Adams County, Indiana

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Adams County, Indiana is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Adams County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	36,227	6,851,073	334,922,499	1311th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,289	$71,957	$80,734	1614th of 3,221
Median Age	33.2	38.1	38.9	3070th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.2%	29.5%	35.7%	2629th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$178,400	$218,200	$332,700	1665th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$833	$1,062	$1,413	1872nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.2%	12.3%	12.5%	2151st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.8%	4.3%	5.2%	2635th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	106.9	191.2	n/a	934th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	6.3%	14.1%	2247th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.6	n/a	n/a	1250th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.5%	70.6%	65.2%	211th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.6	24.1	26.4	1520th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.9%	10.7%	15.1%	2139th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.0%	n/a	n/a	1044th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.7%	47.3%	46.9%	414th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.6%	n/a	n/a	2662nd 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, Indiana

Statistic	Adams County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.9	41.4	61.4

Age in Adams County, Indiana

Statistic	Adams County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	33.2	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	31.3%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.7%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.3%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Adams County, Indiana

Statistic	Adams County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	12,401	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.8%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.0%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.1%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.6%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	25.7%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Adams County, Indiana

Statistic	Adams County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,631	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.0%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.2%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.2%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.2%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.8%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Adams County, Indiana

Statistic	Adams County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	13,308	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.1%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.4%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.8%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.5%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,373	$1,614	n/a

Education in Adams County, Indiana

Statistic	Adams County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	11.1%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.3%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.4%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.1%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.1%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Adams County, Indiana

Statistic	Adams County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.2%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.8%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.7%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.8%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	13.1%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Adams County, Indiana

Statistic	Adams County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.1%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.0%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.3%	8.1%	16.7%

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