Americus, GA Demographic Data
Americus, GA Summary
Americus is located in Sumter County in Georgia
- Population: 16,835
- Area: 11.46 sq. miles
- Land Area: 11.24 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.22 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,469.02 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 417.32 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Americus, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,998
56%
50.8
Male
7,187
44%
49.2
Total Population
16,185
323,128,000
Americus, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,149
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,498
9.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
831
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,502
9.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,081
12.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,198
13.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,669
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,419
8.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
817
5.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
864
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,385
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
486
3.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
286
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,983
74.0%
77.2
Female
6,941
57.9%
51.3
Male
5,042
42.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,719
66.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,648
16.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,157
13.3%
15.2
Female
1,242
57.6%
55.8
Male
915
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0
Americus, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,760
97.4%
96.8
White
5,385
33.3%
72.6
Black or African American
9,889
61.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
65
0.4%
0.8
Asian
97
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
15
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
65
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
8
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
9
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
324
2.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
425
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
578
3.6%
17.8
Mexican
494
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
54
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
30
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,607
96.4%
82.2
Americus, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
582
6.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,393
15.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,699
29.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,879
20.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
652
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
782
8.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,137
12.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,975
21.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,149
78.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,919
21.1%
31.2
Americus, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,287
49.5%
33.7%
Now Married
3,753
29.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,353
10.6%
11.0%
Separated
476
3.7%
2.0
Widowed
838
6.6
5.8%
Americus, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,199
94.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
837
5.6%
21.6%
Spanish
635
4.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
107
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
57
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
38
0.3%
1.1%
Americus, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,273
20.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
630
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,283
20.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
604
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
939
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
751
11.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
370
5.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
404
6.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
35
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
58
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
24,882
57,617
Per capita income
15,837
31,128
Americus, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
253
4.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
483
8.6%
9.8
Construction
132
2.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,904
33.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
243
4.3%
6.6
Information
96
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
781
13.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
292
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
320
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
394
7.0%
4.6
Retail trade
535
9.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
82
1.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
127
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
374
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,052
36.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
976
17.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,112
19.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,128
20.0%
18.1%
Americus, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,425
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,128
76.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
787
14.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
311
5.7%
2.7
Other means
59
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
140
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.2
26.6
Americus, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,118
17.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,820
44.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,674
26.4%
37.1
3 or more
735
11.6%
21.0
Americus, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,347
86.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,589
40.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,758
59.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
972
13.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Americus, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,319
1 room
381
5.2%
2.4
2 rooms
230
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
604
8.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,364
18.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,226
30.4%
19.8
6 rooms
999
13.6%
17.8
7 rooms
802
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
300
4.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
413
5.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Americus, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,319
1-unit, detached
4,183
57.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
33
0.5%
5.9
2-units
878
12.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
650
8.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
947
12.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
252
3.4%
4.4
20 or more units
190
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
186
2.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Americus, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
831
11.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
316
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
691
9.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,147
15.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
991
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,423
19.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,180
16.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
672
9.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
68
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Americus, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,268
20.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
112
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
4,904
77.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
34
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
29
0.5%
1.1
Americus, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,557
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
0.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
39
2.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
94
6.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
130
8.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
508
32.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
780
50.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
626
40.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
184
11.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
128
8.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
102
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
517
33.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Americus, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,584
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
319
8.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,152
32.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,113
59.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
174
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
639
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
413
12.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
462
13.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
265
7.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
251
7.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
294
8.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,762
51.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
311
0.0%
0.0%
Americus, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,589
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
536
20.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
991
38.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
463
17.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
394
15.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
101
3.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
38
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
43
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
85,300
205,000