Ames vs Daisetta

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

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

Daisetta has the higher population (1,133 vs 1,085 in Ames). Daisetta has the higher median household income ($59,079 vs $44,236 in Ames). Ames has the higher median home value ($153,800 vs $106,500 in Daisetta).

Population, income & housing

	Ames	Daisetta
Population	1,085	1,133
Median age	39.6 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,236	$59,079
Median home value	$153,800	$106,500
Median gross rent	$1,008	$955
Housing units	478	476
Homeownership rate	67.2%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ames	Daisetta
Population	1,394 → 1,085 (-22.2%)	938 → 1,133 (+20.8%)
Median household income	$26,179 → $44,236 (+69.0%)	$44,563 → $59,079 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$64,300 → $153,800 (+139.2%)	$71,200 → $106,500 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,008 (+0.8%)	$636 → $955 (+50.2%)

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

Daisetta

Population

9381,133

Median household income

$44,563$59,079

Median home value

$71,200$106,500

Median gross rent

$636$955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ames	Daisetta
Under 5	2.2%	2.1%
5 to 17	25.6%	21.8%
18 to 24	9.3%	12.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	8.6%
35 to 44	6.5%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	18.6%	17.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.5%
75 and over	3.6%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ames	Daisetta
White (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	89.8%
Black or African American	87.2%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ames	Daisetta
No high school diploma	12.0%	14.0%
High school graduate	59.1%	52.2%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ames	Daisetta
Drove alone	87.9%	90.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ames	Daisetta
1-unit, detached	74.1%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Ames	Daisetta
Poverty rate	25.3%	18.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1999	1971