Ancestry in Ames, Iowa (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
0%10%20%30%CountGermanOther1Unclassified2IrishNorwegianEnglishItalianSwedishDutchAmericanFrenchScottishDanishPolishEuropeanCzechArabScotch-IrishSubsaharan AfricanOther Arab33.213678%35.081435%33.213678%33.2%21,28121.3k18.591294%15.790212%18.591294%18.6%11,91211.9k17.686077%20.350552%17.686077%17.7%11,33211.3k12.694895%13.520392%12.694895%12.7%8,1348.540259%5.012829%8.540259%8.5%5,4726.992025%8.224809%6.992025%7.0%4,4803.268147%2.072208%3.268147%3.3%2,0943.076179%2.694209%3.076179%3.1%1,9712.979414%4.103375%2.979414%3.0%1,9092.901378%5.818311%2.901378%2.9%1,8592.300501%2.132661%2.300501%2.3%1,4742.231829%1.539727%2.231829%2.2%1,4301.933732%1.769046%1.933732%1.9%1,2391.871303%1.276738%1.871303%1.9%1,1991.482684%1.070724%1.482684%1.5%9501.231408%1.785914%1.231408%1.2%7891.176783%0.265629%1.176783%1.2%7541.050364%0.837542%1.050364%1.1%6730.892732%0.575229%0.892732%0.9%5720.753828%0.045902%0.753828%0.8%483
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanSouth AmericanOther HispanicPuerto RicanArgentineanCentral AmericanSpaniardCubanOther Central AmericanOther Central Ame…SalvadoranColombianVenezuelanEcuadorianDominicanChileanSpanish51.274651%77.896090%51.274651%51.3%1,0661.664%1.66%15.295815%2.775220%15.295815%15.3%3180.496%0.50%10.822511%4.427730%10.822511%10.8%2250.351%0.35%9.235209%3.675010%9.235209%9.2%1920.300%0.30%8.898509%0.203234%8.898509%8.9%1850.289%0.29%7.647908%9.807941%7.647908%7.6%1590.248%0.25%6.974507%1.149345%6.974507%7.0%1450.226%0.23%4.617605%1.109393%4.617605%4.6%960.150%0.15%3.992304%0.213657%3.992304%4.0%830.130%0.13%2.453102%3.420244%2.453102%2.5%510.080%0.08%2.116402%0.684396%2.116402%2.1%440.069%0.07%1.587302%0.206708%1.587302%1.6%330.052%0.05%1.443001%0.724348%1.443001%1.4%300.047%0.05%1.106301%0.308615%1.106301%1.1%230.036%0.04%0.865801%0.253030%0.865801%0.9%180.028%0.03%0.721501%0.625337%0.721501%0.7%150.023%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%Count%ChineseIndianKoreanMalaysianTaiwaneseFilipinoJapaneseVietnameseMixedLaotianIndonesianThai49.739668%19.181313%49.739668%49.7%3,0574.771%4.77%22.177026%19.637975%22.177026%22.2%1,3632.127%2.13%10.933941%9.199339%10.933941%10.9%6721.049%1.05%3.904979%0.602373%3.904979%3.9%2400.375%0.37%3.351774%0.976416%3.351774%3.4%2060.322%0.32%2.766027%6.157428%2.766027%2.8%1700.265%0.27%1.757240%2.179661%1.757240%1.8%1080.169%0.17%1.204035%14.272195%1.204035%1.2%740.115%0.12%1.138952%1.922788%1.138952%1.1%700.109%0.11%0.976245%8.116269%0.976245%1.0%600.094%0.09%0.813537%0.231335%0.813537%0.8%500.078%0.08%0.520664%2.736969%0.520664%0.5%320.050%0.05%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in Ames

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
24.8%27.3%29.7%32.2%34.6%37.1%

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.8%8.8%10.7%12.6%14.5%16.5%

Norwegian Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
4.1%6.2%8.2%10.2%12.2%14.3%

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
3.7%6.2%8.6%10.9%13.3%15.7%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.8%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.7%5.7%

Swedish Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.8%2.6%3.3%4.0%4.7%5.5%

Dutch Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
2.3%3.0%3.6%4.2%4.8%5.5%

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1.8%2.5%3.1%3.7%4.3%4.9%

French Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.9%2.1%3.2%4.3%5.4%6.6%

Scottish Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.6%1.6%2.5%3.4%4.4%5.3%

Danish Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.5%1.5%2.3%3.2%4.1%5.0%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.0%1.6%2.2%2.8%3.4%

European Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.73%1.19%1.65%2.11%2.57%3.04%

