COMPARING TWO PLACES
Collins vs Ames
PLACE A
Collins, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Ames, Texas
Collins is 90% smaller than Ames. Collins earns more, with a median household income $9,645 higher. Ames has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -21%).
COLLINSAMESDIFFERENCE
Total population1341,282−90% vs Ames
Population density543388+154
Population growth-21.4%-6.6%−14.8 pts
Median age53.039.9+13.1
Male60.5%42.0%+18.5 pts
Female39.5%58.0%−18.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.1%0.4%+95.7 pts
Black0.0%82.4%−82.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.9%7.4%−3.5 pts
Median household income$45,833$36,188+$9,645
Per capita income$28,555$22,169+$6,386
Poverty rate23.7%25.4%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3520.485−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%9.0%+1.6 pts
Graduate degree1.5%6.2%−4.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Labor force participation57.6%56.4%+1.2 pts
Median home value$56,700$203,600−$146,900
Median gross rent$428$741−$313
Owner-occupied95.0%62.4%+32.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.5%11.1%+26.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%60.7%−60.7 pts
Average commute36.624.5+12.1
Worked from home0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured25.0%30.7%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025