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Americus Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 36,966
Land Area (2000): 1,690.976 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 19.351 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	37,518	50.32%
Rural, Farm	1,869	2.51%
Rural, Non-farm	35,168	47.17%

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Americus Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	15,390	14,076	1,313	8.53%	85
1991	14,865	13,865	1,000	6.72%	67
1992	15,403	13,950	1,453	9.43%	94
1993	15,553	14,341	1,212	7.79%	78
1994	15,720	14,716	1,004	6.39%	64
1995	16,946	16,132	814	4.81%	48
1996	17,227	16,156	1,072	6.22%	62
1997	17,480	15,895	1,585	9.07%	91
1998	17,270	15,963	1,307	7.57%	76
1999	17,266	16,276	991	5.74%	57
2000	17,113	16,416	697	4.07%	41
2001	16,590	15,681	909	5.48%	55
2002	16,412	15,457	955	5.82%	58
2003	16,427	15,525	902	5.49%	55
2004	16,254	15,316	938	5.77%	58
2005	16,248	15,156	1,093	6.72%	67
2006	16,696	15,698	998	5.98%	60
2007	16,553	15,398	1,156	6.98%	70
2008	16,370	15,218	1,152	7.04%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	16,854	13,928	2,926	17.36%	174
Feb 1990	15,347	13,981	1,366	8.90%	89
Mar 1990	15,262	14,060	1,202	7.88%	79
Apr 1990	15,125	13,966	1,159	7.66%	77
May 1990	15,120	14,086	1,034	6.84%	68
Jun 1990	15,331	14,134	1,197	7.81%	78
Jul 1990	15,581	14,218	1,363	8.75%	87
Aug 1990	15,285	14,077	1,208	7.90%	79
Sep 1990	15,342	14,196	1,146	7.47%	75
Oct 1990	15,257	14,313	944	6.19%	62
Nov 1990	15,194	14,050	1,144	7.53%	75
Dec 1990	14,978	13,907	1,071	7.15%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	14,960	13,820	1,140	7.62%	76
Feb 1991	14,769	13,563	1,206	8.17%	82
Mar 1991	14,785	13,586	1,199	8.11%	81
Apr 1991	14,804	13,755	1,049	7.09%	71
May 1991	14,977	13,870	1,107	7.39%	74
Jun 1991	14,972	13,906	1,066	7.12%	71
Jul 1991	14,980	14,032	948	6.33%	63
Aug 1991	14,842	13,962	880	5.93%	59
Sep 1991	14,956	14,163	793	5.30%	53
Oct 1991	14,914	14,164	750	5.03%	50
Nov 1991	14,837	13,902	935	6.30%	63
Dec 1991	14,579	13,658	921	6.32%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,811	13,708	1,103	7.45%	74
Feb 1992	15,461	13,437	2,024	13.09%	131
Mar 1992	15,448	13,785	1,663	10.77%	108
Apr 1992	15,311	13,764	1,547	10.10%	101
May 1992	15,267	13,824	1,443	9.45%	95
Jun 1992	15,640	14,074	1,566	10.01%	100
Jul 1992	15,780	14,302	1,478	9.37%	94
Aug 1992	15,550	14,136	1,414	9.09%	91
Sep 1992	15,345	13,755	1,590	10.36%	104
Oct 1992	15,403	14,173	1,230	7.99%	80
Nov 1992	15,506	14,356	1,150	7.42%	74
Dec 1992	15,315	14,090	1,225	8.00%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	15,370	14,071	1,299	8.45%	85
Feb 1993	15,305	14,056	1,249	8.16%	82
Mar 1993	15,318	14,187	1,131	7.38%	74
Apr 1993	15,248	14,142	1,106	7.25%	73
May 1993	15,621	14,435	1,186	7.59%	76
Jun 1993	15,632	14,321	1,311	8.39%	84
Jul 1993	15,966	14,522	1,444	9.04%	90
Aug 1993	15,754	14,450	1,304	8.28%	83
Sep 1993	15,775	14,527	1,248	7.91%	79
Oct 1993	15,557	14,413	1,144	7.35%	74
Nov 1993	15,413	14,376	1,037	6.73%	67
Dec 1993	15,678	14,596	1,082	6.90%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	15,169	13,961	1,208	7.96%	80
Feb 1994	15,231	13,999	1,232	8.09%	81
Mar 1994	15,063	13,991	1,072	7.12%	71
Apr 1994	15,228	14,298	930	6.11%	61
May 1994	15,793	14,802	991	6.27%	63
Jun 1994	15,947	14,870	1,077	6.75%	68
Jul 1994	16,236	15,010	1,226	7.55%	76
Aug 1994	15,831	14,835	996	6.29%	63
Sep 1994	15,764	14,861	903	5.73%	57
Oct 1994	16,189	15,289	900	5.56%	56
Nov 1994	16,108	15,330	778	4.83%	48
Dec 1994	16,083	15,343	740	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	16,249	15,422	827	5.09%	51
Feb 1995	16,458	15,706	752	4.57%	46
Mar 1995	16,483	15,767	716	4.34%	43
Apr 1995	16,859	16,112	747	4.43%	44
May 1995	16,900	16,215	685	4.05%	41
Jun 1995	17,659	16,659	1,000	5.66%	57
Jul 1995	17,883	16,888	995	5.56%	56
Aug 1995	17,265	16,370	895	5.18%	52
Sep 1995	16,953	16,128	825	4.87%	49
Oct 1995	17,062	16,271	791	4.64%	46
Nov 1995	16,964	16,162	802	4.73%	47
Dec 1995	16,614	15,878	736	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	16,533	15,582	951	5.75%	58
Feb 1996	16,847	15,869	978	5.81%	58
