Adams County, Colorado

Interactive maps and statistics for Adams County, Colorado: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Colorado and the United States.

Adams County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for total population (136th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (151st of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Adams County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	530,225	5,862,189	334,922,499	136th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$94,571	$95,470	$80,734	230th of 3,221
Median Age	34.8	37.7	38.9	2979th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.0%	45.7%	35.7%	835th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$484,200	$539,400	$332,700	151st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,781	$1,761	$1,413	103rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.8%	9.4%	12.5%	2461st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	4.6%	5.2%	1486th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	454.4	56.6	n/a	355th of 3,222
Foreign Born	15.6%	9.8%	14.1%	179th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	916th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.6%	66.2%	65.2%	2428th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.8	25.2	26.4	534th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.2%	21.0%	15.1%	406th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.2%	n/a	n/a	996th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.5%	48.3%	46.9%	1568th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.1%	n/a	n/a	247th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Adams County, Colorado

Statistic	Adams County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	45.2%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42.8%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	60.9	52.5	61.4

Age in Adams County, Colorado

Statistic	Adams County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	34.8	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	24.9%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.3%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.5%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.9%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.3%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Adams County, Colorado

Statistic	Adams County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	188,730	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.1%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.6%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.6%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.6%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	35.1%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Adams County, Colorado

Statistic	Adams County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,206	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.3%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.1%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.3%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.6%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.8%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.8%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.3%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Adams County, Colorado

Statistic	Adams County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	195,793	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.2%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.6%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.4%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.2%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,962	$2,602	n/a

Education in Adams County, Colorado

Statistic	Adams County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	14.8%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.2%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.0%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.8%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.2%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Adams County, Colorado

Statistic	Adams County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	72.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.2%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.9%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.8%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Adams County, Colorado

Statistic	Adams County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.3%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.5%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	10.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	70.7%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	24.0%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	20.5%	12.7%	16.7%

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