Population 1,259 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Americus
Household size in Americus
| Period | Americus | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.80 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.49 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.22 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.02 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.22 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Americus is a place of big households: 3.02 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.80 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Americus
| Period | Americus | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.8 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.1 | 37.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.3 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.3 | 38.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.4 | +1.4 | +2.3 |
Americus is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 38.3, against 40.1 nationally. Kansas as a whole looks much the same.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Americus
| Period | Americus | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.1% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 10.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.3% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.0 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in ten households in Americus (9.2%), below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Americus
Renters in Americus
| Period | Americus | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.8% | 30.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.3% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.7% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 18.5% | 32.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −1.3 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 18.5% of households in Americus rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About a third of owners (33.6%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Americus
| Period | Americus | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.1% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.7% | 11.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.2% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.3 pts | −0.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Americus than nationally: 7.2%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Americus
| Period | Americus | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1970 | 1971 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1974 | 1972 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1974 | 1973 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1974 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +5 | +6 |
Homes in Americus run a bit older than the national norm, with a median build year of 1974 against 1980. The picture is much the same across Kansas.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Americus
| Period | Americus | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $538 | $769 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $474 | $858 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $747 | $950 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,015 | $1,159 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$476 | +$390 | +$606 |
The median renter in Americus pays $1,015 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 24.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Americus
Bachelor's degrees in Americus
| Period | Americus | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.9% | 30.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.4% | 31.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.8% | 33.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 28.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.7 pts | +4.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are less common in Americus than nationally: 28.6% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Americus
| Period | Americus | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 89.0% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.2% | 90.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.0% | 90.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.4% | 91.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.4 pts | +2.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Americus have finished high school (91.4%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Kansas.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Americus
| Period | Americus | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.6% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 1.3% | 6.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.4% | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.5% | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.1 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been easier to find in Americus than nationally: unemployment was 3.5%, against 5.4%. Kansas as a whole looks much the same. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Americus compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americus | 3.02 | 38.3 | 9.2% | 18.5% | 7.2% | 1974 | $1,015 | 28.6% | 91.4% | 3.5% |
| Plymouth | 2.47 | 50.1 | 6.8% | 23.4% | 23.7% | 1975 | $856 | 39.0% | 94.0% | 0.9% |
| Emporia | 2.35 | 35.5 | 9.2% | 47.3% | 10.7% | 1965 | $945 | 25.5% | 86.8% | 1.9% |
| Dunlap | 2.16 | 47.9 | 9.9% | 12.9% | 19.2% | 1961 | $735 | 21.3% | 94.8% | 3.3% |
| Bushong | 2.41 | 45.9 | 7.4% | 17.6% | 9.3% | 1974 | $622 | 22.4% | 92.2% | 1.2% |
| Admire | 2.28 | 49.8 | 5.8% | 15.1% | 6.5% | 1970 | $839 | 22.8% | 93.4% | 0.3% |
| Saffordville | 2.14 | 47.7 | 2.8% | 32.4% | 22.3% | 1962 | $621 | 27.3% | 91.7% | 0.5% |
| Allen | 2.23 | 48.4 | 6.8% | 17.2% | 9.6% | 1974 | $523 | 20.3% | 92.5% | 0.4% |
| Reading | 2.48 | 50.7 | 4.6% | 11.9% | 3.8% | 1968 | $1,228 | 27.3% | 93.8% | 1.2% |
| Neosho Rapids | 2.77 | 52.9 | 5.1% | 9.0% | 4.0% | 1977 | $1,104 | 30.7% | 89.7% | 4.8% |
| Parkerville | 1.98 | 50.0 | 8.5% | 13.3% | 16.4% | 1960 | $749 | 28.3% | 95.3% | 3.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Americus. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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