Mar 1996	16,917	16,025	892	5.27%	53
Apr 1996	16,815	16,047	768	4.57%	46
May 1996	17,558	16,667	891	5.07%	51
Jun 1996	17,714	16,790	924	5.22%	52
Jul 1996	17,303	16,352	951	5.50%	55
Aug 1996	17,262	16,141	1,121	6.49%	65
Sep 1996	17,282	16,015	1,267	7.33%	73
Oct 1996	17,493	16,134	1,359	7.77%	78
Nov 1996	17,470	16,129	1,341	7.68%	77
Dec 1996	17,531	16,116	1,415	8.07%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	16,666	15,196	1,470	8.82%	88
Feb 1997	17,290	15,832	1,458	8.43%	84
Mar 1997	17,500	16,031	1,469	8.39%	84
Apr 1997	17,453	16,094	1,359	7.79%	78
May 1997	17,721	16,245	1,476	8.33%	83
Jun 1997	18,174	16,280	1,894	10.42%	104
Jul 1997	17,555	15,815	1,740	9.91%	99
Aug 1997	17,598	15,750	1,848	10.50%	105
Sep 1997	17,713	15,854	1,859	10.50%	105
Oct 1997	17,598	16,085	1,513	8.60%	86
Nov 1997	17,207	15,816	1,391	8.08%	81
Dec 1997	17,287	15,741	1,546	8.94%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	17,252	15,672	1,580	9.16%	92
Feb 1998	17,322	15,878	1,444	8.34%	83
Mar 1998	17,284	15,792	1,492	8.63%	86
Apr 1998	16,966	15,768	1,198	7.06%	71
May 1998	17,549	16,300	1,249	7.12%	71
Jun 1998	17,707	16,294	1,413	7.98%	80
Jul 1998	17,424	16,076	1,348	7.74%	77
Aug 1998	17,081	15,736	1,345	7.87%	79
Sep 1998	17,319	16,138	1,181	6.82%	68
Oct 1998	17,183	15,961	1,222	7.11%	71
Nov 1998	17,095	15,969	1,126	6.59%	66
Dec 1998	17,059	15,977	1,082	6.34%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	17,358	16,104	1,254	7.22%	72
Feb 1999	17,373	16,143	1,230	7.08%	71
Mar 1999	17,502	16,377	1,125	6.43%	64
Apr 1999	17,198	16,241	957	5.56%	56
May 1999	17,123	16,277	846	4.94%	49
Jun 1999	17,242	16,314	928	5.38%	54
Jul 1999	17,336	16,367	969	5.59%	56
Aug 1999	17,065	15,987	1,078	6.32%	63
Sep 1999	17,419	16,403	1,016	5.83%	58
Oct 1999	17,121	16,330	791	4.62%	46
Nov 1999	17,263	16,425	838	4.85%	49
Dec 1999	17,197	16,338	859	5.00%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	16,965	16,208	757	4.46%	45
Feb 2000	17,475	16,748	727	4.16%	42
Mar 2000	17,598	16,841	757	4.30%	43
Apr 2000	17,445	16,821	624	3.58%	36
May 2000	17,414	16,729	685	3.93%	39
Jun 2000	17,202	16,429	773	4.49%	45
Jul 2000	16,887	16,159	728	4.31%	43
Aug 2000	16,831	16,089	742	4.41%	44
Sep 2000	16,811	16,125	686	4.08%	41
Oct 2000	16,882	16,273	609	3.61%	36
Nov 2000	16,937	16,320	617	3.64%	36
Dec 2000	16,908	16,245	663	3.92%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	17,067	16,192	875	5.13%	51
Feb 2001	16,783	15,972	811	4.83%	48
Mar 2001	16,854	16,010	844	5.01%	50
Apr 2001	16,553	15,789	764	4.62%	46
May 2001	16,555	15,851	704	4.25%	43
Jun 2001	16,550	15,733	817	4.94%	49
Jul 2001	16,388	15,571	817	4.99%	50
Aug 2001	16,328	15,375	953	5.84%	58
Sep 2001	16,390	15,377	1,013	6.18%	62
Oct 2001	16,642	15,454	1,188	7.14%	71
Nov 2001	16,449	15,398	1,051	6.39%	64
Dec 2001	16,518	15,444	1,074	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	16,544	15,418	1,126	6.81%	68
Feb 2002	16,613	15,544	1,069	6.43%	64
Mar 2002	16,534	15,458	1,076	6.51%	65
Apr 2002	16,348	15,427	921	5.63%	56
May 2002	16,274	15,394	880	5.41%	54
Jun 2002	16,327	15,371	956	5.86%	59
Jul 2002	16,499	15,589	910	5.52%	55
Aug 2002	16,217	15,304	913	5.63%	56
Sep 2002	16,246	15,361	885	5.45%	54
Oct 2002	16,438	15,574	864	5.26%	53
Nov 2002	16,412	15,511	901	5.49%	55
Dec 2002	16,487	15,527	960	5.82%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	16,453	15,469	984	5.98%	60
Feb 2003	16,400	15,469	931	5.68%	57
Mar 2003	16,436	15,483	953	5.80%	58
Apr 2003	16,506	15,581	925	5.60%	56
May 2003	16,369	15,481	888	5.42%	54
Jun 2003	16,470	15,453	1,017	6.17%	62
Jul 2003	16,506	15,571	935	5.66%	57
Aug 2003	16,421	15,537	884	5.38%	54
Sep 2003	16,354	15,521	833	5.09%	51
Oct 2003	16,448	15,639	809	4.92%	49
Nov 2003	16,403	15,605	798	4.86%	49
Dec 2003	16,357	15,492	865	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	16,166	15,267	899	5.56%	56
Feb 2004	16,188	15,306	882	5.45%	54
Mar 2004	16,184	15,336	848	5.24%	52
Apr 2004	16,233	15,415	818	5.04%	50
May 2004	16,384	15,543	841	5.13%	51
Jun 2004	16,506	15,509	997	6.04%	60
Jul 2004	16,531	15,554	977	5.91%	59
Aug 2004	16,349	15,396	953	5.83%	58
Sep 2004	16,093	15,132	961	5.97%	60
