Household Types in Ames, Iowa (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family235.961531%50.823448%35.961531%36.0%8,8624.626060%9.247804%4.626060%4.6%1,1401.939699%4.200248%1.939699%1.9%47829.420119%28.921869%29.420119%29.4%7,25028.052591%6.806632%28.052591%28.1%6,913
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads78.647450%69.586376%78.647450%78.6%3,54716.496674%21.242737%16.496674%16.5%7444.855876%9.170887%4.855876%4.9%219

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountWith Children1Without Children218.301343%28.045510%18.301343%18.3%4,51081.649961%71.728198%81.649961%81.6%20,12120.1k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%CountHispanic3White4Black5Asian5Other5Mixed5-5.479452%-2.968037%-34.018265%-20.547945%-18.444789%-8.424850%-16.906668%-8.469158%-63.013699%63%36.986301%47.754534%36.986301%37%438-4.610345%-2.170725%-30.023467%-26.229588%-8.244460%-3.896988%-29.440478%-6.585809%-63.034125%63%36.965875%51.832265%36.965875%37%20,45420.5k-13.181019%-0.000000%-32.688928%-20.035149%-26.962617%-7.613902%-32.800818%-6.801986%-65.905097%66%34.094903%25.820678%34.094903%34%569-2.927450%-0.551549%-23.716589%-39.244803%-9.341486%-3.673509%-19.507934%-12.340467%-66.440390%66%33.559610%55.136604%33.559610%34%2,357-13.181818%-3.636364%-38.636364%-13.636364%-18.274657%-8.908895%-20.834453%-8.438592%-69.090909%69%30.909091%43.543402%30.909091%31%220-0.000000%-0.000000%-21.487603%-64.297521%-17.488826%-6.919384%-26.899520%-11.661976%-85.785124%86%14.214876%37.030293%14.214876%14%605
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4non-Hispanic 5including Hispanics

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Ames

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
13%25%36%46%57%69%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%5.9%7.9%9.9%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%5.9%8.9%11.9%14.9%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15%24%32%40%48%56%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2%15%27%39%52%64%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
6%13%19%26%32%39%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Ames

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%41%55%70%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%5.9%7.9%10.0%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.2%2.3%3.5%4.6%5.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%27%40%53%67%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Ames

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.3%8.5%12.8%17.0%21.3%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%5.9%8.9%11.9%14.9%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%39%59%78%98%
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Map of Household Types by Block in Ames

Married Household Types by Block#23

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#24

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#25

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

One-Person Household Types by Block#26

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#27

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types 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.

Married by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Ames, selected neighborhoods in Ames, and entities that contain Ames
0%20%40%60%Count#Somerset VlgNorthridgeAllenviewBloomington HtsStone BrookeBrooksideIowaKate MitchellTop-O-HollowWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesMeeker NorthAmes AreaStoryN Old TownAmesEdwardsWestsideHist Old TownCollege Crk/Old AmesCollege Crk/Old A…Oak-RiversideSunrise AddnS Campus AreaOak-Wood-Forest68.103448%68.103448%68%502168.103448%68.103448%68%350351266.727273%66.727273%67%8889360.918614%60.918614%61%285286460.918614%60.918614%61%2324553.650255%53.650255%54%8182650.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.288066%50.288066%50%351352749.936843%49.936843%50%69849.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.089295%48.089295%48%131944.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k44.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k38.480392%38.480392%38%731035.961531%35.961531%36%8,86227.906347%27.906347%28%661125.210084%25.210084%25%631224.118539%24.118539%24%731320.330104%20.330104%20%37381419.723183%19.723183%20%87881517.252396%17.252396%17%23241616.953994%16.953994%17%2602611713.815997%13.815997%14%1418
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Ames, selected other places in the Ames Area, and entities that contain Ames
0%20%40%60%Count#GilbertMaxwellSlaterKelleyRolandZearingSheldahlHuxleyColoCambridgeIowaWest North CentralStory CityNevadaMidwestUnited StatesMcCallsburgCollinsAmes AreaStoryAmes71.025641%71.025641%71%277166.873065%66.873065%67%216266.788321%66.788321%67%366364.122137%64.122137%64%84462.577963%62.577963%63%301559.388646%59.388646%59%136658.095238%58.095238%58%61757.910674%57.910674%58%765856.269113%56.269113%56%184953.618421%53.618421%54%1631050.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.632599%49.632599%50%7431149.188019%49.188019%49%1,3631248.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.692308%47.692308%48%621345.029240%45.029240%45%771444.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k44.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k35.961531%35.961531%36%8,86215
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 15 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Ames, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Ames
0%20%40%60%Count#GrimesNorwalkPleasant HillCliveUrbandaleDenisonJohnstonWaukeeAltoonaBettendorfWaverlyAnkenyPellaMarionMarshalltownIowaWest North CentralPerryMidwestLe MarsUnited StatesW Des MoinesSpencerDecorahStorm LakeCoralvilleCedar FallsBooneOttumwaMuscatineCarrollAmes AreaStoryIndianolaCedar RapidsNorth LibertySioux CityKeokukClintonDubuqueCrestonNewtonDavenportMt PleasantFort MadisonBurlingtonCouncil BluffsOskaloosaWaterlooMason CityFairfieldDes MoinesFort DodgeAmesGrinnellIowa City64.221679%64.221679%64%2,364161.650485%61.650485%62%2,286260.841515%60.841515%61%2,169360.791866%60.791866%61%3,946460.097650%60.097650%60%9,847559.274651%59.274651%59%1,569658.330092%58.330092%58%4,499758.264594%58.264594%58%3,673857.636981%57.636981%58%3,566957.129590%57.129590%57%7,9971056.069869%56.069869%56%1,9261154.890320%54.890320%55%10,91010.9k1253.760887%53.760887%54%2,0371353.259474%53.259474%53%7,8841451.248632%51.248632%51%5,1511550.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.628582%49.628582%50%1,4031648.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.387873%48.387873%48%2,0111748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.521463%47.521463%48%12,73112.7k1846.513503%46.513503%47%2,3081946.082792%46.082792%46%1,3472046.037628%46.037628%46%1,6152145.760994%45.760994%46%3,6112245.577997%45.577997%46%6,6122345.490407%45.490407%45%2,5372445.070423%45.070423%45%4,5122544.982366%44.982366%45%4,2092644.944598%44.944598%45%1,9472744.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k44.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k44.099809%44.099809%44%2,5452843.627841%43.627841%44%23,54923.5k2943.567832%43.567832%44%2,8553043.449873%43.449873%43%13,50913.5k3143.429375%43.429375%43%1,8543243.396737%43.396737%43%4,8143343.363825%43.363825%43%10,42910.4k3443.110062%43.110062%43%1,4613541.888277%41.888277%42%2,6623641.818762%41.818762%42%17,04717.0k3741.133333%41.133333%41%1,2343841.117416%41.117416%41%1,8843940.987424%40.987424%41%4,4004040.851938%40.851938%41%10,13710.1k4140.262134%40.262134%40%1,9664239.995106%39.995106%40%11,44111.4k4339.430502%39.430502%39%4,9024438.602846%38.602846%39%1,4924538.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k4637.651616%37.651616%38%3,6944735.961531%35.961531%36%8,8624835.759861%35.759861%36%1,2334933.739136%33.739136%34%9,97750
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#46

