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Ames Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 79,981
Land Area (2000): 1,483.701 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2.168 square kilometers

Ames Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2003	80,850	2005	80,727	2006	80,377
2004	Not Available			2007	80,075

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	119,736	74.11%
Rural, Farm	4,782	2.96%
Rural, Non-farm	37,038	22.93%

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Ames Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	42,047	40,441	1,607	3.82%	38
1991	42,090	40,464	1,626	3.86%	39
1992	42,975	41,415	1,560	3.63%	36
1993	44,465	43,043	1,422	3.20%	32
1994	45,640	44,267	1,374	3.01%	30
1995	45,421	44,102	1,319	2.90%	29
1996	46,231	44,968	1,263	2.73%	28
1997	46,055	44,861	1,194	2.59%	26
1998	46,441	45,222	1,219	2.63%	26
1999	46,616	45,617	999	2.14%	22
2000	46,543	45,678	865	1.86%	19
2001	46,673	45,707	966	2.07%	21
2002	47,778	46,573	1,205	2.52%	25
2003	47,018	45,705	1,314	2.79%	28
2004	46,688	45,264	1,424	3.05%	31
2005	46,938	45,494	1,444	3.08%	31
2006	47,826	46,530	1,296	2.71%	27
2007	47,970	46,640	1,330	2.77%	28
2008	48,175	46,768	1,406	2.92%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	40,407	38,730	1,677	4.15%	42
Feb 1990	41,978	40,411	1,567	3.73%	37
Mar 1990	41,567	40,135	1,432	3.45%	34
Apr 1990	42,332	40,997	1,335	3.15%	32
May 1990	41,996	40,581	1,415	3.37%	34
Jun 1990	41,283	39,759	1,524	3.69%	37
Jul 1990	41,082	39,608	1,474	3.59%	36
Aug 1990	42,022	40,322	1,700	4.05%	40
Sep 1990	44,155	42,166	1,989	4.50%	45
Oct 1990	43,077	41,331	1,746	4.05%	41
Nov 1990	42,375	40,668	1,707	4.03%	40
Dec 1990	42,294	40,582	1,712	4.05%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	40,029	38,271	1,758	4.39%	44
Feb 1991	42,121	40,419	1,702	4.04%	40
Mar 1991	41,960	40,401	1,559	3.72%	37
Apr 1991	42,957	41,427	1,530	3.56%	36
May 1991	42,398	40,766	1,632	3.85%	38
Jun 1991	41,257	39,525	1,732	4.20%	42
Jul 1991	41,229	39,634	1,595	3.87%	39
Aug 1991	41,653	40,015	1,638	3.93%	39
Sep 1991	43,441	41,632	1,809	4.16%	42
Oct 1991	43,000	41,358	1,642	3.82%	38
Nov 1991	42,828	41,415	1,413	3.30%	33
Dec 1991	42,212	40,710	1,502	3.56%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	40,971	39,392	1,579	3.85%	39
Feb 1992	42,760	41,204	1,556	3.64%	36
Mar 1992	42,382	40,728	1,654	3.90%	39
Apr 1992	43,475	41,903	1,572	3.62%	36
May 1992	42,954	41,454	1,500	3.49%	35
Jun 1992	41,874	40,117	1,757	4.20%	42
Jul 1992	41,946	40,476	1,470	3.50%	35
Aug 1992	42,831	41,261	1,570	3.67%	37
Sep 1992	44,690	43,035	1,655	3.70%	37
Oct 1992	43,704	42,319	1,385	3.17%	32
Nov 1992	44,062	42,601	1,461	3.32%	33
Dec 1992	44,048	42,492	1,556	3.53%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	42,408	40,661	1,747	4.12%	41
Feb 1993	44,640	42,934	1,706	3.82%	38
Mar 1993	44,279	42,670	1,609	3.63%	36
Apr 1993	44,840	43,554	1,286	2.87%	29
May 1993	45,181	43,802	1,379	3.05%	31
Jun 1993	44,101	42,528	1,573	3.57%	36
Jul 1993	43,040	41,872	1,168	2.71%	27
Aug 1993	43,924	42,638	1,286	2.93%	29
Sep 1993	45,732	44,310	1,422	3.11%	31
Oct 1993	45,382	44,059	1,323	2.92%	29
Nov 1993	45,191	43,923	1,268	2.81%	28
Dec 1993	44,867	43,570	1,297	2.89%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	43,141	41,581	1,560	3.62%	36
Feb 1994	45,094	43,646	1,448	3.21%	32
Mar 1994	44,896	43,451	1,445	3.22%	32
Apr 1994	45,475	44,206	1,269	2.79%	28
May 1994	45,433	44,237	1,196	2.63%	26
Jun 1994	45,625	44,112	1,513	3.32%	33
Jul 1994	45,541	44,311	1,230	2.70%	27
Aug 1994	46,481	45,110	1,371	2.95%	29
Sep 1994	47,854	46,402	1,452	3.03%	30
Oct 1994	46,707	45,403	1,304	2.79%	28
Nov 1994	45,934	44,586	1,348	2.93%	29
Dec 1994	45,504	44,158	1,346	2.96%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	42,916	41,476	1,440	3.36%	34
Feb 1995	45,142	43,764	1,378	3.05%	31
Mar 1995	44,727	43,335	1,392	3.11%	31
Apr 1995	45,842	44,552	1,290	2.81%	28
May 1995	45,496	44,273	1,223	2.69%	27
Jun 1995	44,461	43,079	1,382	3.11%	31
Jul 1995	44,744	43,490	1,254	2.80%	28
Aug 1995	45,408	44,103	1,305	2.87%	29
Sep 1995	47,722	46,259	1,463	3.07%	31
Oct 1995	46,626	45,350	1,276	2.74%	27
Nov 1995	46,306	45,115	1,191	2.57%	26
Dec 1995	45,667	44,430	1,237	2.71%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	43,439	42,032	1,407	3.24%	32