Oct 2004	16,054	15,103	951	5.92%	59
Nov 2004	16,230	15,183	1,047	6.45%	65
Dec 2004	16,129	15,049	1,080	6.70%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	16,173	15,113	1,060	6.55%	66
Feb 2005	16,239	15,130	1,109	6.83%	68
Mar 2005	16,154	15,115	1,039	6.43%	64
Apr 2005	16,279	15,262	1,017	6.25%	62
May 2005	16,421	15,394	1,027	6.25%	63
Jun 2005	16,515	15,360	1,155	6.99%	70
Jul 2005	16,313	15,193	1,120	6.87%	69
Aug 2005	16,102	15,058	1,044	6.48%	65
Sep 2005	16,063	14,922	1,141	7.10%	71
Oct 2005	16,193	15,086	1,107	6.84%	68
Nov 2005	16,195	15,085	1,110	6.85%	69
Dec 2005	16,334	15,153	1,181	7.23%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	16,889	15,737	1,152	6.82%	68
Feb 2006	16,846	15,694	1,152	6.84%	68
Mar 2006	16,890	15,850	1,040	6.16%	62
Apr 2006	16,580	15,656	924	5.57%	56
May 2006	16,569	15,629	940	5.67%	57
Jun 2006	16,621	15,615	1,006	6.05%	61
Jul 2006	16,932	15,855	1,077	6.36%	64
Aug 2006	16,733	15,742	991	5.92%	59
Sep 2006	16,555	15,580	975	5.89%	59
Oct 2006	16,574	15,663	911	5.50%	55
Nov 2006	16,604	15,714	890	5.36%	54
Dec 2006	16,557	15,638	919	5.55%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	16,569	15,598	971	5.86%	59
Feb 2007	16,619	15,673	946	5.69%	57
Mar 2007	16,793	15,459	1,334	7.94%	79
Apr 2007	16,761	15,522	1,239	7.39%	74
May 2007	16,831	15,601	1,230	7.31%	73
Jun 2007	16,734	15,394	1,340	8.01%	80
Jul 2007	16,766	15,440	1,326	7.91%	79
Aug 2007	16,349	15,157	1,192	7.29%	73
Sep 2007	16,375	15,201	1,174	7.17%	72
Oct 2007	16,339	15,244	1,095	6.70%	67
Nov 2007	16,271	15,283	988	6.07%	61
Dec 2007	16,233	15,198	1,035	6.38%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	16,139	15,056	1,083	6.71%	67
Feb 2008	16,263	15,236	1,027	6.31%	63
Mar 2008	16,296	15,260	1,036	6.36%	64
Apr 2008	16,346	15,353	993	6.07%	61
May 2008	16,348	15,203	1,145	7.00%	70
Jun 2008	16,471	15,249	1,222	7.42%	74
Jul 2008	16,600	15,339	1,261	7.60%	76
Aug 2008	16,531	15,215	1,316	7.96%	80
Sep 2008	16,337	15,055	1,282	7.85%	78
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Americus Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,806	10.97%
2.	Educational Services	1,142	6.94%
3.	Public Administration	1,062	6.45%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	972	5.91%
5.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	680	4.13%
6.	Truck Transportation	606	3.68%
7.	Health Care	598	3.63%
8.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	560	3.40%
9.	Wood Manufacturing	556	3.38%
10.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	534	3.24%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	476	2.89%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	450	2.73%
13.	Accommodation and Food Services	412	2.50%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	402	2.44%
15.	Mining	360	2.19%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	326	1.98%
17.	Paper Manufacturing	312	1.90%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	312	1.90%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	290	1.76%
20.	Food Manufacturing	254	1.54%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,714	18.03%
2.	Educational Services	2,548	16.93%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	944	6.27%
4.	Public Administration	782	5.20%
5.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	688	4.57%
6.	Social Assistance	624	4.15%
7.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	526	3.49%
8.	Finance and Insurance	440	2.92%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	438	2.91%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	408	2.71%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	308	2.05%
12.	Electronic Shopping and Mail Order	296	1.97%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	288	1.91%
14.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	284	1.89%
15.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	252	1.67%
16.	Personal and Laundry Services	228	1.51%
17.	Food Manufacturing	204	1.36%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	180	1.20%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	180	1.20%
20.	Metal Manufactuing	132	0.88%

