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| Ames |
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| Population 2002: | 50,913 |
| Population 2000: | 50,731 |
| Area codes: | 515 |
| Population growth: | +182 (+0.36%) |
| Land area: | 21.6 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 10.3% (6.4% Asia, 1.6% Europe, 1.1% Latin America) |
| County: | Story |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (39.1%), Retail trade (10.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.2%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 86.3% |
| Chinese: | 3.1% |
| Black: | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 2.0% |
| Two or more races: | 1.4% |
| Korean: | 1.4% |
| Other Asian: | 1.2% |
| Asian Indian: | 1.2% |
| Other race: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 54.4% |
| Now married: | 37.5% |
| Divorced: | 4.6% |
| Widowed: | 2.9% |
| Separated: | 0.6% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $130,900 |
| Household income: | $36,042 |
| Resident age: | 23.6 years |
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| Ames Compared to Iowa State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Number of college students: | much above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | much below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 95.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 58.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 28.1% |
| Unemployed: | 5.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 244 (479.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 242.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 86 (168.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 73 (143.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 35 (68.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 13 (25.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,624 (3189.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 33.4% |
| Irish: | 11.4% |
| English: | 10.2% |
| Norwegian: | 8.6% |
| Swedish: | 4.1% |
| Dutch: | 3.3% |