Ames vs Clyde

A side-by-side comparison of Ames and Clyde: population, income, housing, and more.

Ames and Clyde are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clyde has the higher population (823 vs 0 in Ames). Since 2019, Clyde's population has grown faster (-9.8% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Ames	Clyde
Population	0	823
Median age	—	46.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,000
Median home value	—	$71,200
Median gross rent	—	$667
Housing units	0	451
Homeownership rate	—	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	20.4%
Unemployment rate	—	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ames	Clyde
Population	4 → 0 (-100.0%)	912 → 823 (-9.8%)
Median household income	—	$45,385 → $51,000 (+12.4%)
Median home value	—	$65,600 → $71,200 (+8.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$647 → $667 (+3.1%)

Ames

Population

Clyde

Population

912823

Median household income

$45,385$51,000

Median home value

$65,600$71,200

Median gross rent

$647$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ames	Clyde
Under 5	—	7.0%
5 to 17	—	12.0%
18 to 24	—	13.0%
25 to 34	—	8.5%
35 to 44	—	8.7%
45 to 54	—	5.2%
55 to 64	—	12.0%
65 to 74	—	19.1%
75 and over	—	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ames	Clyde
White (non-Hispanic)	—	98.5%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.7%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	—	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ames	Clyde
No high school diploma	—	4.5%
High school graduate	—	25.0%
Some college or associate's	—	50.1%
Bachelor's degree	—	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	—	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ames	Clyde
Drove alone	—	82.4%
Carpooled	—	11.6%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	1.2%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	3.8%
Other means	—	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ames	Clyde
1-unit, detached	—	89.6%
1-unit, attached	—	2.2%
2 to 4 units	—	0.4%
5 to 19 units	—	7.1%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Ames	Clyde
Poverty rate	—	5.1%
Average household size	—	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	—	1938