COMPARING TWO PLACES
Woolstock vs Ames
PLACE A
Woolstock, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Ames, Texas
Woolstock is 89% smaller than Ames. Woolstock earns more, with a median household income $48,812 higher. Ames has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -14%).
WOOLSTOCKAMESDIFFERENCE
Total population1401,282−89% vs Ames
Population density134388−254
Population growth-14.3%-6.6%−7.7 pts
Median age44.339.9+4.4
Male54.1%42.0%+12.1 pts
Female45.9%58.0%−12.1 pts
Foreign-born15.5%1.7%+13.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.6%0.4%+79.2 pts
Black0.0%82.4%−82.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.4%9.8%+4.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.1%7.4%−1.4 pts
Median household income$85,000$36,188+$48,812
Per capita income$41,586$22,169+$19,417
Poverty rate6.1%25.4%−19.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2870.485−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%9.0%−3.6 pts
Graduate degree0.8%6.2%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate12.3%7.4%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation70.2%56.4%+13.8 pts
Median home value$84,800$203,600−$118,800
Median gross rent$625$741−$116
Owner-occupied80.4%62.4%+18.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%11.1%−6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%60.7%−60.7 pts
Average commute19.824.5−4.7
Worked from home2.2%2.8%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.9%30.7%−26.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025