Americus vs Buck Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Americus and Buck Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Americus and Buck Creek are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buck Creek has the higher population (75 vs 56 in Americus). Since 2019, Buck Creek's population has grown faster (-53.7% vs -80.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Americus	Buck Creek
Population	56	75
Median age	60.2 yrs	61.2 yrs
Housing units	43	46
Homeownership rate	39.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Americus	Buck Creek
Population	292 → 56 (-80.8%)	162 → 75 (-53.7%)
Median household income	$83,750 → $135,147 (+61.4%)	$80,986 → $85,429 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$209,000 → $357,700 (+71.1%)	$86,700 → $109,600 (+26.4%)

Americus

Population

29256

Median household income

$83,750$135,147

Median home value

$209,000$357,700

Buck Creek

Population

16275

Median household income

$80,986$85,429

Median home value

$86,700$109,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Americus	Buck Creek
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	44.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	25.0%	70.7%
65 to 74	30.4%	13.3%
75 and over	0.0%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Americus	Buck Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	74.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	21.4%	25.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Americus	Buck Creek
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	69.6%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Americus	Buck Creek
Drove alone	100.0%	64.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	35.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Americus	Buck Creek
1-unit, detached	67.4%	26.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	73.9%

Poverty & households

	Americus	Buck Creek
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.30	1.63
Median year structure built	2002	—