Ames vs Glasco

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

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

Glasco has the higher population (337 vs 0 in Ames). Since 2019, Glasco's population has grown faster (-31.1% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Ames	Glasco
Population	0	337
Median age	—	55.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,875
Median home value	—	$52,900
Housing units	0	200
Homeownership rate	—	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	12.9%
Unemployment rate	—	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ames	Glasco
Population	4 → 0 (-100.0%)	489 → 337 (-31.1%)
Median household income	—	$47,708 → $46,875 (-1.7%)
Median home value	—	$53,000 → $52,900 (-0.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$633 → $767 (+21.2%)

Ames

Population

Glasco

Population

489337

Median household income

$47,708$46,875

Median home value

$53,000$52,900

Median gross rent

$633$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ames	Glasco
Under 5	—	7.7%
5 to 17	—	14.2%
18 to 24	—	0.0%
25 to 34	—	7.7%
35 to 44	—	13.4%
45 to 54	—	5.6%
55 to 64	—	17.5%
65 to 74	—	19.6%
75 and over	—	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ames	Glasco
White (non-Hispanic)	—	94.7%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.9%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	—	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ames	Glasco
No high school diploma	—	1.5%
High school graduate	—	39.5%
Some college or associate's	—	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	—	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	—	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ames	Glasco
Drove alone	—	44.8%
Carpooled	—	33.6%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	18.1%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	3.4%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ames	Glasco
1-unit, detached	—	94.5%
1-unit, attached	—	3.5%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	2.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ames	Glasco
Poverty rate	—	11.7%
Average household size	—	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	—	1943