Americus, KS Demographic Data
Americus, KS Summary
Americus is located in Lyon County in Kansas
- Population: 923
- Area: 1.13 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.12 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 818.26 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,158.14 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Americus, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
399
48%
50.8
Male
437
52%
49.2
Total Population
836
323,128,000
Americus, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
41
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
50
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
53
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
47
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
22
2.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
106
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
86
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
136
16.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
111
13.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
71
8.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
72
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
32
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
9
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
662
79.2%
77.2
Female
320
48.3%
51.3
Male
342
51.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
645
77.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
155
18.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
113
13.5%
15.2
Female
63
55.8%
55.8
Male
50
44.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Americus, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
812
97.1%
96.8
White
806
96.4%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.7%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
24
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
17
2.0%
17.8
Mexican
17
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
819
98.0%
82.2
Americus, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5
0.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
36
5.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
295
47.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
154
24.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
54
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
55
8.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
24
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
41
6.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
582
93.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
79
12.7%
31.2
Americus, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
112
16.2%
33.7%
Now Married
415
60.0%
47.5
Divorced
97
14.0%
11.0%
Separated
10
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
58
8.4
5.8%
Americus, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
772
97.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
23
2.9%
21.6%
Spanish
17
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Americus, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
21
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7
1.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
77
20.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
45
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
51
13.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
77
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
33
8.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
64
17.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
44,250
57,617
Per capita income
24,445
31,128
Americus, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
17
3.6%
9.8
Construction
45
9.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
108
23.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
18
3.8%
6.6
Information
6
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
102
21.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
27
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
33
7.0%
11.4
Public administration
23
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
52
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
25
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
70
14.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
136
28.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
86
18.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
85
18.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
93
19.8%
18.1%
Americus, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
468
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
400
85.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
40
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
1
0.2%
2.7
Other means
8
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
19
4.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.0
26.6
Americus, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
15
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
85
22.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
170
45.1%
37.1
3 or more
107
28.4%
21.0
Americus, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
377
88.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
311
82.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
66
17.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
50
11.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Americus, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
427
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
20
4.7%
9.1
4 rooms
84
19.7%
16.5
5 rooms
108
25.3%
19.8
6 rooms
98
23.0%
17.8
7 rooms
44
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
50
11.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
23
5.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Americus, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
427
1-unit, detached
333
78.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3
0.7%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6
1.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8
1.9%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
77
18.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Americus, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
98
23.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4
0.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
12
2.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
35
8.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
151
35.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
58
13.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
26
6.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
42
9.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Americus, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
258
68.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
14
3.7%
4.7
Electricity
58
15.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
40
10.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
1.9%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Americus, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
177
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1
0.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
2
1.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
15
8.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
72
40.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
87
49.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
100
56.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
10
5.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
22
12.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
35
19.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Americus, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
63
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
29
46.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
34
54.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
558
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3
4.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
18
28.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
17
27.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
20.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
3.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
10
15.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Americus, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
311
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
66
21.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
173
55.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
55
17.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11
3.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3
1.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3
1.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
79,900
205,000
