Ames vs Fort Johnson

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

Ames and Fort Johnson are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Johnson has the higher population (397 vs 136 in Ames). Ames has the higher median household income ($108,125 vs $62,333 in Fort Johnson). Ames has the higher median home value ($128,800 vs $124,500 in Fort Johnson).

Population, income & housing

	Ames	Fort Johnson
Population	136	397
Median age	41.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$108,125	$62,333
Median home value	$128,800	$124,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,119
Housing units	73	187
Homeownership rate	100.0%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ames	Fort Johnson
Population	185 → 136 (-26.5%)	729 → 397 (-45.5%)
Median household income	$89,000 → $108,125 (+21.5%)	$54,141 → $62,333 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $128,800 (+39.2%)	$95,400 → $124,500 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,071 → $1,119 (+4.5%)

Ames

Population

185136

Median household income

$89,000$108,125

Median home value

$92,500$128,800

Fort Johnson

Population

729397

Median household income

$54,141$62,333

Median home value

$95,400$124,500

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,119

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ames	Fort Johnson
Under 5	5.9%	7.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.1%	11.3%
25 to 34	8.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	22.1%	16.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.6%
55 to 64	17.6%	11.3%
65 to 74	6.6%	11.1%
75 and over	8.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ames	Fort Johnson
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	80.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ames	Fort Johnson
No high school diploma	2.9%	4.4%
High school graduate	17.6%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ames	Fort Johnson
Drove alone	95.0%	87.4%
Carpooled	5.0%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ames	Fort Johnson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Ames	Fort Johnson
Poverty rate	0.7%	11.2%
Average household size	2.34	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	40	20
Median year structure built	1938	1938