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Ames, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Ames
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheAuroraSterling HtsElginOverland ParkDearbornIowaJolietWest North CentralRochesterMidwestUnited StatesSioux FallsAmes AreaStoryLincolnCedar RapidsWichitaDavenportFort WayneOmahaWarrenKenoshaIndependenceTopekaGreen BayColumbiaDes MoinesKansas CitySpringfieldRockfordPeoriaFargoAmesSt. PaulMadisonIndianapolisAnn ArborEvansvilleKansas CityGrand RapidsSouth BendSpringfieldColumbusChicagoMinneapolisToledoAkronLansingMilwaukeeDaytonSt. LouisCincinnatiFlintClevelandDetroit65.857449%65.857449%66%33,47633.5k161.016543%61.016543%61%28,03128.0k254.417687%54.417687%54%33,64733.6k353.627849%53.627849%54%26,68226.7k453.370913%53.370913%53%18,93618.9k550.967259%50.967259%51%38,80838.8k650.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k750.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.743906%50.743906%51%24,04524.0k849.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.651520%48.651520%49%21,52121.5k948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M45.285163%45.285163%45%30,28430.3k1044.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k44.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k43.887073%43.887073%44%47,92647.9k1143.627841%43.627841%44%23,54923.5k1243.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1341.818762%41.818762%42%17,04717.0k1441.584720%41.584720%42%43,21943.2k1541.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1641.204321%41.204321%41%21,93121.9k1740.926662%40.926662%41%15,35215.4k1840.857904%40.857904%41%19,77419.8k1939.666945%39.666945%40%20,91420.9k2039.300581%39.300581%39%16,71116.7k2138.602113%38.602113%39%17,82817.8k2238.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k2338.369165%38.369165%38%21,02421.0k2437.223668%37.223668%37%18,74118.7k2536.976305%36.976305%37%21,73821.7k2636.478643%36.478643%36%17,15717.2k2736.008880%36.008880%36%18,49218.5k2835.961531%35.961531%36%8,86235.827167%35.827167%36%40,33140.3k2935.737175%35.737175%36%37,80637.8k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.468168%35.468168%35%16,75816.8k3235.183303%35.183303%35%18,00418.0k3335.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3434.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k3533.702519%33.702519%34%12,96313.0k3633.648493%33.648493%34%24,23624.2k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4030.416797%30.416797%30%36,02936.0k4129.854832%29.854832%30%25,19325.2k4228.960565%28.960565%29%14,03414.0k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4424.932094%24.932094%25%14,31914.3k4524.339119%24.339119%24%34,10334.1k4622.832125%22.832125%23%30,74330.7k4722.461669%22.461669%22%8,9954821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#52

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Ames, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ames
0%20%40%Count#San JoseIowaVirginia BchWest North CentralEl PasoMidwestUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaArlingtonFort WorthAmes AreaStorySan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkAmesSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k249.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k546.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k44.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k44.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.961531%35.961531%36%8,86235.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Ames. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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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