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Americus, GA Urban Area

17,216 Population
11 square miles 1,567 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.3 ±1.5 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$21,504 ±$1,872 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$40,470 ±$3,397 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

27.1% ±4.2% (4,363  ±698) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

18.3 minutes ±2.1 (126,755  ±18,847) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

6,514 ±353 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.2 (16,045  ±531) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.2% ±3.1% (208  ±154) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

7,654 ±304 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$112,600 ±$14,544 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

14.3% ±4.1% (2,425  ±693.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

84.7% ±6.2% (8,250  ±718.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
22.3% ±4% (2,174  ±400.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

2.7% ±0.7% (456  ±119) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

4.7% ±1.4% (618  ±185) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
618 Total veterans ±185 596 Male ±182 22 Female ±21

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