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Census tracts · Ames, IA

Census tracts in Ames, Iowa

17 census tracts lie mostly within Ames, and 2 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $22,141 in Tract 11.02 to $148,269 in Tract 12, against $60,991 for Ames as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Ames earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Ames and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Ames

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Census tracts in or partly in Ames, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Ames (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 3191690003001.8 mi northStory County2,828±364$74,414$249,300$812100%
Tract 4191690004001.1 mi northwestStory County2,587±384$71,852$252,800$1,168100%
Tract 5191690005001.1 mi northwestStory County5,452±405$22,500not published$777100%
Tract 7191690007002.3 mi westStory County3,344±508$39,375$320,300$1,033100%
Tract 8191690008001.3 mi westStory County4,858±170not publishednot publishednot published100%
Tract 9191690009000.8 mi eastStory County3,356±337$68,813$221,300$914100%
Tract 10191690010001.1 mi southeastStory County5,311±514$43,979$58,300$928100%
Tract 11.02191690011021.3 mi westStory County4,315±548$22,141not published$872100%
Tract 12191690012001.6 mi southwestStory County430±73$148,269not publishednot published100%
Tract 13.04191690013042.5 mi westStory County5,842±816$39,091$425,000$1,018100%
Tract 11.01191690011011.5 mi southwestStory County3,337±571$56,982$361,400$1,09298%
Tract 1.05191690001052.1 mi northwestStory County3,108±370$83,553$384,100$1,03798%
Tract 13.03191690013033.5 mi westStory County4,736±448$64,980$329,300$1,13097%
Tract 2191690002001.3 mi northStory County3,350±373$67,423$241,600$92297%
Tract 6191690006003.1 mi westStory County4,871±497$90,469$291,200$1,03292%
Tract 1.02191690001022.9 mi northwestStory County3,949±415$119,613$372,900$1,22689%
Tract 13.02191690013023.4 mi southStory County6,029±634$65,168$298,000$1,17759%
Tract 1.04191690001043.8 mi northwestStory County1,970±586$100,625$327,900not published23%
Tract 1.01191690001015.1 mi northeastStory County2,014±247$109,100$286,200$1,03119%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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