Ames vs Snyder

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

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

Snyder has the higher population (345 vs 0 in Ames).

Population, income & housing

	Ames	Snyder
Population	0	345
Median age	—	38.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$80,625
Median home value	—	$90,500
Median gross rent	—	$857
Housing units	0	176
Homeownership rate	—	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	6.6%
Unemployment rate	—	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ames	Snyder
Population	0 → 0 (+0.0%)	327 → 345 (+5.5%)
Median household income	—	$48,438 → $80,625 (+66.4%)
Median home value	—	$65,900 → $90,500 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$882 → $857 (-2.8%)

Ames

Population

Snyder

Population

327345

Median household income

$48,438$80,625

Median home value

$65,900$90,500

Median gross rent

$882$857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ames	Snyder
Under 5	—	9.0%
5 to 17	—	18.0%
18 to 24	—	7.2%
25 to 34	—	13.3%
35 to 44	—	11.0%
45 to 54	—	8.4%
55 to 64	—	10.1%
65 to 74	—	11.9%
75 and over	—	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ames	Snyder
White (non-Hispanic)	—	95.1%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.6%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	—	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ames	Snyder
No high school diploma	—	8.4%
High school graduate	—	48.9%
Some college or associate's	—	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	—	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	—	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ames	Snyder
Drove alone	—	63.8%
Carpooled	—	15.8%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	9.0%
Bicycle	—	2.3%
Worked from home	—	6.2%
Other means	—	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ames	Snyder
1-unit, detached	—	73.9%
1-unit, attached	—	0.6%
2 to 4 units	—	1.1%
5 to 19 units	—	23.9%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Ames	Snyder
Poverty rate	—	6.2%
Average household size	—	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	—	1955