Americus vs Olpe

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

Americus and Olpe 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 603 in Olpe). Olpe has the higher median household income ($87,917 vs $81,125 in Americus). Olpe has the higher median home value ($158,300 vs $120,900 in Americus).

Population, income & housing

	Americus	Olpe
Population	1,147	603
Median age	27.9 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,125	$87,917
Median home value	$120,900	$158,300
Median gross rent	$969	$815
Housing units	386	221
Homeownership rate	77.9%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	39.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Americus	Olpe
Population	908 → 1,147 (+26.3%)	577 → 603 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$62,000 → $81,125 (+30.8%)	$68,750 → $87,917 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$82,400 → $120,900 (+46.7%)	$133,300 → $158,300 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $969 (+32.2%)	$904 → $815 (-9.8%)

Americus

Population

9081,147

Median household income

$62,000$81,125

Median home value

$82,400$120,900

Median gross rent

$733$969

Olpe

Population

577603

Median household income

$68,750$87,917

Median home value

$133,300$158,300

Median gross rent

$904$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Americus	Olpe
Under 5	4.6%	9.1%
5 to 17	30.8%	27.4%
18 to 24	13.7%	8.3%
25 to 34	7.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	16.0%	18.2%
45 to 54	8.5%	8.0%
55 to 64	7.8%	6.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	6.8%
75 and over	2.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Americus	Olpe
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Americus	Olpe
No high school diploma	7.9%	5.4%
High school graduate	27.2%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	20.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Americus	Olpe
Drove alone	93.0%	77.0%
Carpooled	1.3%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Americus	Olpe
1-unit, detached	83.7%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Americus	Olpe
Poverty rate	12.5%	1.3%
Average household size	3.13	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1976	1977