COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ames vs Piedmont
PLACE A
Ames, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Piedmont, Oklahoma
Ames is 86% smaller than Piedmont. Piedmont earns more, with a median household income $68,253 higher. Piedmont has grown faster since 2000 (29% vs -7%).
AMESPIEDMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2829,427−86% vs Piedmont
Population density388217+171
Population growth-6.6%29.4%−36.0 pts
Median age39.937.9+2.0
Male42.0%51.2%−9.2 pts
Female58.0%48.8%+9.2 pts
Foreign-born1.7%3.1%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.4%73.7%−73.3 pts
Black82.4%3.7%+78.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.8%13.7%−3.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other7.4%8.7%−1.3 pts
Median household income$36,188$104,441−$68,253
Per capita income$22,169$46,464−$24,295
Poverty rate25.4%2.6%+22.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4850.393+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%40.1%−31.1 pts
Graduate degree6.2%13.9%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%3.3%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation56.4%70.2%−13.8 pts
Median home value$203,600$330,100−$126,500
Median gross rent$741$1,544−$803
Owner-occupied62.4%91.4%−29.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%1.1%+9.9 pts
Rent-burdened households60.7%35.0%+25.8 pts
Average commute24.530.4−5.9
Worked from home2.8%14.1%−11.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured30.7%15.7%+15.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025