Adams County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Adams County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	31,052	1,978,707	334,922,499	1445th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,365	$76,475	$80,734	1313th of 3,221
Median Age	38.7	37.2	38.9	2444th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.6%	34.6%	35.7%	793rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$193,100	$238,600	$332,700	1481st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$857	$1,072	$1,413	1694th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.7%	10.6%	12.5%	1777th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.4%	3.0%	5.2%	2813th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	55.1	25.8	n/a	1449th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.7%	8.0%	14.1%	864th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.6	n/a	n/a	913th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.7%	66.5%	65.2%	2326th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.2	19.2	26.4	3070th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.6%	11.0%	15.1%	2770th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1837th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.0%	48.8%	46.9%	1847th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.2%	n/a	n/a	997th 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, Nebraska

Statistic	Adams County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.5%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	30.7	41.3	61.4

Age in Adams County, Nebraska

Statistic	Adams County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	38.7	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	24.2%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.9%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Adams County, Nebraska

Statistic	Adams County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	13,076	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.1%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.4%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.4%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Adams County, Nebraska

Statistic	Adams County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,192	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.4%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.7%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.8%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.1%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Adams County, Nebraska

Statistic	Adams County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	13,934	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.9%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.1%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.2%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.3%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.9%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,793	$3,549	n/a

Education in Adams County, Nebraska

Statistic	Adams County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	7.4%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.8%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.7%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.9%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Adams County, Nebraska

Statistic	Adams County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.0%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.5%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	57.2%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.6%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Adams County, Nebraska

Statistic	Adams County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.2%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.8%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.7%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.2%	9.5%	16.7%

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