Americus, GA

Census Place

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2024 Population

15,813

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

28.8

0.69% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

32.7%

13.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$39,176

0.888% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$107,500

5.29% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

6,758

5.54% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Americus, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.9% of the residents in Americus, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Americus, GA are Georgia Southwestern State University (850 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Americus, GA was $107,500, and the homeownership rate was 36.3%.

Most people in Americus, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Americus, GA was 2 cars per household.

United States Georgia Sumter County, GA Americus, GA River Valley Regional Commission (Outside Muscogee & Chattahoochee Counties) PUMA, GA

Population & Diversity

Americus, GA is home to a population of 15.8k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.9% of Americus, GA residents were born outside of the country (617 people).

In 2024, there were 2.14 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.57k people) in Americus, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.46k White (Non-Hispanic) and 527 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Americus, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Americus, GA was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Americus, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Americus, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.57k ± 651
White (Non-Hispanic)
4.46k ± 504
White (Hispanic)
527 ± 334

5.27%

Hispanic Population

834 people

5.27% of the people in Americus, GA are hispanic (834 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Americus, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
229,616 ± 11,639 people
India
106,959 ± 7,990 people
Jamaica
51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

617 people

2.14%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

341 people

As of 2024, 3.9% of Americus, GA residents (617 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Americus, GA was 2.14%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Americus, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
219 ± 128
Vietnam
203 ± 124
Gulf War (2001-)
51 ± 58

Americus, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Americus, GA.

Economy

The economy of Americus, GA employs 6.76k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Americus, GA were Manufacturing (1,143 people), Retail Trade (880 people), and Educational Services (865 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($49,583), Public Administration ($45,799), and Wholesale Trade ($44,250).

Employment

Occupations

6.76k

2024 Value

± 820

−5.54%

1 Year decline

± 18.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Americus, GA declined at a rate of −5.54%, from 7.15k employees to 6.76k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Americus, GA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (702 people), Production Occupations (670 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (632 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Americus, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.76k

2024 Value

± 820

−5.54%

1 Year decline

± 18.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Americus, GA declined at a rate of −5.54%, from 7.15k employees to 6.76k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Americus, GA, are Manufacturing (1,143 people), Retail Trade (880 people), and Educational Services (865 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Americus, GA, though some of these residents may live in Americus, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,646

Median earning men ± $5,292

$30,788

Median earning women ± $5,276

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($47,170), Wholesale Trade ($44,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($34,099).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($41,696), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,382), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($34,111).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Americus, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Americus, GA awarded 850 degrees. The student population of Americus, GA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,098 male students and 2,310 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Americus, GA are White (568 and 69.3%), Black or African American (173 and 21.1%), Hispanic or Latino (39 and 4.76%), and Two or More Races (18 and 2.2%).

The largest universities in Americus, GA by number of degrees awarded are Georgia Southwestern State University (850 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Americus, GA are Teacher Education & Professional Development (216 and 25.4%), General Business Administration & Management (125 and 14.7%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (125 and 14.7%).

The median tuition cost in Americus, GA for a public four year colleges is $4,064 for in-state students and $14,786 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Americus, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 77.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 33.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 3,408 (32.2% men and 67.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 3,408 students enrolled in Americus, GA, 32.2% men and 67.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,917 records, of which 69.2% were women and 30.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Accounting
42 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
51 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
44 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Americus, GA was Accounting with 42 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Americus, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Georgia Southwestern State University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

850 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Georgia Southwestern State University with 850 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 232 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Americus, GA, which is 0.375 times less than the 618 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 568 degrees mean that there were 3.28 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 173 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($4,064) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($916) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,240) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Americus, GA was $107,500 in 2024, which is 0.323 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $113,500 to $107,500, a 5.29% decrease. The homeownership rate in Americus, GA is 36.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Americus, GA have an average commute time of 17.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Americus, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$107,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,599

$2,214

Median Property Taxes

±$392

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Americus, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Americus, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

36.3%

Homeownership

2024

52.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 36.3% of the housing units in Americus, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 32.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Americus, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$39,176

Median Household Income

± $3,831

6.11k

Number of Households

± 722

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.11k households in Americus, GA declined from $39,176 from the previous year's value of $39,527.

The following chart displays the households in Americus, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Americus, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.1%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Worked At Home (9.9%)

In 2024, 70.1% of workers in Americus, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (9.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Americus, GA have a shorter commute time (17.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.4% of the workforce in Americus, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Americus, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Americus, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Americus, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Americus, GA (4.82k out of 14.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Americus, GA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83.7% of the population of Americus, GA has health coverage, with 29.4% on employee plans, 30.3% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 0.555% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.3% under 18 years, 31.2% between 18 and 34 years, 28% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.3%

Uninsured

29.4%

Employer Coverage

30.3%

Medicaid

10.7%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

0.555%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Americus, GA grew by 13.5% from 14.4% to 16.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Americus, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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