Marital Status in the Ames Area, Iowa (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Ames Area
Female Male
Iowa
Ames Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-43.356715%-25.791205%-43.356715%43%43.356715%10.202310%25.791205%6.633859%53.559026%54%16,87416.9k22,67122.7k-39.764700%-3.134655%-51.670394%-42.899355%43%39.764700%51.670394%2.082097%39.764700%40%16,69616.7k16,83216.8k-5.549387%-2.665110%-11.148739%-1.675081%-8.214497%8%5.549387%11.148739%5.549387%6%3,1972,349-1.126887%-4.402546%-2.673705%-7.040875%-5.529433%6%1.126887%2.673705%1.126887%1%2,152477
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Ames Area
Female Male
Iowa
Ames Area
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-43.356715%-25.791205%-43.356715%43%43.356715%10.202310%25.791205%6.633859%53.559026%54%16,87416.9k22,67122.7k-38.576390%-3.012551%-50.029052%-41.588941%42%38.576390%50.029052%1.921799%38.576390%39%16,18616.2k16,32916.3k-0.533913%-0.164975%-1.000064%-0.437086%-0.698887%1%0.533913%1.000064%0.533913%1%272226-1.188311%-0.122103%-1.641342%-1.310414%1%1.188311%1.641342%0.160298%1.188311%1%510503-1.126887%-4.402546%-2.673705%-7.040875%-5.529433%6%1.126887%2.673705%1.126887%1%2,152477-5.015474%-2.500135%-10.148675%-1.237995%-7.515609%8%5.015474%10.148675%5.015474%5%2,9252,123
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Ames Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1717.266%17.3%62.957%63.0%55.640%55.6%82.362%82.4%67.806%67.8%83.089%83.1%70.963%71.0%79.251%79.3%72.638%72.6%75.624%75.6%68.089%68.1%75.259%75.3%72.947%72.9%66.399%66.4%73.026%73.0%75.906%75.9%74.808%74.8%71.434%71.4%74.163%74.2%61.385%61.4%58.140%58.1%34.545%34.5%5.616%5.62%3.913%3.91%0.290%0.29%0.000%0%1.732%1.73%0.149%0.15%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Ames Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.186%3.19%12.000%12.0%8.181%8.18%5.387%5.39%15.527%15.5%10.401%10.4%19.023%19.0%13.302%13.3%17.915%17.9%11.854%11.9%18.578%18.6%14.395%14.4%18.984%19.0%14.666%14.7%18.760%18.8%10.720%10.7%13.159%13.2%11.457%11.5%7.510%7.51%4.725%4.72%2.751%2.75%3.278%3.28%0.108%0.11%0.091%0.09%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Ames Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.775%2.77%6.957%6.96%0.813%0.81%3.542%3.54%4.879%4.88%3.176%3.18%3.833%3.83%5.293%5.29%4.936%4.94%9.358%9.36%9.867%9.87%9.807%9.81%7.546%7.55%17.830%17.8%5.617%5.62%12.864%12.9%11.807%11.8%17.109%17.1%18.327%18.3%33.890%33.9%39.109%39.1%62.177%62.2%94.276%94.3%95.904%95.9%99.710%99.7%100.000%100%98.268%98.3%99.851%99.9%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Ames Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1776.773%76.8%18.087%18.1%35.366%35.4%8.708%8.71%11.788%11.8%3.335%3.33%6.181%6.18%2.155%2.15%4.511%4.51%3.164%3.16%3.467%3.47%0.540%0.54%0.522%0.52%1.105%1.10%2.597%2.60%0.510%0.51%0.225%0.23%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.091%0.09%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Ames Area
Ames Area
Iowa
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175302,2113,9973,1733,4043,2052,8592,8653,5433,6343,1249471224
Count number of married in age cohort in the Ames Area

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Ames Area
Ames Area
Iowa
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite1White HispanicAsian2Black2Other2Mixed2-46.306896%-0.618267%-6.723473%-26.983396%-1.086774%-11.023949%-53.648635%54%42.658978%3.692387%54.202926%6.702955%46.351365%46%69,71169.7k-51.175812%-1.623740%-4.367301%-41.208380%-2.955678%-7.865752%-57.166853%57%41.041433%1.791713%46.067758%1.902432%42.833147%43%1,786-58.849172%-0.575414%-1.203139%-37.732297%-1.131592%-4.496244%-60.627724%61%39.128160%0.244115%54.162038%2.477829%39.372276%39%5,735-62.172924%-0.170648%-6.996587%-53.508713%-2.370186%-11.941366%-69.340159%69%30.659841%0.000000%28.721638%3.458097%30.659841%31%1,758-71.400778%-12.451362%-43.887435%-2.939791%-9.489529%-83.852140%84%16.147860%-0.000000%0.000000%41.193717%2.489529%16.147860%16%514-86.869266%-0.114679%-1.548165%-55.689605%-1.788759%-9.979732%-88.532110%89%10.951835%0.516055%30.434643%2.107261%11.467890%11%1,744
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Ames Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24%36%48%59%71%84%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
3.7%6.4%9.0%11.6%14.3%16.9%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.1%8.1%10.1%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%14%28%42%56%71%
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Marital Status by Place in the Ames Area

