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Ames Iowa Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Ames Iowa Real Estate

Ames, Iowa, is located in Story County, of , and 298 miles W of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ames has a population of 50,731.

Ames Homes

Ames properties pool is 18,045 residential properties including Ames new homes. Median age of real estate in Ames is 1973. Average Household size is 2.85 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 20% are 2 bedroom homes, 49% are 3 bedroom homes, 24% are 4 bedroom homes, and 5% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Ames Mortgage Statistics

Ames mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Ames USA
Homes With No Mortgage 29%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 71%
70%
First Mortgage Only 56%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 15%
16%

Ames Area Real Estate Tax

Ames Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,779 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 56,439. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Ames School District: Children make up 14.6% of Ames population. Ames has 7,411 under 18 years old residents, or 0.26 kids per one worker, or 0.41 kids per one household.

Ames Real Estate & Ames Homeownership

There are 5233.05 or 29% one person households, 6857.1 or 38% two person households, and 3067.65 or 17% three person households in Ames, Iowa. Median residents age is 23.6, Senior citizens (65+) make up 3,893 or 7.7%% of Ames population.

There are 28,297 workers (over 16 years of age) in Ames. Of these, 74.55% drive to work. Approximately 6.08% of workers in Ames take public transportation. An estimated 13.22% walk to work.

Median Ames homeowner's housing expences are 17.3%

Crime in Ames (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Ames USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
55
47.5
Robberies
1.38
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
48.69
29.5
Property Crimes
342.59
358.8
Burglaries
42.38
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
283.26
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
16.95
43.3

Invest in Ames Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Ames Iowa area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Ames USA
Near Medium City
-
Near Large City
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
-
Ames Zip Codes
50010, 50014
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Ames Area Codes
515
-
White population
87.34%
75.1%
African-American population
2.65%
12.3%
Asian
7.7%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
0.15%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
1.98%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 56,439%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
16.77%
12.4%

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