With 87 people, Ames is a city in New York. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. At a median age of 48.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 86 fewer people here than in 2000. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. The average commute runs 44 minutes.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $112,500, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ames
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants77.9% → 100.0%(+22.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population165 → 87(−47%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.8% → 92.0%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era62.5%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.5%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ames, decade by decade
Ames population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
165
$67,502
$109,443
29.5%
3.0
2000
173
$59,204
$129,520
17.9%
1.4
2010
145
$93,507
$141,843
23.9%
5.1
2020
138
$112,763
$126,294
18.8%
8.5
2024
87
$112,500
$157,800
42.3%
18.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
