Ames vs Miltonvale

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

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

Miltonvale has the higher population (422 vs 0 in Ames). Since 2019, Miltonvale's population has grown faster (-28.0% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Ames	Miltonvale
Population	0	422
Median age	—	50.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,146
Median home value	—	$57,500
Median gross rent	—	$678
Housing units	0	262
Homeownership rate	—	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	19.0%
Unemployment rate	—	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ames	Miltonvale
Population	4 → 0 (-100.0%)	586 → 422 (-28.0%)
Median household income	—	$41,944 → $51,146 (+21.9%)
Median home value	—	$51,400 → $57,500 (+11.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$608 → $678 (+11.5%)

Ames

Population

Miltonvale

Population

586422

Median household income

$41,944$51,146

Median home value

$51,400$57,500

Median gross rent

$608$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ames	Miltonvale
Under 5	—	8.1%
5 to 17	—	7.8%
18 to 24	—	19.2%
25 to 34	—	5.9%
35 to 44	—	6.6%
45 to 54	—	9.7%
55 to 64	—	19.4%
65 to 74	—	19.0%
75 and over	—	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ames	Miltonvale
White (non-Hispanic)	—	94.3%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	—	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ames	Miltonvale
No high school diploma	—	6.6%
High school graduate	—	43.8%
Some college or associate's	—	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	—	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	—	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ames	Miltonvale
Drove alone	—	63.2%
Carpooled	—	32.2%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	4.6%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ames	Miltonvale
1-unit, detached	—	80.9%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	2.7%
5 to 19 units	—	10.3%
20 or more units	—	1.9%
Mobile home & other	—	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Ames	Miltonvale
Poverty rate	—	21.7%
Average household size	—	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	—	1946