Americus Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,212	7.36%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,026	6.23%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	680	4.13%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	604	3.67%
5.	Other Material Moving Workers	582	3.54%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	548	3.33%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	544	3.30%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	514	3.12%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	514	3.12%
10.	Agricultural Workers	470	2.86%
11.	Other Management Occupations	464	2.82%
12.	Carpenters	452	2.75%
13.	Law Enforcement Workers	428	2.60%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	398	2.42%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	382	2.32%
16.	Other Construction Trades	366	2.22%
17.	Farmers and Farm Managers	364	2.21%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	308	1.87%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	286	1.74%
20.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	262	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	994	6.60%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	658	4.37%
3.	Registered Nurses	624	4.15%
4.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	586	3.89%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	584	3.88%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	568	3.77%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	564	3.75%
8.	Other Production Occupations	524	3.48%
9.	Cashiers	490	3.26%
10.	Assemblers and Fabricators	486	3.23%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	466	3.10%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	402	2.67%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	396	2.63%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	396	2.63%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	378	2.51%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	376	2.50%
17.	Customer Service Representatives	372	2.47%
18.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	372	2.47%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	358	2.38%
20.	Child Care Workers	298	1.98%

Americus Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	29,852	53.35%
15-35 hours	5,015	8.96%
1-14 hours	1,749	3.13%
No regular hours	19,336	34.56%

