Americus Population and Demographics

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Americus City, Georgia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Americus Population: 17013 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 7530 44.26% Female 9483 55.74%       Under 5 years 1463 8.6% 5 to 9 years 1308 7.69% 10 to 14 years 1274 7.49% 15 to 19 years 1438 8.45% 20 to 24 years 1691 9.94% 25 to 34 years 2424 14.25% 35 to 44 years 2021 11.88% 45 to 54 years 1802 10.59% 55 to 59 years 696 4.09% 60 to 64 years 561 3.3% 65 to 74 years 1001 5.88% 75 to 84 years 852 5.01% 85 years and over 482 2.83%       Median age (years) 30.2       18 years and over 12242 71.96% Male 5056 29.72% Female 7186 42.24% 21 years and over 11134 65.44% 62 years and over 2665 15.66% 65 years and over 2335 13.72% Male 758 4.46% Female 1577 9.27%       Race     One race 16896 99.31% White 6644 39.05% Black or African American 9912 58.26% American Indian and Alaska Native 39 0.23% Asian 146 0.86% Asian indian 51 0.3% Chinese 24 0.14% Filipino 16 0.09% Japanese 8 0.05% Korean 30 0.18% Vietnamese 7 0.04% Other Asian 10 0.06% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.01% Native Hawaiian 1 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.01% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 153 0.9% Two or more races 117 0.69%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 17013 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 423 2.49% Mexican 278 1.63% Puerto Rican 17 0.1% Cuban 11 0.06% Other Hispanic or Latino 117 0.69% Not Hispanic or Latino 16590 97.51% White alone 6472 38.04%       Relationship     Total Population 17013 100.00% In households 16043 94.3% Householder 6374 37.47% Spouse 2181 12.82% Child 5366 31.54% Own child under 18 years 4010 23.57% Other relatives 1328 7.81% Under 18 years 696 4.09% Nonrelatives 794 4.67% Unmarried partner 305 1.79% In group quarters 970 5.7% Institutionalized population 461 2.71% Non-Institutionalized population 509 2.99%       Households by Type     Total Households 6374 100.0 % Family households (families) 4147 65.06% With own children under 18 years 2093 32.84% Married-couple family 2181 34.22% With own children under 18 years 909 14.26% Female householder, no husband present 1749 27.44% With own children under 18 years 1097 17.21% Non Family households 2227 34.94% Householder living alone 1885 29.57% Householder 65 years and over 671 10.53%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2432 38.16% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1491 23.39%       Average Household size 2.52 Average family size 3.14       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 7053 100.00% Occupied housing units 6374 90.37% Vacant housing units 679 9.63% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 35 0.5% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 6374 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 3202 50.24% Renter-occupied housing units. 3172 49.76%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.6 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.43

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