Americus, Georgia demographics

Americus, GA demographics: median age 28.8; 21.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Americus city, Georgia · Incorporated city · GEOID 1302116. The survey estimates a population of 15,813 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Americus is 28.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 6,106 households (±321). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	28.8 ±1.7	37.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,813
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Under 18	3,968 ±465	25.1% ±2.9 pp	23.2%	22.0%
18–34	5,067 ±606	32.0% ±3.8 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	4,416 ±493	27.9% ±3.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,362 ±359	14.9% ±2.3 pp	15.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,813
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Male	6,874 ±358	43.5% ±2.3 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	8,939 ±360	56.5% ±2.3 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,813
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
White alone	4,991 ±581	31.6% ±3.7 pp	50.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,568 ±652	60.5% ±4.1 pp	31.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	276 ±153 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	23 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	91 ±111 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	861 ±366	5.4% ±2.3 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,813
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,979 ±279	94.7% ±1.8 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	834 ±274	5.3% ±1.7 pp	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,106
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,477 ±274	24.2% ±4.3 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	135 ±106 · low precision	2.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,484 ±298	24.3% ±4.7 pp	14.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,573 ±413	42.1% ±6.4 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	437 ±172	7.2% ±2.8 pp	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,106
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,493 ±266	24.5% ±4.2 pp	31.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,613 ±360	75.5% ±4.4 pp	68.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,106
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,573 ±413	42.1% ±6.4 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,605 ±247	26.3% ±3.8 pp	33.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,184 ±357	19.4% ±5.8 pp	16.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	329 ±144	5.4% ±2.3 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	82 ±59 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	215 ±154 · low precision	3.5% ±2.5 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	118 ±94 · low precision	1.9% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,813
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Native	15,196 ±217	96.1% ±1.4 pp	88.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	617 ±216	3.9% ±1.4 pp	11.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 14,676
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
English only	13,683 ±334	93.2% ±2.1 pp	84.5%	77.7%
Spanish	661 ±235	4.5% ±1.6 pp	8.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	29 ±38 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	35 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	27 ±38 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.0%
Korean	7 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	108 ±94 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	104 ±85 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	22 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,885
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,391 ±352	15.7% ±3.9 pp	10.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,131 ±443	35.2% ±4.8 pp	26.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,441 ±357	16.2% ±4.0 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	976 ±231	11.0% ±2.6 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	948 ±220	10.7% ±2.4 pp	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	998 ±253	11.2% ±2.8 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 15,496
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Same house	13,704 ±627	88.4% ±3.9 pp	87.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	944 ±465	6.1% ±3.0 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	552 ±191	3.6% ±1.2 pp	4.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	201 ±215 · low precision	1.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	95 ±91 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

16.3% of Americus residents (±3.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.4% in Georgia and 8.4% nationally. 87.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Americus	Georgia	U.S.	Compared with Georgia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.3% ±3.2 pp	12.4%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.8% ±3.5 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.0% ±1.6 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Americus . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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