COMPARING TWO PLACES
Minden vs Americus
PLACE A
Minden, LA
VS
PLACE B
Americus, GA
Minden and Americus are close in size. Americus earns more, with a median household income $3,383 higher.
MINDENAMERICUSDIFFERENCE
Total population34,94833,394+5% vs Americus
Population density5951+8
Population growth-10.3%-9.7%−0.6 pts
Median age41.138.4+2.7
Male48.5%46.8%+1.8 pts
Female51.5%53.2%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.7%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.3%44.4%+16.8 pts
Black33.5%45.1%−11.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%5.6%−3.2 pts
Asian0.3%1.1%−0.9 pts
Other2.6%3.8%−1.2 pts
Median household income$41,182$44,565−$3,383
Per capita income$25,664$27,649−$1,985
Poverty rate23.1%22.4%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4970.496Even
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%21.5%−8.2 pts
Graduate degree4.0%10.0%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.1%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation49.3%57.1%−7.8 pts
Median home value$114,500$123,386−$8,886
Median gross rent$795$851−$56
Owner-occupied66.8%59.8%+7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.0%18.0%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households50.5%41.0%+9.5 pts
Average commute27.321.2+6.1
Worked from home6.2%8.1%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured5.2%13.5%−8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025