Americus vs De Soto

A side-by-side comparison of Americus and De Soto: population, income, housing, and more.

Americus and De Soto are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Americus has the higher population (15,910 vs 92 in De Soto). Americus has the higher median household income ($39,527 vs $36,250 in De Soto). Since 2019, Americus's population has grown faster (+2.6% vs -48.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Americus	De Soto
Population	15,910	92
Median age	29.0 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$39,527	$36,250
Median home value	$113,500	—
Median gross rent	$825	—
Housing units	7,283	60
Homeownership rate	32.4%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Americus	De Soto
Population	15,503 → 15,910 (+2.6%)	180 → 92 (-48.9%)
Median household income	$33,347 → $39,527 (+18.5%)	$40,781 → $36,250 (-11.1%)
Median home value	$86,200 → $113,500 (+31.7%)	$45,000 → $45,000 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $825 (+10.9%)	—

Americus

Population

15,50315,910

Median household income

$33,347$39,527

Median home value

$86,200$113,500

Median gross rent

$744$825

De Soto

Population

18092

Median household income

$40,781$36,250

Median home value

$45,000$45,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Americus	De Soto
Under 5	7.1%	1.1%
5 to 17	17.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	18.8%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	35.9%
35 to 44	9.1%	2.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	8.6%	3.3%
65 to 74	7.7%	21.7%
75 and over	7.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Americus	De Soto
White (non-Hispanic)	30.3%	25.0%
Black or African American	60.8%	30.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	42.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Americus	De Soto
No high school diploma	14.4%	50.0%
High school graduate	34.8%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	10.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Americus	De Soto
Drove alone	69.4%	54.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	40.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	0.0%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Americus	De Soto
1-unit, detached	57.3%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Americus	De Soto
Poverty rate	28.7%	42.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1975	1961