Language Spoken At Home in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 56,549 | 100% |
English only | 50,307 | 89.0% |
Language other than English | 6,242 | 11.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,260 | 4.0% |
Spanish | 1,211 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 202 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,298 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 284 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,461 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,763 | 3.1% |
Other languages | 272 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,206 | 100% |
American | 1,576 | 2.7% |
Arab | 241 | 0.4% |
Czech | 1,163 | 2.0% |
Danish | 1,301 | 2.2% |
Dutch | 1,866 | 3.2% |
English | 5,240 | 8.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,202 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 87 | 0.1% |
German | 20,727 | 35.0% |
Greek | 174 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 205 | 0.3% |
Irish | 7,448 | 12.6% |
Italian | 1,454 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 99 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 4,431 | 7.5% |
Polish | 1,274 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 68 | 0.1% |
Russian | 452 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 428 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 1,568 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 32 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 993 | 1.7% |
Swedish | 2,679 | 4.5% |
Swiss | 408 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 251 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 541 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 260 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 22,707 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,930 | 43.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,069 | 17.9% |
Married-couple family | 8,399 | 37.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,312 | 14.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 559 | 2.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 249 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 972 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 508 | 2.2% |
Nonfamily households | 12,777 | 56.3% |
Householder living alone | 7,063 | 31.1% |
65 years and over | 1,380 | 6.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,218 | 18.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,152 | 13.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 51,276 | 100% |
Householder | 22,707 | 44.3% |
Spouse | 8,367 | 16.3% |
Child | 8,916 | 17.4% |
Other relatives | 1,060 | 2.1% |
Nonrelatives | 10,226 | 19.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,617 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 27,917 | 100% |
Never married | 17,756 | 63.6% |
Now married, except separated | 8,839 | 31.7% |
Separated | 119 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 316 | 1.1% |
Divorced | 887 | 3.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 24,469 | 100% |
Never married | 13,240 | 54.1% |
Now married, except separated | 8,669 | 35.4% |
Separated | 112 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 1,071 | 4.4% |
Divorced | 1,377 | 5.6% |
Fertility in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 662 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 95 | 14.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 158 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 91 | 57.6% |
Less than 1 year | 64 | 40.5% |
1 or 2 years | 22 | 13.9% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 5 | 3.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 91 | 100% |
Who are female | 46 | 50.5% |
Who are married | 91 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 30,819 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 657 | 2.1% |
Kindergarten | 476 | 1.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,136 | 10.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,511 | 4.9% |
College or graduate school | 25,039 | 81.2% |
Educational Attainment in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 26,459 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 266 | 1.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 461 | 1.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,110 | 11.8% |
Some college, no degree | 4,176 | 15.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,020 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,179 | 34.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,247 | 27.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 62.1% |
Veteran Status in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 51,197 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,304 | 4.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 58,918 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,386 | 5.7% |
Under 18 years | 7,922 | 100% |
With a disability | 168 | 2.1% |
18 to 64 years | 46,519 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,957 | 4.2% |
65 years and over | 4,477 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,261 | 28.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 58,564 | 100% |
Same house | 34,457 | 58.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 22,853 | 39.0% |
Same county | 11,793 | 20.1% |
Different county | 11,060 | 18.9% |
Same state | 6,883 | 11.8% |
Different state | 4,177 | 7.1% |
Abroad | 1,254 | 2.1% |
Place Of Birth in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,206 | 100% |
Native | 52,403 | 88.5% |
Born in United States | 51,848 | 87.6% |
State of residence | 32,435 | 54.8% |
Different state | 19,413 | 32.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 555 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 6,803 | 11.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,803 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,855 | 27.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,948 | 72.7% |
Year of Entry in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,358 | 100% |
Native | 555 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 550 | 99.1% |
Foreign born | 6,803 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 892 | 13.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,911 | 86.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ames City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,803 | 100% |
Europe | 603 | 8.9% |
Asia | 4,848 | 71.3% |
Africa | 603 | 8.9% |
Oceania | 20 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 573 | 8.4% |
Northern America | 156 | 2.3% |