Feb 1996	45,988	44,647	1,341	2.92%	29
Mar 1996	45,476	44,055	1,421	3.12%	31
Apr 1996	46,930	45,684	1,246	2.66%	27
May 1996	46,768	45,527	1,241	2.65%	27
Jun 1996	45,920	44,611	1,309	2.85%	29
Jul 1996	44,516	43,366	1,150	2.58%	26
Aug 1996	46,783	45,608	1,175	2.51%	25
Sep 1996	47,689	46,420	1,269	2.66%	27
Oct 1996	47,408	46,238	1,170	2.47%	25
Nov 1996	47,194	45,960	1,234	2.61%	26
Dec 1996	46,657	45,465	1,192	2.55%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	44,953	43,634	1,319	2.93%	29
Feb 1997	46,320	45,126	1,194	2.58%	26
Mar 1997	45,793	44,605	1,188	2.59%	26
Apr 1997	47,016	45,923	1,093	2.32%	23
May 1997	46,328	45,214	1,114	2.40%	24
Jun 1997	45,723	44,477	1,246	2.73%	27
Jul 1997	45,425	44,256	1,169	2.57%	26
Aug 1997	44,628	43,423	1,205	2.70%	27
Sep 1997	47,119	45,794	1,325	2.81%	28
Oct 1997	47,086	45,840	1,246	2.65%	26
Nov 1997	46,421	45,285	1,136	2.45%	24
Dec 1997	45,848	44,760	1,088	2.37%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	45,103	43,807	1,296	2.87%	29
Feb 1998	46,753	45,502	1,251	2.68%	27
Mar 1998	46,764	45,498	1,266	2.71%	27
Apr 1998	46,774	45,572	1,202	2.57%	26
May 1998	46,314	45,096	1,218	2.63%	26
Jun 1998	44,974	43,619	1,355	3.01%	30
Jul 1998	45,824	44,662	1,162	2.54%	25
Aug 1998	45,401	44,197	1,204	2.65%	27
Sep 1998	47,813	46,526	1,287	2.69%	27
Oct 1998	47,736	46,551	1,185	2.48%	25
Nov 1998	47,178	46,032	1,146	2.43%	24
Dec 1998	46,657	45,599	1,058	2.27%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	44,590	43,511	1,079	2.42%	24
Feb 1999	46,729	45,617	1,112	2.38%	24
Mar 1999	46,420	45,342	1,078	2.32%	23
Apr 1999	46,847	45,807	1,040	2.22%	22
May 1999	46,760	45,857	903	1.93%	19
Jun 1999	46,325	45,143	1,182	2.55%	26
Jul 1999	45,653	44,707	946	2.07%	21
Aug 1999	45,764	44,840	924	2.02%	20
Sep 1999	47,710	46,768	942	1.97%	20
Oct 1999	47,678	46,822	856	1.80%	18
Nov 1999	47,518	46,533	985	2.07%	21
Dec 1999	47,401	46,462	939	1.98%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	46,484	45,395	1,089	2.34%	23
Feb 2000	47,539	46,563	976	2.05%	21
Mar 2000	47,287	46,194	1,093	2.31%	23
Apr 2000	47,549	46,668	881	1.85%	19
May 2000	46,818	46,037	781	1.67%	17
Jun 2000	45,736	44,951	785	1.72%	17
Jul 2000	43,682	42,993	689	1.58%	16
Aug 2000	44,480	43,648	832	1.87%	19
Sep 2000	46,663	45,819	844	1.81%	18
Oct 2000	47,516	46,754	762	1.60%	16
Nov 2000	47,326	46,620	706	1.49%	15
Dec 2000	47,434	46,497	937	1.98%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	46,183	45,038	1,145	2.48%	25
Feb 2001	46,980	45,953	1,027	2.19%	22
Mar 2001	47,119	46,007	1,112	2.36%	24
Apr 2001	47,396	46,473	923	1.95%	19
May 2001	46,877	46,026	851	1.82%	18
Jun 2001	45,651	44,635	1,016	2.23%	22
Jul 2001	44,537	43,699	838	1.88%	19
Aug 2001	44,719	43,779	940	2.10%	21
Sep 2001	47,354	46,449	905	1.91%	19
Oct 2001	47,563	46,723	840	1.77%	18
Nov 2001	47,935	46,993	942	1.97%	20
Dec 2001	47,762	46,706	1,056	2.21%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	46,252	45,014	1,238	2.68%	27
Feb 2002	48,006	46,832	1,174	2.45%	24
Mar 2002	48,230	47,019	1,211	2.51%	25
Apr 2002	48,443	47,322	1,121	2.31%	23
May 2002	48,734	47,675	1,059	2.17%	22
Jun 2002	47,237	45,932	1,305	2.76%	28
Jul 2002	45,542	44,341	1,201	2.64%	26
Aug 2002	46,055	44,845	1,210	2.63%	26
Sep 2002	48,540	47,296	1,244	2.56%	26
Oct 2002	49,187	48,039	1,148	2.33%	23
Nov 2002	48,809	47,554	1,255	2.57%	26
Dec 2002	48,297	47,008	1,289	2.67%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	46,963	45,530	1,433	3.05%	31
Feb 2003	47,690	46,351	1,339	2.81%	28
Mar 2003	47,687	46,340	1,347	2.82%	28
Apr 2003	47,713	46,498	1,215	2.55%	25
May 2003	47,080	45,865	1,215	2.58%	26
Jun 2003	45,343	43,856	1,487	3.28%	33
Jul 2003	45,324	44,039	1,285	2.84%	28
Aug 2003	45,157	43,828	1,329	2.94%	29
Sep 2003	47,430	46,083	1,347	2.84%	28
Oct 2003	48,137	46,966	1,171	2.43%	24
Nov 2003	48,025	46,718	1,307	2.72%	27
Dec 2003	47,671	46,382	1,289	2.70%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	46,907	45,458	1,449	3.09%	31
Feb 2004	47,330	46,025	1,305	2.76%	28
Mar 2004	46,810	45,425	1,385	2.96%	30
Apr 2004	47,202	45,945	1,257	2.66%	27
May 2004	46,640	45,295	1,345	2.88%	29
Jun 2004	44,963	43,307	1,656	3.68%	37
Jul 2004	45,249	43,797	1,452	3.21%	32
Aug 2004	45,120	43,646	1,474	3.27%	33
Sep 2004	46,957	45,505	1,452	3.09%	31
