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Ames, IA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 2,361
  equals Births 4,764
  less Deaths 2,403
Net Migration 4,107
  equals net International Migration 3,938
  plus net Domestic Migration 169

The population of the Ames, IA MSA changed from 89,633 on 2010 to 96,021 in 2015 -- a change of 6,388 (7.13%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (4,107) exceeded natural change (2,361); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Ames, IA MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Story County, IA19169P0000001 89,633 90,956 91,868 93,627 95,456 96,021 6,388 7.13
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Story County, IA19169B0000001 1,024 991 904 957 944 968 4,764 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Story County, IA19169D0000001 344 494 437 477 504 491 2,403 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Story County, IA19169NC000001 680 497 467 480 440 477 2,361 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Story County, IA19169MI000001 536 653 718 788 892 887 3,938 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Story County, IA19169MD000001 -872 203 -271 511 515 -789 169 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Story County, IA19169MN000001 -336 856 447 1,299 1,407 98 4,107 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Story County, IA19169GQ000001 8,174 9,112 9,586 10,371 11,333 11,329 3,155 38.60

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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