COMPARING TWO PLACES
Americus vs Manhattan
PLACE A
Americus, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Manhattan, Illinois
Americus is 99% smaller than Manhattan. Americus earns more, with a median household income $6,625 higher. Manhattan has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs 2%).
AMERICUSMANHATTANDIFFERENCE
Total population6710,943−99% vs Manhattan
Population density2881,621−1,333
Population growth1.9%33.1%−31.2 pts
Median age60.132.8+27.3
Male23.9%47.5%−23.6 pts
Female76.1%52.5%+23.6 pts
Foreign-born23.9%5.0%+18.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.6%80.0%−5.4 pts
Black0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other25.4%7.1%+18.3 pts
Median household income$135,147$128,522+$6,625
Per capita income$57,710$47,385+$10,325
Poverty rate0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.369+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%35.0%−35.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.2%−11.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation74.6%76.6%−2.0 pts
Median home value$357,700$332,600+$25,100
Median gross rent$736$1,213−$477
Owner-occupied36.5%88.3%−51.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.9%−54.9 pts
Average commute40.637.5+3.2
Worked from home0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024