Oct 2004	47,820	46,442	1,378	2.88%	29
Nov 2004	47,869	46,430	1,439	3.01%	30
Dec 2004	47,394	45,893	1,501	3.17%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	46,445	44,855	1,590	3.42%	34
Feb 2005	47,309	45,741	1,568	3.31%	33
Mar 2005	46,849	45,302	1,547	3.30%	33
Apr 2005	47,310	45,878	1,432	3.03%	30
May 2005	46,540	45,068	1,472	3.16%	32
Jun 2005	45,148	43,504	1,644	3.64%	36
Jul 2005	45,569	44,257	1,312	2.88%	29
Aug 2005	45,800	44,497	1,303	2.84%	28
Sep 2005	47,972	46,551	1,421	2.96%	30
Oct 2005	48,452	47,145	1,307	2.70%	27
Nov 2005	48,308	46,855	1,453	3.01%	30
Dec 2005	47,559	46,280	1,279	2.69%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	46,744	45,313	1,431	3.06%	31
Feb 2006	47,995	46,478	1,517	3.16%	32
Mar 2006	47,395	46,011	1,384	2.92%	29
Apr 2006	48,189	46,930	1,259	2.61%	26
May 2006	47,618	46,392	1,226	2.57%	26
Jun 2006	46,153	44,704	1,449	3.14%	31
Jul 2006	47,160	45,896	1,264	2.68%	27
Aug 2006	46,922	45,725	1,197	2.55%	26
Sep 2006	48,916	47,687	1,229	2.51%	25
Oct 2006	49,238	48,062	1,176	2.39%	24
Nov 2006	49,233	48,023	1,210	2.46%	25
Dec 2006	48,345	47,134	1,211	2.50%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	47,801	46,396	1,405	2.94%	29
Feb 2007	48,586	47,196	1,390	2.86%	29
Mar 2007	48,003	46,701	1,302	2.71%	27
Apr 2007	48,508	47,292	1,216	2.51%	25
May 2007	47,473	46,239	1,234	2.60%	26
Jun 2007	45,995	44,513	1,482	3.22%	32
Jul 2007	46,824	45,518	1,306	2.79%	28
Aug 2007	46,937	45,612	1,325	2.82%	28
Sep 2007	48,622	47,312	1,310	2.69%	27
Oct 2007	49,052	47,832	1,220	2.49%	25
Nov 2007	49,021	47,713	1,308	2.67%	27
Dec 2007	48,812	47,354	1,458	2.99%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	48,132	46,704	1,428	2.97%	30
Feb 2008	48,871	47,494	1,377	2.82%	28
Mar 2008	48,842	47,548	1,294	2.65%	26
Apr 2008	49,050	47,830	1,220	2.49%	25
May 2008	48,532	47,181	1,351	2.78%	28
Jun 2008	46,784	45,159	1,625	3.47%	35
Jul 2008	47,125	45,674	1,451	3.08%	31
Aug 2008	47,235	45,667	1,568	3.32%	33
Sep 2008	49,001	47,659	1,342	2.74%	27
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Ames Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	10,718	22.49%
2.	Construction	4,062	8.52%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,146	6.60%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,978	6.25%
5.	Public Administration	2,578	5.41%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,560	3.27%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,514	3.18%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,468	3.08%
9.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,462	3.07%
10.	Health Care	1,436	3.01%
11.	Finance and Insurance	958	2.01%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	928	1.95%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	896	1.88%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	770	1.62%
15.	Food Manufacturing	704	1.48%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	690	1.45%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	676	1.42%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	644	1.35%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	626	1.31%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	606	1.27%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	11,078	26.75%
2.	Health Care	5,082	12.27%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,044	7.35%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,084	5.03%
5.	Public Administration	2,054	4.96%
6.	Finance and Insurance	1,924	4.65%
7.	Social Assistance	1,708	4.12%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,478	3.57%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	1,022	2.47%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	912	2.20%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	786	1.90%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	752	1.82%
13.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	734	1.77%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	676	1.63%
15.	Construction	676	1.63%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	580	1.40%
17.	Info Services and Data Processing	508	1.23%
18.	Food Manufacturing	444	1.07%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	338	0.82%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	306	0.74%

