Here is some information that is provided in the Ames budget every year. It will give some insight into the city’s weather, budget spending and population.

The average salary for Ames employees is $46,000.

According to the 2000 census of Ames, the population is 50,731.

An estimate in 2004 put the city’s population at 52,319.

The median age of the population is 23.6 years.

The median household income is $36,042.

The average winter temperature is 20.8 degrees.

The average summer temperature is 71.8 degrees.

The average annual rainfall is 33.4 inches.

The average annual snowfall is 30.8 inches.

Ames has 35 full-time police officers and 39 full-time firefighters.

Snow and Ice Control in Ames has a budget of $752,206 this year.

Last year Ames used 23,600 gallons of salt brine.

Ames has two partner cities: Koshu City in Japan since September 1993 and Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic since June 1996.