Americus is home to 15,813 people in Georgia. 36% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 28.8. The poverty rate is 32.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 49% less than in Georgia as a whole. The typical home is worth $107,500, having risen by half since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,176, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Americus
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants53.2% → 36.3%(−17.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.5% → 21.9%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share53.0% → 60.5%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Americus's population equals 54% of Sumter County's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 33% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 75% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.6%(51)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38%(225)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.3%(203)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.6%(57)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.6%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 592 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Americus, decade by decade
Americus population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,512
$44,624
$106,803
17.5%
63.6
2000
17,013
$48,835
$111,303
21.4%
64.9
2010
17,041
$42,508
$125,012
22.5%
64.1
2020
16,230
$40,488
$113,204
20.2%
67.1
2024
15,813
$39,176
$107,500
21.9%
68.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