Ames Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	4,234	8.88%
2.	Computer Specialists	2,224	4.67%
3.	Other Management Occupations	2,068	4.34%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,776	3.73%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,704	3.58%
6.	Life and Physical Scientists	1,638	3.44%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,518	3.19%
8.	Engineers	1,314	2.76%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,276	2.68%
10.	Other Production Occupations	1,148	2.41%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,140	2.39%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,122	2.35%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,094	2.30%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,088	2.28%
15.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,062	2.23%
16.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,058	2.22%
17.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,012	2.12%
18.	Life / Physical / Social Sciences	926	1.94%
19.	Farmers and Farm Managers	898	1.88%
20.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	796	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,670	6.45%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	2,598	6.27%
3.	Postsecondary Teachers	2,452	5.92%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,742	4.21%
5.	Other Management Occupations	1,592	3.84%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,512	3.65%
7.	Cashiers	1,434	3.46%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,434	3.46%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,302	3.14%
10.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,278	3.09%
11.	Child Care Workers	1,150	2.78%
12.	Registered Nurses	1,026	2.48%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	932	2.25%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	926	2.24%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	920	2.22%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	902	2.18%
17.	Health Technologists and Technicians	886	2.14%
18.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	806	1.95%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	796	1.92%
20.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	780	1.88%

