementary school170514153120
High school8358271662
College or graduate school12039938921428
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Ames city, Iowa$36042$56439$18881
Story County, Iowa$40442$55472$19949
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587