Americus Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,008	3.26%
5 AM-5:29 AM	643	2.08%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,004	3.25%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,022	6.54%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,936	9.49%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,617	14.92%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	7,466	24.13%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,189	10.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,132	3.66%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,486	4.80%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	666	2.15%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	217	0.70%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,004	6.48%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,546	8.23%

Americus Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,414	4.57%
5-9	6,058	19.58%
10-14	6,674	21.57%
15-19	5,454	17.63%
20-24	3,774	12.20%
25-29	1,139	3.68%
30-34	3,101	10.02%
35-39	262	0.85%
40-44	313	1.01%
45-59	1,189	3.84%
60-89	842	2.72%
At least 90	716	2.31%

Americus Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	50	0.16%	24,463	79.08%
30-44	12	0.04%	3,664	11.84%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,189	3.84%
At least 60	12	0.04%	1,546	5.00%

Americus Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	14	0.04%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,853	18.63%
Car / truck / van, solo	24,035	76.51%
Motorcycle	34	0.11%
Other	220	0.70%
Public transportation	74	0.24%
Walked	706	2.25%
Worked at home	479	1.52%

Americus Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Americus Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 26,832 (70,890 people)
: 19,198 (60,850 people)
: 6,773
: 39,847
Americus Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,672	17.26%
$10,000-$14,999	1,942	7.18%
$15,000-$19,999	1,980	7.32%
$20,000-$24,999	2,474	9.14%
$25,000-$29,999	2,048	7.57%
$30,000-$34,999	2,046	7.56%
$35,000-$39,999	1,805	6.67%
$40,000-$44,999	1,582	5.85%
$45,000-$49,999	1,276	4.71%
$50,000-$59,999	2,000	7.39%
$60,000-$74,999	2,013	7.44%
$75,000-$99,999	1,738	6.42%
$100,000-$124,999	664	2.45%
$125,000-$149,999	274	1.01%
$150,000-$199,999	245	0.91%
$200,000 or more	304	1.12%

