Ames

Population: 1,085
Median household income: $44,236
Median home value: $153,800

Located in Liberty County, Texas, Ames is a community with a population of 1,085. At $44,236, its median household income sits below Liberty County's $64,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ames's population declined 22.2% from 1,394 to 1,085, while its median home value rose 139.2% from $64,300 to $153,800.

Households average 2.65 people. The median gross rent is $1,008.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,085
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,236
Median home value: $153,800
Median gross rent: $1,008
Housing units: 478
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,394	$26,179	$64,300	$1,000
2020	1,071	$29,306	$71,100	$846
2021	1,082	$29,250	$85,300	$776
2022	987	$32,750	$125,000	$810
2023	1,085	$44,236	$153,800	$1,008

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1725.6%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 446.5%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	2.2%
5 to 17	278	25.6%
18 to 24	101	9.3%
25 to 34	124	11.4%
35 to 44	71	6.5%
45 to 54	121	11.2%
55 to 64	202	18.6%
65 to 74	125	11.5%
75 and over	39	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50	4.6%
Black or African American	946	87.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	1.2%
Two or more races	4	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate59.1%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree3.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	82	12.0%
High school graduate	403	59.1%
Some college or associate's	172	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	25	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	416	87.9%
Carpooled	44	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	234	50.4%
15 to 29 min	31	6.7%
30 to 44 min	42	9.1%
45 to 59 min	133	28.7%
60+ min	24	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 25.3% (271 of 1,071)

	Count	Share
Family households	298	72.9%
Nonfamily households	111	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	409	85.6%
Vacant	69	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	275	67.2%
Renter-occupied	134	32.8%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	354	74.1%
1-unit, attached	10	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	114	23.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4803072
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.0451, -94.7373