Ames vs Plum Grove

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

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

Plum Grove has the higher population (2,425 vs 1,085 in Ames). Plum Grove has the higher median household income ($70,362 vs $44,236 in Ames). Ames has the higher median home value ($153,800 vs $121,800 in Plum Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Ames	Plum Grove
Population	1,085	2,425
Median age	39.6 yrs	20.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,236	$70,362
Median home value	$153,800	$121,800
Median gross rent	$1,008	$1,216
Housing units	478	639
Homeownership rate	67.2%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ames	Plum Grove
Population	1,394 → 1,085 (-22.2%)	541 → 2,425 (+348.2%)
Median household income	$26,179 → $44,236 (+69.0%)	$53,813 → $70,362 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$64,300 → $153,800 (+139.2%)	$142,000 → $121,800 (-14.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,008 (+0.8%)	$950 → $1,216 (+28.0%)

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

Plum Grove

Population

5412,425

Median household income

$53,813$70,362

Median home value

$142,000$121,800

Median gross rent

$950$1,216

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ames	Plum Grove
Under 5	2.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	25.6%	43.2%
18 to 24	9.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	6.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	18.6%	5.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	3.5%
75 and over	3.6%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ames	Plum Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	13.8%
Black or African American	87.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
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%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	86.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ames	Plum Grove
No high school diploma	12.0%	42.0%
High school graduate	59.1%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ames	Plum Grove
Drove alone	87.9%	76.1%
Carpooled	9.3%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ames	Plum Grove
1-unit, detached	74.1%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Ames	Plum Grove
Poverty rate	25.3%	39.2%
Average household size	2.65	4.02
Mean commute (minutes)	25	49
Median year structure built	1999	2011