Ames, NY Population

Overview

163

Total Population

35.4

Median age

51.53%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ames's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ames is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ames's population under 18 was 25.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ames's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ames, 23.93% were under the age of 15, 12.88% aged 15 to 29, 47.24% aged 30 to 64, 14.72% aged 65 to 84, and 1.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 more females than males in Ames:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.53% females and 48.47% males in Ames, NY.
The Ames, NY gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 20.

Ames's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Ames population: 94.48% are White and 5.52% are multiracial.
Ames's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 161 (98.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ames is White with a population of 154 (94.48% of the total population).

Ames's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 173 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ames's population decreased by 28 (16.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ames's population decreased by 4 (2.76%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ames's population was lowest in year 2017 at 139.