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Below is information on the population, racial profile, house hold count, and sex/age profiles for the city of Ames. These results are gathered once every 10 years and may not be 100% accurate or up to date.
The population for Ames, Iowa is approximatly 50731.
Racial profile for Ames:
| White : | 44308 |
| Black : | 1343 |
| Native American : | 75 |
| Asian : | 3906 |
| Pacific Islander : | 22 |
| Other : | 388 |
| * results may not accumulate to total population due to mixed race individuals | |
Population by age for males in Ames, Iowa :
| 18 - 19 : | 2888 |
| 20 : | 2178 |
| 21 : | 2223 |
| 22 - 24 : | 3944 |
| 25 - 29 : | 2460 |
| 30 - 34 : | 1531 |
| 35 - 39 : | 1240 |
| 40 - 44 : | 1178 |
| 45 - 49 : | 1216 |
| 50 - 54 : | 963 |
| 55 - 59 : | 708 |
| 60 - 61 : | 216 |
| 62 - 64 : | 356 |
| 65 - 66 : | 206 |
| 67 - 69 : | 291 |
| 70 - 74 : | 374 |
| 75 - 79 : | 341 |
| 80 - 84 : | 210 |
| 85+ : | 158 |
Population by age for females in Ames, Iowa :
| 18 - 19 : | 2721 |
| 20 : | 1812 |
| 21 : | 1750 |
| 22 - 24 : | 2793 |
| 25 - 29 : | 1840 |
| 30 - 34 : | 1361 |
| 35 - 39 : | 1180 |
| 40 - 44 : | 1253 |
| 45 - 49 : | 1237 |
| 50 - 54 : | 1019 |
| 55 - 59 : | 736 |
| 60 - 61 : | 261 |
| 62 - 64 : | 363 |
| 65 - 66 : | 231 |
| 67 - 69 : | 326 |
| 70 - 74 : | 529 |
| 75 - 79 : | 434 |
| 80 - 84 : | 378 |
| 85+ : | 415 |
The total amount of households in Ames, Iowa is 18085. With 41609 people of the population in these households. The average household size is 2.30.
25551 people in Ames, Iowa are part of a family. The average family size in Ames is 2.85 people.
There are 5975 married families in Ames, Iowa.
Number of married families by number of members in the family :
| 0 - 2 : | 1206 | 3 - 4 : | 693 | 5 : | 313 | 6 - 11 : | 1897 | 12 - 17 : | 1866 |