Americus is home to 955 people in Kansas. This skews young, with a median age of 30.8. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $124,100, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%. Median rent is $756 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,542, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Americus
What changed most since 1990
White share98.4% → 93.4%(−5.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.7% → 4.2%(+3.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$88,803 → $124,100(+40%)US over the same years: +67%
Americus's population equals 3.0% of Lyon County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.4% 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)12.8%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era66.7%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 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
896
$59,901
$88,803
9.6%
3.9
2000
938
$65,323
$98,005
11.7%
9.1
2010
894
$78,291
$132,205
15.9%
15.7
2020
776
$78,972
$107,265
21.4%
24.6
2024
955
$73,542
$124,100
27.8%
15.7
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.
