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Americus, GA Urban Area

17,372 Population
11 square miles 1,581.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,216 ±$2,412 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$40,478 ±$3,083 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

30.8% ±5.8% (5,004  ±961) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.8 minutes ±2.2 (110,800  ±18,871) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,502 ±361 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (16,242  ±572) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.7% ±3.3% (280  ±164) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,649 ±300 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$111,700 ±$16,253 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.7% ±3.2% (1,824  ±556) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.5% ±6.1% (8,367  ±738.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.4% ±3.6% (2,412  ±376.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4% ±1.1% (697  ±195) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.8% ±1.5% (631  ±202) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
631 Total veterans ±202 554 Male ±187 77 Female ±78

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