Americus Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,363	24.99%
Family, 2 people	3,745	27.82%
Nonfamily, 2 people	436	3.24%
Family, 3 people	2,461	18.28%
Nonfamily, 3 people	67	0.50%
Family, 4 people	1,815	13.48%
Nonfamily, 4 people	28	0.21%
Family, 5 people	919	6.83%
Nonfamily, 5 people	16	0.12%
Family, 6 people	373	2.77%
Nonfamily, 6 people	8	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	227	1.69%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Americus Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	21,333	31.00%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,827	8.47%
Public Assistance	1,675	2.43%
Retirement	3,839	5.58%
Self Employment	2,975	4.32%
Social Security	7,006	10.18%
Supplemental Security	1,781	2.59%
Wage / Salary	20,557	29.88%
Other	3,815	5.54%

Americus Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	7,056	55.72%
With children under 18	5,608	44.28%

Americus Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,374	9.05%
Married	14,303	54.52%
Never Married	8,896	33.91%
Widowed	662	2.52%

Americus Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,307	10.76%
Married	14,566	47.37%
Never Married	9,063	29.48%
Widowed	3,811	12.39%

Americus Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Americus Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Americus Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,990	9.30%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	11,277	21.03%
High school diploma or equivalent	16,825	31.37%
Some college, no degree	10,127	18.88%
Associate degree	1,598	2.98%
Bachelors degree	5,153	9.61%
Graduate or professional degree	3,663	6.83%

Americus Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,414	3.83%	294	0.80%	1,708	4.62%
Kindergarten	1,134	3.07%	268	0.72%	1,402	3.79%
Grades 1-4	4,540	12.28%	541	1.46%	5,081	13.75%
Grades 5-8	3,619	9.79%	682	1.84%	4,301	11.64%
Grades 9-12	4,122	11.15%	725	1.96%	4,847	13.11%
Undergrad college	3,682	9.96%	322	0.87%	4,004	10.83%
Graduate or professional school	642	1.74%	46	0.12%	688	1.86%
Total	19,153	51.81%	2,878	7.79%	22,031	59.60%

Americus Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Americus Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Americus Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	52	64
2004	55	66

Americus Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Americus Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Americus Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	56,366	78.79%
Below Poverty Level	15,177	21.21%

Americus Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Americus Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 339

Americus Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Americus Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Americus Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,822	15.75%
10-19 Years	5,825	15.76%
20-29 Years	5,470	14.80%
30-39 Years	5,163	13.97%
40-49 Years	4,802	12.99%
50-59 Years	4,046	10.95%
60-69 Years	2,476	6.70%
70-79 Years	1,945	5.26%
80-89 Years	1,161	3.14%
90+ Years	256	0.69%

Americus Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	17,358	46.96%
Female	19,608	53.04%

Americus Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	18,134	49.06%
African-American	17,365	46.98%
Hispanic/Latino	980	2.65%
Asian	196	0.53%
Multiracial	194	0.52%
Amerindian	81	0.22%
Other Race	10	0.03%
Pacific Islander	6	0.02%

Americus Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	9,837	35.96%
2.	English	4,142	15.14%
3.	Irish	3,569	13.05%
4.	German	3,103	11.34%
5.	Scotch Irish	998	3.65%
6.	Scottish	758	2.77%
7.	French Non-Basque	719	2.63%
8.	Italian	656	2.40%
9.	European	451	1.65%
10.	Polish	412	1.51%

Americus Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	65,052	94.79%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,424	3.53%
3.	French	312	0.45%
4.	German	260	0.38%
5.	Korean	124	0.18%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	74	0.11%
7.	Other Native North American	70	0.10%
8.	Chinese	66	0.10%
9.	Japanese	66	0.10%
10.	Russian	58	0.08%

Americus Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	73,071	98.01%
Naturalized immigrant	464	0.62%
Not a citizen	1,020	1.37%

Americus Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Americus Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Americus Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Schley County

Sumter County

Americus Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Americus	De Soto	Plains
Andersonville	Ellaville
Cobb	Leslie

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Americus (25,664)	Leslie (2,813)	Cobb
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