Czech Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.39%0.79%1.18%1.57%1.96%2.36%

Arab Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Mexican Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.5%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%4.2%

South American Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.67%1.00%1.34%1.68%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.11%0.27%0.43%0.59%0.75%0.92%

Argentinean Ancestry by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Argentinean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.67%1.00%1.34%1.68%

Central American Ancestry by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.04%1.39%1.74%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.0%6.1%9.1%12.1%15.2%

Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.1%1.9%2.8%3.7%4.6%

Korean Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.34%0.68%1.01%1.35%1.69%

Malaysian Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Malaysian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.3%

Taiwanese Ancestry by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Taiwanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.42%0.83%1.25%1.67%2.09%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Ames

German Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
24.5%27.8%31.1%34.4%37.7%41.0%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.8%9.5%12.2%14.9%17.6%20.3%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
2.0%4.5%6.9%9.4%11.8%14.3%

English Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
2.2%5.0%7.7%10.3%13.0%15.7%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.8%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.7%5.8%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.8%2.6%3.3%4.0%4.7%5.5%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.7%2.7%3.7%4.7%5.7%

American Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%2.9%3.9%4.9%

French Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.5%1.8%3.0%4.2%5.4%6.6%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.3%1.3%2.3%3.3%4.3%5.3%

Danish Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.5%1.4%2.3%3.2%4.1%5.0%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.0%1.6%2.2%2.8%3.4%

European Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.7%3.5%

Czech Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.47%0.94%1.41%1.88%2.36%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.8%4.9%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.9%2.8%3.7%4.7%

South American Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.67%1.00%1.34%1.68%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.18%0.36%0.55%0.73%0.92%

Argentinean Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Argentinean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.67%1.00%1.34%1.68%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.04%1.39%1.74%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.0%6.1%9.1%12.1%15.2%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.9%2.8%3.8%4.8%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.1%6.4%

Malaysian Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Malaysian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.3%

Taiwanese Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Taiwanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.42%0.83%1.25%1.67%2.09%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in Ames

There are 18 neighborhoods in Ames. This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Ames, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames.

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ames, selected neighborhoods in Ames, and entities that contain Ames
0%10%20%30%Count#South Campus Area NeighborhoodS Campus AreaTop-O-Hollow NeighborhoodTop-O-HollowAllenview NeighborhoodAllenviewNorthridge NeighborhoodNorthridgeStone Brooke NeighborhoodStone BrookeSomerset Village NeighborhoodSomerset VlgBloomington Heights NeighborhoodBloomington HtsCollege Creek/Old Ames NeighborhoodCollege Crk/Old A…Ames Metro AreaAmes AreaStory CountyStoryIowaHistoric Old Town NeighborhoodHist Old TownNorth Old Town NeighborhoodN Old TownBrookside NeighborhoodBrooksideSunrise Addition NeighborhoodSunrise AddnAmesWestside NeighborhoodWestsideOak-Wood-Forest NeighborhoodOak-Wood-ForestEdwards NeighborhoodEdwardsKate Mitchell NeighborhoodKate MitchellWest North CentralOak-Riverside NeighborhoodOak-RiversideMidwestMeeker North NeighborhoodMeeker NorthUnited States of AmericaUnited States37.075448%37.075448%37.1%2,069136.988732%36.988732%37.0%117118236.897990%36.897990%36.9%116336.334718%36.334718%36.3%444445436.334718%36.334718%36.3%35536.334718%36.334718%36.3%636637636.334718%36.334718%36.3%423424735.462449%35.462449%35.5%154155835.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k35.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.994273%34.994273%35.0%187188934.994273%34.994273%35.0%1361034.994273%34.994273%35.0%1241134.994273%34.994273%35.0%83841233.213678%33.213678%33.2%21,28121.3k32.555244%32.555244%32.6%2082091332.555244%32.555244%32.6%85861432.555244%32.555244%32.6%1361371531.574486%31.574486%31.6%5571630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M29.903604%29.903604%29.9%2431726.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.802319%24.802319%24.8%1461814.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Ames Area

There are 15 places in the Ames Area. This section compares Ames to all of the places in the Ames Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames.

German Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the Ames Area, and entities that contain Ames
0%10%20%30%40%Count#GilbertHuxleyCambridgeSlaterRolandMaxwellKelleyNevadaZearingMcCallsburgAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaStory CountyStoryIowaAmesSheldahlStory CityWest North CentralCollinsColoMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited States46.661031%46.661031%46.7%552144.242948%44.242948%44.2%1,537243.962485%43.962485%44.0%375343.722944%43.722944%43.7%707440.015244%40.015244%40.0%525539.928486%39.928486%39.9%335638.562092%38.562092%38.6%118738.301942%38.301942%38.3%2,603837.477798%37.477798%37.5%211936.307692%36.307692%36.3%1181035.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k35.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M33.213678%33.213678%33.2%21,28121.3k1132.931727%32.931727%32.9%821231.551271%31.551271%31.6%1,0801330.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.786026%30.786026%30.8%1411427.652370%27.652370%27.7%2451526.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 15 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Ames to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

German Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Ames
0%20%40%Count#CarrollWaverlyDubuqueSpencerLe MarsClintonCedar FallsNorwalkMason CityFort MadisonMarionGrimesJohnstonFort DodgeNorth LibertyAltoonaBettendorfAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaStory CountyStoryIowaCedar RapidsWaukeeDecorahAnkenyAmesBooneWest North CentralSioux CityCoralvilleUrbandaleBurlingtonCouncil BluffsDavenportIndianolaNewtonIowa CityWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesWaterlooMuscatinePleasant HillGrinnellCliveMount PleasantMt PleasantMidwestMarshalltownKeokukPellaDenisonCrestonFairfieldOskaloosaDes MoinesOttumwaStorm LakePerryUnited States of AmericaUnited States59.869870%59.869870%59.9%5,981146.372773%46.372773%46.4%4,660244.055693%44.055693%44.1%25,78825.8k343.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,905440.657439%40.657439%40.7%3,995539.926572%39.926572%39.9%10,44010.4k639.257372%39.257372%39.3%16,02816.0k738.646420%38.646420%38.6%3,843838.644449%38.644449%38.6%10,64510.6k938.592256%38.592256%38.6%4,1561038.120329%38.120329%38.1%14,18014.2k1137.900595%37.900595%37.9%3,9501237.714843%37.714843%37.7%7,3511337.289856%37.289856%37.3%9,1831436.440179%36.440179%36.4%6,1891536.131081%36.131081%36.1%6,0311635.522712%35.522712%35.5%12,45012.5k1735.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k35.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k1833.966382%33.966382%34.0%5,7591933.888541%33.888541%33.9%2,7062033.392620%33.392620%33.4%17,83617.8k2133.213678%33.213678%33.2%21,28121.3k2233.166786%33.166786%33.2%4,1822330.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.623231%30.623231%30.6%25,31525.3k2430.391473%30.391473%30.4%6,1022530.357401%30.357401%30.4%12,62212.6k2630.323239%30.323239%30.3%7,7302730.075731%30.075731%30.1%18,74518.7k2829.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k2929.968064%29.968064%30.0%4,5983029.940358%29.940358%29.9%4,5183129.921945%29.921945%29.9%21,65921.7k3229.842269%29.842269%29.8%18,39018.4k3329.060667%29.060667%29.1%19,86519.9k3428.934711%28.934711%28.9%6,9183528.109717%28.109717%28.1%2,6443628.007024%28.007024%28.0%2,5523727.893315%27.893315%27.9%4,7483826.910847%26.910847%26.9%2,2853926.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.905019%24.905019%24.9%6,8834024.764772%24.764772%24.8%2,6324124.756809%24.756809%24.8%2,5454224.237329%24.237329%24.2%2,0184323.168719%23.168719%23.2%1,8254422.711728%22.711728%22.7%2,2584521.892876%21.892876%21.9%2,5264621.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k4719.401837%19.401837%19.4%4,7944818.369242%18.369242%18.4%1,9784916.416963%16.416963%16.4%1,2935014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Ames to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

German Ancestry by Place#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Ames
0%10%20%30%Count#FargoLincolnSioux FallsAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaStory CountyStoryIowaCedar RapidsMadisonAmesGreen BayRochesterWest North CentralDavenportKenoshaOlatheOverland ParkFort WayneOmahaMidwestColumbiaEvansvilleTopekaSpringfieldToledoMinneapolisNapervilleSpringfieldDes MoinesWichitaSt. PaulPeoriaCincinnatiColumbusLansingAnn ArborRockfordKansas CityMilwaukeeWarrenAkronJolietSterling HeightsSterling HtsIndianapolisSouth BendElginSt. LouisDaytonIndependenceGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAuroraKansas CityDearbornClevelandChicagoFlintDetroit39.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k236.247052%36.247052%36.2%60,85360.9k335.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k35.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k433.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k533.213678%33.213678%33.2%21,28121.3k31.589980%31.589980%31.6%33,15433.2k631.227333%31.227333%31.2%34,78634.8k730.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M29.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k828.339258%28.339258%28.3%28,30128.3k927.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k1026.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k1126.519233%26.519233%26.5%69,20369.2k1226.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k1326.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.985576%25.985576%26.0%30,44630.4k1425.461900%25.461900%25.5%30,59430.6k1524.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k1622.936314%22.936314%22.9%26,77726.8k1722.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1822.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1921.286928%21.286928%21.3%31,03431.0k2021.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k2121.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k2221.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k2321.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k2419.813777%19.813777%19.8%22,98223.0k2519.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2619.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k2718.360590%18.360590%18.4%21,07321.1k2817.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2917.554496%17.554496%17.6%26,26126.3k3017.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k3117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k3216.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3316.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3415.841779%15.841779%15.8%23,36923.4k3515.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3615.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k3715.651692%15.651692%15.7%15,81415.8k3815.634521%15.634521%15.6%17,49817.5k3915.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k4015.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k4115.434621%15.434621%15.4%18,09218.1k4215.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k4314.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.170805%12.170805%12.2%24,45224.5k4411.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k459.685930%9.685930%9.7%9,252469.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k487.305041%7.305041%7.3%7,226491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Ames to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

