Americus Georgia Real Estate
Americus, Georgia, is located in Sumter County, 34 miles N of Albany, Georgia and 197 miles NW of Jacksonville, Florida. Americus has a population of 17,013.
Americus Homes
Americus properties pool is 6,390 residential properties including Americus new homes. Median age of real estate in Americus is 1971. Average Household size is 3.14 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 17% are 2 bedroom homes, 56% are 3 bedroom homes, 22% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Americus Mortgage Statistics
Americus mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Americus |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
39% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
61% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
51% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
10% |
16% |
Americus Area Real Estate Tax
Americus Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $607 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 32,132. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Americus School District: Children make up 28% of Americus population. Americus has 4,771 under 18 years old residents, or 0.72 kids per one worker, or 0.75 kids per one household.
Americus Real Estate & Americus Homeownership
There are 1917 or 30% one person households, 1917 or 30% two person households, and 1150.2 or 18% three person households in Americus, Georgia. Median residents age is 30.2, Senior citizens (65+) make up 2,335 or 13.7%% of Americus population.
There are 6,604 workers (over 16 years of age) in Americus. Of these, 94.46% drive to work. Approximately 0.35% of workers in Americus take public transportation. An estimated 3.26% walk to work.
Median Americus homeowner's housing expences are 17%
Crime in Americus (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Americus |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
79.94 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
15.87 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
59.37 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
819.37 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
166.93 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
623.05 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
29.39 |
43.3 |
Invest in Americus Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Americus Georgia area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Americus |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Albany, Georgia |
- |
| Near Large City |
Jacksonville, Florida |
- |
| Americus Zip Codes |
31709, 31719 |
- |
| Americus Area Codes |
229 |
- |
| White population |
39.05% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
58.26% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.86% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.23% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
2.49% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 32,132% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
25.89% |
12.4% |
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