There are 15 places that are fully or partially contained within the Ames Area (14 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, the Ames Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ames Area.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Ames Area, selected places in the Ames Area, and entities that contain the Ames Area
0%20%40%60%Count#MaxwellRolandGilbertKelleySlaterHuxleyCambridgeZearingColoMcCallsburgStory CitySheldahlNevadaIowaCollinsWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesAmes AreaAmes68.322981%68.322981%68%440166.341991%66.341991%66%613265.786452%65.786452%66%573364.864865%64.864865%65%168463.893654%63.893654%64%745561.121932%61.121932%61%1,569659.342561%59.342561%59%343758.663883%58.663883%59%281856.086957%56.086957%56%387955.458515%55.458515%55%1271054.702360%54.702360%55%1,5531153.917051%53.917051%54%1171252.786639%52.786639%53%2,8131352.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.564103%52.564103%53%1641451.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M41.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k32.426920%32.426920%32%18,60318.6k15
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 15 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Ames Area

There is 1 county in the Ames Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Ames Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ames Area.

Married by County#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Ames Area, selected counties in the Ames Area, and entities that contain the Ames Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#IowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesAmes AreaStory52.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M41.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k41.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k1
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Ames Area

There are 16 county subdivisions in the Ames Area. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, the Ames Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ames Area.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Ames Area, selected county subdivisions in the Ames Area, and entities that contain the Ames Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MilfordRichlandGrantHowardLincolnPalestineShermanNew AlbanyWarrenIndian CrkUnionFranklinLafayetteNevadaCollinsIowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesAmes AreaWashington83.106796%83.106796%83%428172.767857%72.767857%73%163268.738574%68.738574%69%752367.009751%67.009751%67%1,237465.396825%65.396825%65%412564.240018%64.240018%64%2,912664.150943%64.150943%64%68763.028515%63.028515%63%641862.707838%62.707838%63%264961.874431%61.874431%62%6801061.379310%61.379310%61%4451157.729253%57.729253%58%10,99811.0k1254.249127%54.249127%54%1,3981353.420616%53.420616%53%2,8971453.307393%53.307393%53%2741552.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M41.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k24.013213%24.013213%24%9,95916
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in Iowa

There are 26 metro areas in Iowa. This section compares the Ames Area to all of the metro areas in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ames Area.

