Allen vs Americus

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

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

Americus has the higher population (1,147 vs 276 in Allen). Americus has the higher median household income ($81,125 vs $56,157 in Allen). Americus has the higher median home value ($120,900 vs $54,100 in Allen).

Population, income & housing

	Allen	Americus
Population	276	1,147
Median age	35.8 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,157	$81,125
Median home value	$54,100	$120,900
Median gross rent	$483	$969
Housing units	140	386
Homeownership rate	57.6%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen	Americus
Population	168 → 276 (+64.3%)	908 → 1,147 (+26.3%)
Median household income	$39,000 → $56,157 (+44.0%)	$62,000 → $81,125 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$60,800 → $54,100 (-11.0%)	$82,400 → $120,900 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$492 → $483 (-1.8%)	$733 → $969 (+32.2%)

Allen

Population

168276

Median household income

$39,000$56,157

Median home value

$60,800$54,100

Median gross rent

$492$483

Americus

Population

9081,147

Median household income

$62,000$81,125

Median home value

$82,400$120,900

Median gross rent

$733$969

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen	Americus
Under 5	0.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	21.4%	30.8%
18 to 24	20.3%	13.7%
25 to 34	6.2%	7.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.5%
55 to 64	5.1%	7.8%
65 to 74	18.8%	8.0%
75 and over	5.1%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen	Americus
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen	Americus
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	27.7%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	50.3%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen	Americus
Drove alone	90.0%	93.0%
Carpooled	5.0%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen	Americus
1-unit, detached	62.1%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	25.7%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Allen	Americus
Poverty rate	10.1%	12.5%
Average household size	2.09	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1950	1976