Americus, GA Population

Overview

16,144

Total Population

30.6

Median age

55.10%

Female population %

81.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

55.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

282

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Americus's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Americus is 30.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Americus's population under 18 was 25.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Americus's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Americus, 20.43% were under the age of 15, 28.51% aged 15 to 29, 35.90% aged 30 to 64, 12.64% aged 65 to 84, and 2.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,646 more females than males in Americus:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.10% females and 44.90% males in Americus, GA.
The Americus, GA gender ratio is 81.5:100 i.e. 81.5 men to 100 women (0.815).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 830.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,079.

Americus's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Americus population: 33.57% are White, 62.20% are Black or African American, 1.36% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.33% are some other race and 2.37% are multiracial.
Americus's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 282 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,862 (98.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Americus is Black or African American with a population of 10,042 (62.20% of the total population).

Americus's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 17,188 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Americus's population decreased by 174 (1.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Americus's population decreased by 813 (4.78%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Americus's population was lowest in year 2019 at 15,082.