Ames metro * 24.3K residents
24.3K
Population
$82.7K
Median income
per household
$204.9K
Home value
6.2%
Poverty rate
What stands out
3 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks
Median household income
$82.7K
U.S.
$81K
Median home value
$204.9K
U.S.
$333K
Poverty rate
6.2%
U.S.
12.4%
Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)
37.3%
U.S.
51.1%
Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)
14.6%
U.S.
25.9%
Rent-to-Income
11.9%
Below 30% threshold
Home-Value-to-Income
2.5×
Within typical 3-5x range
Share of households by income bracket (ACS).
4 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.
Obesity
43.4%
U.S.
33.2%
Diabetes
11.2%
U.S.
12.1%
Current smoking
14.3%
U.S.
12.8%
3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.
Best available speed
1,000Mbps
Gigabit speeds reported
100+ Mbps coverage
88.4%
U.S.
85.3%
Gigabit ready
45.4%
U.S.
8.6%
5G available
93.9%
U.S.
77.4%
Boone County, IA
Population
24.3K
Area
570.5 sq mi
Density
42.6/sq mi
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