With 33,574 people, Americus is a metro area. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $123,386, having more than doubled since 2000. 22.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. Median household income is $44,565, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,565, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
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
Median home value (2024 dollars)$107,017 → $123,386(+15%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.0% → 21.5%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share53.4% → 44.4%(−9.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Georgia
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)23.1%(352)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(371)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(441)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(79)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(29)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,527 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
33,816
$50,415
$107,017
15.0%
63.6
2000
36,966
$56,506
$108,347
18.7%
67.2
2010
37,829
$47,161
$125,101
17.6%
70.8
2020
34,163
$46,981
$149,934
18.9%
73.7
2024
33,574
$44,565
$123,386
21.5%
69.6
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.