Married by Metro Area#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Ames Area, selected other metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain the Ames Area
0%20%40%Count#Spirit LakeCarroll AreaPella AreaSpencer AreaMarshalltownMuscatineOttumwa AreaBoone AreaFort MadisonStorm LakeDubuque AreaNewton AreaCedar RapidsOskaloosaIowaDes MoinesSioux CityClinton AreaMason CityWest North CentralOmaha AreaDavenportBurlingtonMidwestWaterloo AreaFairfieldUnited StatesIowa CityFort DodgeAmes Area59.860286%59.860286%60%8,569157.261158%57.261158%57%9,404256.454467%56.454467%56%14,99615.0k355.587263%55.587263%56%7,402454.790094%54.790094%55%17,63217.6k554.416930%54.416930%54%18,43718.4k654.290008%54.290008%54%19,14719.1k754.257617%54.257617%54%11,80711.8k854.078568%54.078568%54%27,00927.0k953.843764%53.843764%54%8,6641053.536352%53.536352%54%41,70041.7k1153.392517%53.392517%53%15,99816.0k1253.081648%53.081648%53%112,609113k1353.040861%53.040861%53%9,5151452.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k1552.339587%52.339587%52%69,04969.0k1652.249794%52.249794%52%20,29820.3k1751.695438%51.695438%52%21,80121.8k1851.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.141169%51.141169%51%361,879362k1951.094532%51.094532%51%158,134158k2050.317675%50.317675%50%19,32419.3k2149.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.622050%48.622050%49%67,53767.5k2248.118190%48.118190%48%7,1982348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M45.803999%45.803999%46%61,93861.9k2444.584507%44.584507%45%13,61713.6k2541.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k26
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 26 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas in the Midwest. This section compares the Ames Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ames Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Ames Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Ames Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#RochesterAppleton AreaFayettevilleCedar RapidsSioux FallsGreen BayIowaDes MoinesElkhart AreaTopeka AreaGrand RapidsPeoria AreaWest North CentralMinneapolisWichita AreaOmaha AreaDavenportEvansvilleSpringfieldKansas CityFort WayneCanton AreaRacine AreaHuntingtonSt. CloudMidwestCincinnatiMadison AreaRockford AreaSt. LouisIndianapolisSpringfieldLincoln AreaUnited StatesFargo AreaDuluth AreaYoungstownSouth BendColumbus AreaLouisvilleAkron AreaChicago AreaDayton AreaMilwaukeeDetroit AreaKalamazooClevelandSaginaw AreaFlint AreaLansing AreaToledo AreaAnn ArborLafayetteChampaignAmes Area56.766257%56.766257%57%95,60895.6k156.138632%56.138632%56%103,683104k254.495407%54.495407%54%214,210214k353.081648%53.081648%53%112,609113k452.838419%52.838419%53%101,873102k552.812848%52.812848%53%133,316133k652.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k751.868118%51.868118%52%80,07480.1k851.777659%51.777659%52%96,64396.6k951.652328%51.652328%52%421,780422k1051.498776%51.498776%51%156,959157k1151.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M1251.260192%51.260192%51%256,445256k1351.141169%51.141169%51%361,879362k1451.094532%51.094532%51%158,134158k1550.593625%50.593625%51%129,206129k1650.583512%50.583512%51%185,339185k1750.401929%50.401929%50%826,323826k1850.387597%50.387597%50%168,610169k1949.898559%49.898559%50%165,031165k2049.747996%49.747996%50%77,87877.9k2149.551222%49.551222%50%147,623148k2249.481002%49.481002%49%76,93976.9k2349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k2449.182082%49.182082%49%256,037256k2549.015766%49.015766%49%134,338134k2648.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M2748.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k2848.307584%48.307584%48%82,70582.7k2948.288792%48.288792%48%123,755124k3048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.839565%47.839565%48%88,27588.3k3147.765178%47.765178%48%111,493111k3247.670249%47.670249%48%219,327219k3347.512839%47.512839%48%122,213122k3447.460346%47.460346%47%756,021756k3547.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k3647.022487%47.022487%47%273,661274k3746.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3846.594602%46.594602%47%304,704305k3946.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k4046.299539%46.299539%46%1,616,4721.62M4145.930890%45.930890%46%124,746125k4245.300554%45.300554%45%766,407766k4345.290602%45.290602%45%72,45572.5k4445.119330%45.119330%45%150,505151k4544.325600%44.325600%44%172,396172k4644.068813%44.068813%44%216,845217k4744.034752%44.034752%44%132,287132k4842.448205%42.448205%42%74,02574.0k4941.976722%41.976722%42%83,23983.2k5041.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Ames Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ames Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Ames Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Ames Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaIowaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaWest North CentralMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaMidwestCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisIndianapolisSan FranciscoUnited StatesSacramentoColumbus AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioRiversideVirginia BeachMilwaukeeDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaBaltimoreNew York AreaOrlando AreaClevelandProvidencePhiladelphiaBuffalo AreaLos AngelesLas VegasMiami AreaMemphis AreaNew OrleansAmes Area53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k152.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k351.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M450.475713%50.475713%50%2,724,4682.72M550.401929%50.401929%50%826,323826k650.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M749.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M849.925020%49.925020%50%2,501,5742.50M949.743168%49.743168%50%715,259715k1049.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k1149.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1249.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k1348.866203%48.866203%49%968,254968k1448.816995%48.816995%49%515,444515k1548.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M1648.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k1748.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M1848.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k1948.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2147.460346%47.460346%47%756,021756k2247.375071%47.375071%47%546,696547k2347.365465%47.365465%47%2,097,6812.10M2447.350232%47.350232%47%731,768732k2547.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2647.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2847.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3146.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3246.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3346.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3446.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k3546.299539%46.299539%46%1,616,4721.62M3646.146851%46.146851%46%1,122,4821.12M3745.957733%45.957733%46%471,894472k3845.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M3945.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M4045.505111%45.505111%46%863,439863k4145.300554%45.300554%45%766,407766k4245.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k4345.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4444.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4742.985990%42.985990%43%2,112,5742.11M4842.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k4941.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k5041.266247%41.266247%41%33,52833.5k
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Ames Area aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Iowa
County:
Story
Principal City:
Ames
Cities:
Ames, Cambridge, Collins, Colo, Gilbert, Huxley, Kelley, Maxwell, McCallsburg, Nevada, Roland, Sheldahl, Slater, Story City, Zearing
Townships:
Collins, Franklin, Grant, Howard, Indian Creek, Lafayette, Lincoln, Milford, Nevada, New Albany, Palestine, Richland, Sherman, Union, Warren, Washington
ZIP Codes:
50010, 50011, 50012, 50014, 50046, 50055, 50056, 50105, 50124, 50134, 50154, 50161, 50201, 50206, 50226, 50236, 50243, 50244, 50247, 50248, 50278
Unified School Districts:
Ames, Ballard, Collins-Maxwell, Colo-Nesco, Gilbert, Nevada, North Polk, Roland-Story, United, West Marshall
Congressional District:
IA-4
State Senate Districts:
IA-23, IA-24, IA-25
State House Districts:
IA-45, IA-46, IA-48, IA-49
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Boone Area, Des Moines Area, Marshalltown Area, Newton Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Fort Dodge Area, Pella Area