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Compare Ames to Fort Dodge

This post compares Ames, Iowa to Fort Dodge, Iowa across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Ames (city) Fort Dodge (city)
Population 65,005 24,566
Income (median) $48,538 $39,731
Home Value (median) $187,000 $90,500
White 82% 89%
Black 2% 6%
Asian 10% 1%
With Kids 18% 26%
Age (median) 23 36
Rentals 60% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Ames or Fort Dodge?
A: Ames has a larger population count than Fort Dodge: 65005 compared with 24566 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Ames or in Fort Dodge?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Ames.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Ames or Fort Dodge?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Ames.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Ames does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 60% for Ames versus 38% for Fort Dodge.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Ames may include: Iowa-City, West-Des-Moines, and Cedar-Falls.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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