Ames vs Jamestown

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

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

Jamestown has the higher population (207 vs 0 in Ames). Since 2019, Jamestown's population has grown faster (-28.4% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Ames	Jamestown
Population	0	207
Median age	—	49.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$71,500
Median home value	—	$50,300
Housing units	0	130
Homeownership rate	—	96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	17.4%
Unemployment rate	—	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ames	Jamestown
Population	4 → 0 (-100.0%)	289 → 207 (-28.4%)
Median household income	—	$53,125 → $71,500 (+34.6%)
Median home value	—	$33,900 → $50,300 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$450 → $494 (+9.8%)

Ames

Population

Jamestown

Population

289207

Median household income

$53,125$71,500

Median home value

$33,900$50,300

Median gross rent

$450$494

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ames	Jamestown
Under 5	—	4.8%
5 to 17	—	8.7%
18 to 24	—	5.8%
25 to 34	—	11.6%
35 to 44	—	11.6%
45 to 54	—	22.2%
55 to 64	—	19.3%
65 to 74	—	10.1%
75 and over	—	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ames	Jamestown
White (non-Hispanic)	—	92.3%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	1.4%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	1.9%
Two or more races	—	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	—	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ames	Jamestown
No high school diploma	—	4.2%
High school graduate	—	29.9%
Some college or associate's	—	48.5%
Bachelor's degree	—	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	—	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ames	Jamestown
Drove alone	—	88.8%
Carpooled	—	5.6%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	1.6%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ames	Jamestown
1-unit, detached	—	86.2%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	13.1%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Ames	Jamestown
Poverty rate	—	5.3%
Average household size	—	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	—	1938