U.S. Beacon December 1, 2008

Americus, KS

Lyon County, Kansas

Latitude: 38.506448     Longitude: -96.259598
Population 932 (2005)
Elevation of Americus, Kansas: 1160 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2001675, place: Americus city, Kansas)

Total Population: 938
Male: 452 (48.19%)
Female: 486 (51.81%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 70 (7.46%)
5 to 9 years: 88 (9.38%)
10 to 14 years: 75 (8%)
15 to 19 years: 75 (8%)
20 to 24 years: 53 (5.65%)
25 to 34 years: 111 (11.83%)
35 to 44 years: 159 (16.95%)
45 to 54 years: 135 (14.39%)
55 to 59 years: 48 (5.12%)
60 to 64 years: 31 (3.3%)
65 to 74 years: 53 (5.65%)
75 to 84 years: 29 (3.09%)
85 years and over: 11 (1.17%)

Median age: 34.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 658 (70.15%)
21 years and over: 618 (65.88%)
62 years and over: 113 (12.05%)
65 years and over: 93 (9.91%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 658 (70.15%)
--Male: 320 (34.12%)
--Female: 338 (36.03%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 93 (9.91%)
--Male: 43 (4.58%)
--Female: 50 (5.33%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 926 (98.72%)
--White: 903 (96.27%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 16 (1.71%)
--Black or African American: 3 (0.32%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 4 (0.43%)
--Asian: 1 (0.11%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 1 (0.11%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 10 (1.07%)
Two or more Races: 12 (1.28%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 16 (1.71%)
--Mexican: 15 (1.6%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 1 (0.11%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 922 (98.29%)
--White Alone: 903 (96.27%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 938 (100%)
--Householder: 355 (37.85%)
--Spouse: 209 (22.28%)
--Child: 316 (33.69%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 264 (28.14%)
--Other relatives: 25 (2.67%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 11 (1.17%)
--Nonrelatives: 33 (3.52%)
----Unmarried partner: 19 (2.03%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 355
Family households (families): 259 (72.96%)
----With own children under 18 years: 139 (39.15%)
--Married-couple families: 209 (58.87%)
----With own children under 18 years: 106 (29.86%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 37 (10.42%)
----With own children under 18 years: 24 (6.76%)
Nonfamily households: 96 (27.04%)
--Householder living alone: 82 (23.1%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 36 (10.14%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 146 (41.13%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 75 (21.13%)
Average household size: 2.64 people
Average family size: 3.12 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 383
Occupied housing units: 355 (92.69%)
Vacant housing units: 28 (7.31%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 3 (0.78%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7.1%
Occupied housing units: 355 (92.69%)
Owner occupied housing units: 264 (68.93%)
Renter occupied housing units: 91 (23.76%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.73 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.38 people

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