Demographics of Americus city, Georgia

Americus city, Georgia had 15,617 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −575 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Americus city, in four figures

15,617
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,813 ±26.; −3.6%
Change since July 2020: −575 people.; 28.8 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $39,176 ±$3,831
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Americus city, Georgia's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Americus city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Americus city, Georgia's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Americus city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,192	100.0	100.0
2021	15,830	97.8	100.2
2022	15,640	96.6	100.7
2023	15,751	97.3	101.6
2024	15,830	97.8	102.5
2025	15,617	96.4	103.1

Population of Americus city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,192	—
2021	15,830	−362
2022	15,640	−190
2023	15,751	+111
2024	15,830	+79
2025	15,617	−213

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.8 ±1.7: for men 28.0 ±3.9 and for women 30.3 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Americus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,137 ±153	7.2% ±1.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,831 ±439	17.9% ±2.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,960 ±573	18.7% ±3.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,579 ±375	22.6% ±2.4	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,944 ±376	18.6% ±2.4	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,362 ±359	14.9% ±2.3	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $39,176 ±$3,831, and income per person $20,830 ±$2,144, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Americus city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,669 ±373	27.3% ±5.9	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,383 ±499	39.0% ±7.9	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	996 ±263	16.3% ±4.2	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	448 ±187	7.3% ±3.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	342 ±126	5.6% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	98 to 292	1.6% to 4.8%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13 to 133	0.2% to 2.2%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Americus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	4,823 ±910	32.7% ±6.2	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,904 ±543	48.1% ±10.6	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,511 ±588	31.7% ±6.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	408 ±183	14.2% ±6.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Americus city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Americus city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	7,253 ±300	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.2% ±2.7	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.8% ±3.9	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	36.3% ±4.2	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	63.7% ±4.4	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$107,500 ±$17,599	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$834 ±$60	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Americus city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	834 ±274	5.3% ±1.7	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,464 ±504	28.2% ±3.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,566 ±651	60.5% ±4.1	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	123 to 429	0.8% to 2.7%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	298 to 1,012	1.9% to 6.4%	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Americus city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	13,075 ±459	82.7% ±2.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,065 ±378	13.1% ±2.4	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 119	0% to 0.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	617 ±216	3.9% ±1.4	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	279 ±112	1.8% ±0.7	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	338 ±156	2.1% ±1.0	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Americus city among the places of Georgia

79th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Americus city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lithia Springs CDP	16,875 ±1,516
Fairburn city	16,831 ±25
Milledgeville city	16,748 ±45
St. Simons CDP	16,228 ±875
Dublin city	16,136 ±29
Americus city	15,813 ±26
Monroe city	15,648 ±23
Loganville city	15,527 ±31
Lilburn city	15,390 ±47
Brunswick city	15,307 ±27
Braselton town	15,178 ±39

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 13 Places by poverty rate
No. 70 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 90 Places in Georgia by foreign-born share
No. 123 Places in Georgia by median household income
No. 124 Places in Georgia by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026