Ames vs Cleveland

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

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

Cleveland has the higher population (8,137 vs 1,085 in Ames). Cleveland has the higher median household income ($54,888 vs $44,236 in Ames). Ames has the higher median home value ($153,800 vs $153,200 in Cleveland).

Population, income & housing

	Ames	Cleveland
Population	1,085	8,137
Median age	39.6 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,236	$54,888
Median home value	$153,800	$153,200
Median gross rent	$1,008	$928
Housing units	478	2,838
Homeownership rate	67.2%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ames	Cleveland
Population	1,394 → 1,085 (-22.2%)	8,061 → 8,137 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$26,179 → $44,236 (+69.0%)	$41,407 → $54,888 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$64,300 → $153,800 (+139.2%)	$91,100 → $153,200 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,008 (+0.8%)	$691 → $928 (+34.3%)

Ames

Population

1,3941,085

Median household income

$26,179$44,236

Median home value

$64,300$153,800

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,008

Cleveland

Population

8,0618,137

Median household income

$41,407$54,888

Median home value

$91,100$153,200

Median gross rent

$691$928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ames	Cleveland
Under 5	2.2%	8.4%
5 to 17	25.6%	20.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	20.1%
35 to 44	6.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.5%
55 to 64	18.6%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.5%	8.2%
75 and over	3.6%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ames	Cleveland
White (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	30.7%
Black or African American	87.2%	28.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	39.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ames	Cleveland
No high school diploma	12.0%	18.8%
High school graduate	59.1%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ames	Cleveland
Drove alone	87.9%	80.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	1.9%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ames	Cleveland
1-unit, detached	74.1%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	22.5%

Poverty & households

	Ames	Cleveland
Poverty rate	25.3%	18.8%
Average household size	2.65	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	25	34
Median year structure built	1999	1983