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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ames is $15,923, which is much lower than the state average of $27,339 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Ames median household income is $53,162. On average Ames residents spend 10.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is much lower 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

Per Capita Income, #531

Ames, NE	15,923 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ames, NE	8,603 USD
Nebraska	29,063 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, NE	26,000 USD
Nebraska	34,967 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #123

Ames, NE	53,162 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ames, NE	47,528 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

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, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.00%	$8,333, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	12.00%	$23,467, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-4.00%	$0, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.00%	$7,400, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	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, NE	53,162 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ames, NE	47,528 USD
Nebraska	81,503 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, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$53,162, see rank	$54,303	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Household Income by Age

Ames, NE

Nebraska

U.S.

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Employment Status

	Ames, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	69, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	43, 62.32%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	40, 93.02%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	40, 93.02%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	40, 100.00%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3, 6.98%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	26, 37.68%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	23, 88.46%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	23, 88.46%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	23, 100.00%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3, 11.54%, see rank	34.32%	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, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	63, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	45, 71.43%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	18, 28.57%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ames, NE	10.6 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 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, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	63	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	40, 63.49%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 55.00%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18, 45.00%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	23, 36.51%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6, 26.09%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	17, 73.91%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.49%	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, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	63, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	22, 34.92%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	18, 28.57%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	23, 36.51%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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