Ames Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	69,685	51.78%
15-35 hours	32,951	24.48%
1-14 hours	8,209	6.10%
No regular hours	23,741	17.64%

Ames Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,653	1.94%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,176	1.38%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,403	2.82%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,206	4.93%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,901	9.27%
7 AM-7:29 AM	11,374	13.34%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	18,157	21.30%
8 AM-8:29 AM	8,755	10.27%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,002	4.69%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	5,597	6.57%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,331	2.73%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,350	1.58%
Noon-3:59 PM	8,047	9.44%
4 PM-11:59 PM	8,302	9.74%

Ames Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	5,423	6.36%
5-9	17,898	20.99%
10-14	22,047	25.86%
15-19	14,477	16.98%
20-24	8,790	10.31%
25-29	2,609	3.06%
30-34	5,136	6.02%
35-39	1,256	1.47%
40-44	1,776	2.08%
45-59	3,913	4.59%
60-89	1,118	1.31%
At least 90	811	0.95%

Ames Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,936	3.44%	68,308	80.12%
30-44	550	0.65%	7,618	8.94%
45-59	34	0.04%	3,879	4.55%
At least 60	34	0.04%	1,895	2.22%

Ames Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,514	1.71%
Car / truck / van, carpool	8,220	9.28%
Car / truck / van, solo	63,130	71.30%
Motorcycle	86	0.10%
Other	284	0.32%
Public transportation	3,554	4.01%
Walked	8,466	9.56%
Worked at home	3,286	3.71%

Ames Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ames Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 58,772 (140,708 people)
: 34,128 (100,086 people)
: 18,390
: 60,994
Ames Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,450	9.18%
$10,000-$14,999	4,093	6.89%
$15,000-$19,999	4,129	6.95%
$20,000-$24,999	4,364	7.35%
$25,000-$29,999	3,815	6.42%
$30,000-$34,999	3,709	6.24%
$35,000-$39,999	3,744	6.30%
$40,000-$44,999	3,313	5.58%
$45,000-$49,999	3,158	5.32%
$50,000-$59,999	5,708	9.61%
$60,000-$74,999	6,023	10.14%
$75,000-$99,999	6,220	10.47%
$100,000-$124,999	2,601	4.38%
$125,000-$149,999	1,229	2.07%
$150,000-$199,999	871	1.47%
$200,000 or more	967	1.63%

Ames Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	7,848	26.71%
Family, 2 people	8,102	27.57%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,788	9.49%
Family, 3 people	3,625	12.34%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,091	3.71%
Family, 4 people	3,477	11.83%
Nonfamily, 4 people	441	1.50%
Family, 5 people	1,336	4.55%
Nonfamily, 5 people	109	0.37%
Family, 6 people	352	1.20%
Nonfamily, 6 people	34	0.12%
Family, 7 or more people	164	0.56%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	16	0.05%

Ames Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	51,287	30.67%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	29,410	17.59%
Public Assistance	886	0.53%
Retirement	7,514	4.49%
Self Employment	8,158	4.88%
Social Security	11,561	6.91%
Supplemental Security	1,075	0.64%
Wage / Salary	50,147	29.99%
Other	7,190	4.30%

Ames Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	16,138	54.66%
With children under 18	13,388	45.34%

Ames Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,648	5.24%
Married	31,995	45.92%
Never Married	33,174	47.61%
Widowed	855	1.23%

