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Language Spoken At Home in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 85,057 | 100% |
English only | 77,673 | 91.3% |
Language other than English | 7,384 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,703 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 2,005 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 544 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,571 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 342 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,493 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,770 | 2.1% |
Other languages | 315 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 47 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 89,734 | 100% |
American | 2,967 | 3.3% |
Arab | 273 | 0.3% |
Czech | 1,491 | 1.7% |
Danish | 2,291 | 2.6% |
Dutch | 2,836 | 3.2% |
English | 8,635 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 2,189 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 294 | 0.3% |
German | 31,887 | 35.5% |
Greek | 189 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 285 | 0.3% |
Irish | 11,211 | 12.5% |
Italian | 1,827 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 107 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 9,433 | 10.5% |
Polish | 1,687 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 98 | 0.1% |
Russian | 479 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 826 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 2,384 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 40 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,153 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 4,034 | 4.5% |
Swiss | 518 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 251 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 874 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 260 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 34,883 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,678 | 53.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,853 | 22.5% |
Married-couple family | 15,752 | 45.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,103 | 17.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 923 | 2.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 483 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,003 | 5.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,267 | 3.6% |
Nonfamily households | 16,205 | 46.5% |
Householder living alone | 9,910 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 2,469 | 7.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,138 | 23.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,976 | 17.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 81,389 | 100% |
Householder | 34,883 | 42.9% |
Spouse | 15,758 | 19.4% |
Child | 17,708 | 21.8% |
Other relatives | 1,567 | 1.9% |
Nonrelatives | 11,473 | 14.1% |
Unmarried partner | 2,357 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 39,625 | 100% |
Never married | 20,329 | 51.3% |
Now married, except separated | 16,493 | 41.6% |
Separated | 226 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 563 | 1.4% |
Divorced | 2,014 | 5.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 36,877 | 100% |
Never married | 15,394 | 41.7% |
Now married, except separated | 16,212 | 44.0% |
Separated | 290 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 2,199 | 6.0% |
Divorced | 2,782 | 7.5% |
Fertility in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,079 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 175 | 16.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 334 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 166 | 49.7% |
Less than 1 year | 69 | 20.7% |
1 or 2 years | 52 | 15.6% |
3 or 4 years | 29 | 8.7% |
5 or more years | 16 | 4.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 166 | 100% |
Who are female | 84 | 50.6% |
Who are married | 162 | 97.6% |
School Enrollment in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 38,447 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,346 | 3.5% |
Kindergarten | 1,014 | 2.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,581 | 17.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,224 | 8.4% |
College or graduate school | 26,282 | 68.4% |
Educational Attainment in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 47,243 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 880 | 1.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,296 | 2.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,944 | 18.9% |
Some college, no degree | 9,360 | 19.8% |
Associate's degree | 4,217 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,410 | 28.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 9,136 | 19.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 47.7% |
Veteran Status in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 73,872 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,601 | 6.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 89,033 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,073 | 6.8% |
Under 18 years | 15,746 | 100% |
With a disability | 367 | 2.3% |
18 to 64 years | 64,712 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,102 | 4.8% |
65 years and over | 8,575 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,604 | 30.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 88,657 | 100% |
Same house | 61,081 | 68.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 26,279 | 29.6% |
Same county | 13,905 | 15.7% |
Different county | 12,374 | 14.0% |
Same state | 7,900 | 8.9% |
Different state | 4,474 | 5.0% |
Abroad | 1,297 | 1.5% |
Place Of Birth in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 89,734 | 100% |
Native | 82,141 | 91.5% |
Born in United States | 81,521 | 90.8% |
State of residence | 56,062 | 62.5% |
Different state | 25,459 | 28.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 620 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 7,593 | 8.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,593 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,053 | 27.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,540 | 73.0% |
Year of Entry in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,213 | 100% |
Native | 620 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 615 | 99.2% |
Foreign born | 7,593 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 906 | 11.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,687 | 88.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ames
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,593 | 100% |
Europe | 708 | 9.3% |
Asia | 5,013 | 66.0% |
Africa | 644 | 8.5% |
Oceania | 23 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,019 | 13.4% |
Northern America | 186 | 2.4% |