Centrally and conveniently located in the heart of the Midwest and Iowa, along Highway 30 and Interstate 35 in Iowa's Cultivation Corridor, the Ames MSA is known for its healthy, stable economy, flourishing cultural environment, and the world renowned university.
The Ames MSA is an attractive location for new businesses to locate and for existing businesses to expand. World class companies including 3M, Barilla, BASF, Boehringer Ingelheim, Danfoss, Syngenta, and many others are located in Story County. The community's commitment to excellence is contagious.
Home of Iowa State University with student enrollment around 36,500 (ISU, 2018). Ames is vital to the Cultivation Corridor, the Ames-Des Moines Corridor with an estimated population of 764,300.
Age Cohort | 2017 Population | 2022 Population | Change | % Change | 2022 % of Cohort |
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Under 5 years | 5,931 | 5,449 | -482 | -8% | 4.31% |
5 to 9 years | 6,040 | 5,768 | -272 | -5% | 4.57% |
10 to 14 years | 6,005 | 6,107 | 102 | 2% | 4.84% |
15 to 19 years | 13,221 | 13,741 | 520 | 4% | 10.88% |
20 to 24 years | 23,011 | 23,235 | 224 | 1% | 18.4% |
25 to 29 years | 9,232 | 8,857 | -375 | -4% | 7.01% |
30 to 34 years | 6,811 | 7,152 | 341 | 5% | 5.66% |
35 to 39 years | 6,857 | 6,573 | -284 | -4% | 5.21% |
40 to 44 years | 5,684 | 6,745 | 1,061 | 19% | 5.34% |
45 to 49 years | 5,728 | 5,689 | -39 | -1% | 4.5% |
50 to 54 years | 5,950 | 5,550 | -400 | -7% | 4.39% |
55 to 59 years | 6,750 | 6,005 | -745 | -11% | 4.76% |
60 to 64 years | 6,594 | 6,620 | 26 | 0% | 5.24% |
65 to 69 years | 5,380 | 6,169 | 789 | 15% | 4.89% |
70 to 74 years | 3,661 | 4,915 | 1,254 | 34% | 3.89% |
75 to 79 years | 2,614 | 3,180 | 566 | 22% | 2.52% |
80 to 84 years | 1,992 | 2,129 | 137 | 7% | 1.69% |
85 years and over | 2,372 | 2,398 | 26 | 1% | 1.9% |
Description | 2022 Completions | 2009-2022 Trend |
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Total | 8,554 | 6K 8.6K |
Engineering | 1,866 | 1K 1.9K |
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 1,437 | 1.2K 1.4K |
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields | 867 | 0.6K 0.9K |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 544 | 0.3K 0.5K |
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 477 | 0.1K 0.5K |
Education | 425 | 0.5K 0.4K |
Visual and Performing Arts | 272 | 0.3K 0.3K |
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | 271 | 0.2K 0.3K |
Psychology | 233 | 0.2K 0.2K |
Source: Lightcast
Industry | 2023 Jobs | 2022 Average Earnings Per Worker | 2023 LQ (Industry Concentration) | 2018-2023 % Change in Jobs | 2022 GRP |
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Government | 25,927 | $67,609 | 2.73 | -4.23% | 1897.21M |
Retail Trade | 7,683 | $34,545 | 1.01 | 3.47% | 473.24M |
Manufacturing | 5,942 | $86,254 | 1.12 | 3.31% | 1213.37M |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 5,901 | $64,245 | 0.63 | -4.36% | 406.78M |
Accommodation and Food Services | 5,187 | $22,302 | 0.88 | -4.16% | 195.78M |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4,517 | $83,948 | 0.72 | 9.44% | 427.89M |
Construction | 4,212 | $68,407 | 0.9 | 3.04% | 367.98M |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 4,140 | $51,666 | 0.86 | 33.64% | 260.91M |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | 3,333 | $33,897 | 0.72 | -2.02% | 124.53M |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 3,206 | $64,280 | 2.28 | 12.06% | 345.4M |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 3,041 | $39,331 | 0.6 | 18.39% | 148.8M |
Finance and Insurance | 2,781 | $64,854 | 0.53 | 24.77% | 324.03M |
Transportation and Warehousing | 2,098 | $50,026 | 0.45 | 18.5% | 138.74M |
Wholesale Trade | 1,771 | $94,507 | 0.66 | 8.34% | 395.2M |
Information | 1,221 | $66,049 | 0.79 | -6.13% | 216.57M |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1,210 | $16,723 | 0.68 | -17.34% | 31.18M |
Educational Services | 971 | $24,790 | 0.5 | 10.22% | 24.66M |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | 821 | $212,755 | 0.7 | 11.71% | 187.82M |
Utilities | 206 | $135,180 | 0.86 | -6.26% | 127.92M |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 143 | $93,165 | 0.34 | 42.14% | 34.65M |
Region | 2017 Jobs | 2022 Jobs | Change | % Change |
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Region | 67,062 | 66,835 | -227 | 0% |
Iowa | 1,627,595 | 1,619,849 | -7,746 | 0% |
United States | 152,127,974 | 157,796,351 | 5,668,377 | 4% |
