Americus is a tiny city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 772 people and just one neighborhood, Americus is the 239th largest community in Kansas.
Unlike some cities, Americus isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Americus are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Americus is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Americus who work in office and administrative support (11.75%), teaching (11.75%), and sales jobs (10.60%).
Americus is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
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, 24.13% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Americus in 2022 was $26,767, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,068 for a family of four. However, Americus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Americus include German, European, Irish, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Americus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Americus, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 91.2% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.6% of all American neighborhoods.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 15 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Croatian ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Americus are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 62.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 15.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 36.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.2%), and 12.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.9%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Americus, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (29.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report Mexican roots (8.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.3%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (3.4%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (91.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.