Ames vs Nickerson

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

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

Nickerson has the higher population (572 vs 0 in Ames).

Population, income & housing

	Ames	Nickerson
Population	0	572
Median age	—	30.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$117,500
Median home value	—	$74,800
Median gross rent	—	$960
Housing units	0	208
Homeownership rate	—	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	3.4%
Unemployment rate	—	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ames	Nickerson
Population	0 → 0 (+0.0%)	334 → 572 (+71.3%)
Median household income	—	$45,694 → $117,500 (+157.1%)
Median home value	—	$56,900 → $74,800 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$988 → $960 (-2.8%)

Ames

Population

Nickerson

Population

334572

Median household income

$45,694$117,500

Median home value

$56,900$74,800

Median gross rent

$988$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ames	Nickerson
Under 5	—	12.1%
5 to 17	—	8.9%
18 to 24	—	27.3%
25 to 34	—	10.1%
35 to 44	—	5.1%
45 to 54	—	6.5%
55 to 64	—	26.0%
65 to 74	—	1.9%
75 and over	—	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ames	Nickerson
White (non-Hispanic)	—	40.6%
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	—	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	—	58.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ames	Nickerson
No high school diploma	—	58.4%
High school graduate	—	24.0%
Some college or associate's	—	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	—	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	—	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ames	Nickerson
Drove alone	—	87.8%
Carpooled	—	10.8%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	1.4%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ames	Nickerson
1-unit, detached	—	65.9%
1-unit, attached	—	1.9%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	32.2%

Poverty & households

	Ames	Nickerson
Poverty rate	—	17.5%
Average household size	—	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	—	40
Median year structure built	—	1998