Americus, GA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Americus, GA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 26,996. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet AMERICUS-GA · Americus, GA 2 ZIPs · 26,996 pop · #23588/25278 · Sumter County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $42,218
- RANK-BOTTOM #23588/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ De Soto
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 53% owners
- POP-SMALL 26,996
- SPREAD-TIGHT 31709→31719
- HOME-LOW $110,700
Nearest income peer: De Soto, GA ( $551 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Americus
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Americus on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Plains · lowest
Plains · lowest
$39,290 median HH income
- De Soto · near
De Soto · near
$41,667 median HH income
- Americus · this city
Americus · this city
$42,218 median HH income
- Andersonville · near
Andersonville · near
$57,031 median HH income
- Cobb · near
Cobb · near
$60,000 median HH income
- Leslie · highest
Leslie · highest
$86,573 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Americus, GA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 7th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 26,996
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $42,218
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($42,218 average) · poverty 24.9%. The primary code (31709) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (53.0%) for this income tier, rent $830 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Georgia, Oakfield is the closest lower-income city and Twin City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Americus.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Americus differ
Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 31719 has a median home value of $81,600, compared with $139,800 in 31709. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 2.5 points
31709 to 31719
31719 to 31709
31719 to 31709
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 31709 skews compact Americus
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 31709 covers about 59% of Americus's 26,996 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Americus
Citywide ZBP: 537 establishments, 8,040 employees , annual payroll $330,801k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 31709 (423 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (113) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Americus, GA
These ZIP codes sit in Sumter County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Americus. See the Sumter County roll-up →
Americus sits in the lower half of Sumter County on income: Leslie, Andersonville and Cobb report more, and only Plains reports less. Leslie marks the far end of that range at $86,573, 105% above Americus.
Side-by-side: Compare 31709 vs 31719 →
Americus roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Americus, .