Industry Sector (2-Digit) | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
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Educational Services | 384 | 12.2% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 357 | 10.1% |
Retail Trade | 354 | 3.4% |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 347 | 21.6% |
Manufacturing | 235 | 10.2% |
Accommodation and Food Services | 203 | 0% |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 170 | 4.1% |
Public Administration | 134 | 20.9% |
Construction | 117 | 23.1% |
Wholesale Trade | 109 | 3.7% |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | 80 | 16.3% |
Transportation and Warehousing | 72 | -6.9% |
Utilities | 69 | 30.4% |
Finance and Insurance | 61 | 14.8% |
Information | 50 | 2% |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 40 | 10% |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 32 | 18.8% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 19 | 42.1% |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | 11 | 9.1% |
Company | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
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Iowa State University | 281 | 15.3% |
Mcfarland Clinic Pc | 68 | 11.8% |
Mary Greeley Medical Center | 59 | 1.7% |
City Of Ames | 58 | 39.7% |
State Of Iowa | 48 | 27.1% |
ChildServe | 38 | 10.5% |
Workiva | 38 | 5.3% |
Walmart | 34 | 17.6% |
Fareway Stores | 33 | -48.5% |
Iowa Department of Administrative Services | 31 | 25.8% |
Hy-Vee | 30 | 3.3% |
Ames Community School District | 26 | -7.7% |
Boone County Hospital | 19 | -10.5% |
Danfoss | 19 | 5.3% |
Boone Community School District | 18 | 22.2% |
Grifols | 18 | -5.6% |
Story Construction | 18 | 22.2% |
Texas Roadhouse | 18 | 33.3% |
United States Department of Agriculture | 18 | 27.8% |
Accura Healthcare | 16 | 25% |
Occupation | 2023 Jobs | 2023 Median Salary | 2023 Average Hourly Wage | 2023 LQ (Occupation Concentration) | 2018-2023 % Change in Jobs |
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Sales and Related | 8,811 | $32,774 | $29.76 | 0.89 | 5.76% |
Office and Administrative Support | 8,757 | $40,122 | $20.82 | 0.97 | -5.02% |
Management | 8,200 | $74,613 | $44.35 | 1.08 | 19.87% |
Educational Instruction and Library | 7,731 | $53,880 | $30.99 | 1.94 | -7.97% |
Business and Financial Operations | 5,757 | $65,207 | $39.74 | 0.87 | 25.7% |
Food Preparation and Serving Related | 5,468 | $26,881 | $13.68 | 1.02 | -5.85% |
Transportation and Material Moving | 4,659 | $36,608 | $20.48 | 0.68 | 8.36% |
Production | 4,071 | $39,382 | $20.69 | 1.05 | -15.11% |
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | 3,830 | $63,747 | $40.92 | 0.93 | 11.56% |
Construction and Extraction | 3,675 | $48,469 | $25.7 | 1 | -1.37% |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | 3,002 | $48,786 | $25 | 1 | 3.32% |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | 2,908 | $31,878 | $17.12 | 1 | -2.64% |
Personal Care and Service | 2,652 | $28,184 | $18 | 0.94 | -15.55% |
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | 2,443 | $45,881 | $28.79 | 0.94 | 4.67% |
Healthcare Support | 2,375 | $34,861 | $17.91 | 0.72 | 0.96% |
Computer and Mathematical | 2,337 | $81,412 | $41.83 | 1.01 | 0.53% |
Life, Physical, and Social Science | 1,985 | $60,239 | $33.95 | 2.61 | 5.79% |
Architecture and Engineering | 1,514 | $78,770 | $39.68 | 1.31 | 21.03% |
Community and Social Service | 1,512 | $49,422 | $24.94 | 1.2 | 4.49% |
Protective Service | 1,049 | $57,070 | $26.46 | 0.71 | 13.85% |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 992 | $30,579 | $18.5 | 1.75 | 19.08% |
Legal | 291 | $76,772 | $51.18 | 0.43 | 20% |
Military-only | 232 | $60,168 | $31.17 | 0.61 | 11.3% |
Skill | Frequency in Job Postings | Frequency in Candidates | Skill Gap |
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Merchandising | 5% | 2% | -3% |
Marketing | 4% | 7% | 3% |
Nursing | 4% | 1% | -3% |
Cash Register | 4% | 1% | -3% |
Balancing (Ledger/Billing) | 3% | 0% | -3% |
Food Safety And Sanitation | 3% | 1% | -2% |
Project Management | 3% | 6% | 3% |
Construction | 3% | 1% | -2% |
Accounting | 3% | 3% | 0% |
Housekeeping | 3% | 0% | -3% |
Inventory Management | 3% | 2% | -1% |
Auditing | 2% | 2% | 0% |
Data Analysis | 2% | 4% | 2% |
Machinery | 2% | 0% | -2% |
Agriculture | 2% | 2% | 0% |
Hand Tools | 2% | 0% | -2% |
Finance | 2% | 2% | 0% |
Biology | 2% | 1% | -1% |
Cash Handling | 2% | 0% | -2% |
Invoicing | 2% | 1% | -1% |
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