Americus vs Neosho Rapids

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

Americus and Neosho Rapids 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 305 in Neosho Rapids). Americus has the higher median household income ($81,125 vs $75,000 in Neosho Rapids). Americus has the higher median home value ($120,900 vs $79,400 in Neosho Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Americus	Neosho Rapids
Population	1,147	305
Median age	27.9 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,125	$75,000
Median home value	$120,900	$79,400
Median gross rent	$969	—
Housing units	386	101
Homeownership rate	77.9%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Americus	Neosho Rapids
Population	908 → 1,147 (+26.3%)	280 → 305 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$62,000 → $81,125 (+30.8%)	$45,417 → $75,000 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$82,400 → $120,900 (+46.7%)	$56,100 → $79,400 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $969 (+32.2%)	$713 → $567 (-20.5%)

Americus

Population

9081,147

Median household income

$62,000$81,125

Median home value

$82,400$120,900

Median gross rent

$733$969

Neosho Rapids

Population

280305

Median household income

$45,417$75,000

Median home value

$56,100$79,400

Median gross rent

$713$567

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Americus	Neosho Rapids
Under 5	4.6%	19.0%
5 to 17	30.8%	25.9%
18 to 24	13.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	7.6%	9.2%
35 to 44	16.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.5%	7.2%
55 to 64	7.8%	9.8%
65 to 74	8.0%	4.3%
75 and over	2.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Americus	Neosho Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Americus	Neosho Rapids
No high school diploma	7.9%	13.6%
High school graduate	27.2%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Americus	Neosho Rapids
Drove alone	93.0%	80.3%
Carpooled	1.3%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Americus	Neosho Rapids
1-unit, detached	83.7%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Americus	Neosho Rapids
Poverty rate	12.5%	1.3%
Average household size	3.13	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1976	1969