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| Americus |
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| Population 2000: | 17,013 |
| Population 2002: | 16,918 |
| Elevation: | 420 feet |
| Area codes: | 229 |
| Land area: | 10.5 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.2% (1.3% Latin America, 0.6% Asia) |
| County: | Sumter |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (29.0%), Manufacturing (18.4%), Retail trade (12.4%). |
| Population growth: | -95 (-0.56%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 58.3% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 38.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2.5% |
| Other race: | 0.9% |
| Two or more races: | 0.7% |
| American Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 38.6% |
| Now married: | 38.3% |
| Widowed: | 9.7% |
| Divorced: | 9.5% |
| Separated: | 3.9% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $61,200 |
| Household income: | $26,808 |
| Resident age: | 30.2 years |
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| Americus Compared to Georgia State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Median house value: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | below |
| Median age: | below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 69.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 21.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 9.9% |
| Unemployed: | 8.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 612.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 256 (1439.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 105 (590.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 45 (253.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 34 (191.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 12 (67.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (5.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,141 (6413.7 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 9.0% |
| English: | 4.6% |
| German: | 4.3% |
| Irish: | 3.7% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.5% |
| French: | 1.2% |