Ames Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,524	6.79%
Married	32,288	48.49%
Never Married	24,914	37.42%
Widowed	4,862	7.30%

Ames Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ames Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Ames Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,128	1.63%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,231	4.00%
High school diploma or equivalent	24,196	18.51%
Some college, no degree	48,505	37.10%
Associate degree	8,152	6.24%
Bachelors degree	25,637	19.61%
Graduate or professional degree	16,880	12.91%

Ames Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,290	1.61%	1,210	1.51%	2,500	3.13%
Kindergarten	1,530	1.91%	114	0.14%	1,644	2.06%
Grades 1-4	6,123	7.66%	384	0.48%	6,507	8.14%
Grades 5-8	6,825	8.53%	367	0.46%	7,192	8.99%
Grades 9-12	7,139	8.93%	116	0.15%	7,255	9.07%
Undergrad college	37,995	47.51%	919	1.15%	38,914	48.65%
Graduate or professional school	7,057	8.82%	230	0.29%	7,287	9.11%
Total	67,959	84.97%	3,340	4.18%	71,299	89.14%

Ames Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ames Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Ames Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	154	141
2004	176	127

Ames Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ames Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ames Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	122,781	86.04%
Below Poverty Level	19,916	13.96%

Ames Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ames Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 95
Ames Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2003	3.599	0.371	0.000	0.087	4.057	0.000	4.552	24.947	1.521	31.020
2004	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2005	1.276	0.372	0.000	0.223	1.871	0.000	7.854	18.829	0.818	27.500
2006	1.879	0.435	0.000	0.236	2.550	0.000	6.370	19.396	0.858	26.625
2007	2.660	0.325	0.025	0.212	3.222	0.000	7.880	18.882	1.324	28.086

Ames Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ames Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ames Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	8,225	10.28%
10-19 Years	13,392	16.74%
20-29 Years	22,304	27.89%
30-39 Years	9,402	11.76%
40-49 Years	9,793	12.24%
50-59 Years	6,689	8.36%
60-69 Years	4,263	5.33%
70-79 Years	3,390	4.24%
80-89 Years	2,043	2.55%
90+ Years	480	0.60%

Ames Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	40,887	51.12%
Female	39,094	48.88%

Ames Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	72,221	90.30%
Asian	4,076	5.10%
African-American	1,441	1.80%
Hispanic/Latino	1,238	1.55%
Multiracial	788	0.99%
Amerindian	116	0.15%
Other Race	76	0.10%
Pacific Islander	25	0.03%

Ames Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	54,278	33.17%
2.	Norwegian	19,931	12.18%
3.	Irish	18,269	11.16%
4.	English	16,990	10.38%
5.	United States Or American	6,682	4.08%
6.	Swedish	6,515	3.98%
7.	Dutch	5,518	3.37%
8.	Danish	3,602	2.20%
9.	Scottish	3,498	2.14%
10.	French Non-Basque	3,468	2.12%

Ames Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	138,949	90.72%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,678	2.40%
3.	Chinese	2,524	1.65%
4.	Korean	1,128	0.74%
5.	German	950	0.62%
6.	Other Pacific Island	596	0.39%
7.	French	566	0.37%
8.	Arabic	510	0.33%
9.	Scandinavian	470	0.31%
10.	Other Asian	438	0.29%

Ames Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	150,480	93.14%
Naturalized immigrant	1,870	1.16%
Not a citizen	9,206	5.70%

Ames Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ames Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ames Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Story County

Ames Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ames	Kelley	Roland
Cambridge	Lafayette	Sheldahl
Collins	Lincoln	Sherman
Colo	Maxwell	Slater
Franklin	Mc Callsburg	Story City
Gilbert	Milford	Union
Grant	Nevada	Warren
Howard	New Albany	Washington
Huxley	Palestine	Zearing
Indian Creek	Richland

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Ames (50,731)	Cambridge (819)	Washington
Franklin (8,180)	Maxwell (807)	Grant
Nevada (7,481)	Collins (795)	Warren
Story City (3,228)	Palestine (737)	Sherman
Huxley (2,316)	Zearing (617)	Lincoln
Roland (1,603)	New Albany (353)	Richland
Slater (1,306)	Mc Callsburg (318)	Lafayette
Gilbert (987)	Kelley (300)	Sheldahl
Indian Creek (956)	Howard	Milford
Colo (868)	Union