German Ancestry by Place#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ames
0%10%20%30%Count#Ames Metro AreaAmes AreaStory CountyStoryIowaAmesWest North CentralOmahaMidwestMinneapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWichitaColumbusPortlandKansas CityMilwaukeeSeattleIndianapolisLouisvilleDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMesaTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOklahoma CityTucsonAustinPhoenixAlbuquerqueLas VegasCharlotteRaleighJacksonvilleClevelandSan DiegoArlingtonNashville-DavidsonFort WorthSacramentoSan FranciscoSan AntonioChicagoFresnoWashingtonPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLong BeachDallasAtlantaOaklandSan JoseHoustonBostonLos AngelesMemphisEl PasoNew YorkDetroitMiami35.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k35.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M33.213678%33.213678%33.2%21,28121.3k30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M26.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k126.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M22.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k221.374279%21.374279%21.4%95,91995.9k321.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k419.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k517.672244%17.672244%17.7%109,672110k617.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k815.971916%15.971916%16.0%106,828107k915.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k1015.693629%15.693629%15.7%95,97896.0k1114.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k1214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.061464%14.061464%14.1%66,15366.2k1312.786255%12.786255%12.8%51,13351.1k1412.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k1512.002290%12.002290%12.0%74,41674.4k1611.844325%11.844325%11.8%62,48962.5k1711.636092%11.636092%11.6%105,630106k1811.086886%11.086886%11.1%172,437172k199.943989%9.943989%9.9%55,37455.4k209.684899%9.684899%9.7%59,39759.4k219.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k229.420927%9.420927%9.4%41,57741.6k239.410868%9.410868%9.4%80,61580.6k249.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k259.178491%9.178491%9.2%126,187126k269.004191%9.004191%9.0%34,56734.6k278.703250%8.703250%8.7%56,02956.0k288.437243%8.437243%8.4%68,84268.8k297.867212%7.867212%7.9%38,11938.1k307.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k317.662236%7.662236%7.7%110,287110k327.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k336.994260%6.994260%7.0%35,93735.9k346.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k375.977739%5.977739%6.0%28,08328.1k385.839493%5.839493%5.8%74,65474.7k395.734063%5.734063%5.7%26,16926.2k405.705757%5.705757%5.7%23,51023.5k415.695870%5.695870%5.7%57,49257.5k425.172272%5.172272%5.2%115,889116k434.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k444.205190%4.205190%4.2%164,796165k453.879962%3.879962%3.9%25,44725.4k463.606034%3.606034%3.6%24,45124.5k473.014360%3.014360%3.0%255,074255k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k491.605096%1.605096%1.6%6,94450
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Ames. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Iowa
County:
Story
Metro Area:
Ames Area
Townships:
Franklin, Grant, Milford, Washington
ZIP Codes:
50010, 50011, 50012, 50014
Unified School Districts:
Ames, Gilbert, Nevada, United
Neighborhoods:
Allenview, Bloomington Heights, Brookside, College Creek/Old Ames, Edwards, Historic Old Town, Kate Mitchell, Meeker North, North Old Town, Northridge, Oak-Riverside, Oak-Wood-Forest, Somerset Village, South Campus Area, Stone Brooke, Sunrise Addition, Top-O-Hollow, Westside
Congressional District:
IA-4
State Senate Districts:
IA-23, IA-24
State House Districts:
IA-45, IA-46, IA-48
Nearby Cities:
Cambridge, Gilbert, Huxley, Kelley, Luther, Nevada, Roland, Sheldahl, Slater, Story City