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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ames is $15,015, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Ames median household income is $37,692, which has grown by 60.93% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ames residents spend 31.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1326

Ames, TX	15,015 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ames, TX	21,786 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ames, TX	28,056 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ames, TX	13,167 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1042

Ames, TX	37,692 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ames, TX	52,099 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #257

Ames, TX	60.93%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ames, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.02%	$5,891, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.36%	$15,480, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.82%	$1,400, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.20%	$18,224, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ames, TX	38,889 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ames, TX	57,471 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ames, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$17,109, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$37,083, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$17,266, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$56,667, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,375, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ames, TX	Texas	U.S.
25 to 44	$25,536, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,974, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$24,583, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ames, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	868, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	415, 47.81%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	269, 64.82%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	269, 64.82%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	200, 74.35%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	69, 25.65%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	146, 35.18%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	453, 52.19%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	166, 36.64%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	166, 36.64%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	145, 87.35%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21, 12.65%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	287, 63.36%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ames, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	331, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	280, 84.59%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	49, 14.80%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	2, 0.60%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ames, TX	31.4 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ames, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	345	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	200, 57.97%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	17, 8.50%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	57, 28.50%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36, 18.00%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 6.50%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	68, 34.00%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	145, 42.03%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20, 13.79%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	65, 44.83%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	55, 37.93%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 3.45%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ames, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	345, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	51, 14.78%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	35, 10.14%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	38, 11.01%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	21, 6.09%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10, 2.90%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	51, 14.78%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	88, 25.51%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9, 2.61%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	33, 9.57%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9, 2.61%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ames, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	392	32.80%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	81	27.93%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.