Americus is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 15,642 people and five associated neighborhoods, Americus is the 71st largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Americus is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Americus is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Americus who work in office and administrative support (12.58%), sales jobs (7.93%), and food service (7.86%). Also of interest is that Americus has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Americus telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.02% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.In addition, Americus is a college town. There are a lot of students in Americus attending college, and as a result Americus provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. One of the benefits of Americus is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.66 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Americus doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Americus overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Americus, 21.48% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Americus in 2022 was $20,626, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,504 for a family of four. However, Americus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Americus is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Americus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Americus residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Americus include English, German, Irish, Dutch, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Americus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
