Adams County, North Dakota

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

Adams County, North Dakota is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Adams County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,145	784,841	334,922,499	3108th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,500	$76,657	$80,734	1847th of 3,221
Median Age	46.1	35.9	38.9	584th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.4%	32.7%	35.7%	1312th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$113,200	$249,900	$332,700	2799th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$594	$954	$1,413	3055th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.8%	10.8%	12.5%	1311th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.2%	2.8%	5.2%	2891st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.2	11.4	n/a	3048th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.4%	4.7%	14.1%	912th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1353rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.8%	62.9%	65.2%	2046th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.2	17.9	26.4	3072nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.9%	8.1%	15.1%	1005th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.7%	n/a	n/a	1299th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.6%	45.8%	46.9%	2549th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.5%	n/a	n/a	1935th 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, North Dakota

Statistic	Adams County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.6%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.5	32.5	61.4

Age in Adams County, North Dakota

Statistic	Adams County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	46.1	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.6%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.8%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Adams County, North Dakota

Statistic	Adams County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	1,030	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.3	2.5
Family Households	54.1%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.8%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.5%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	41.7%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.6%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Adams County, North Dakota

Statistic	Adams County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,860	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.0%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.9%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.8%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.2%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.6%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Adams County, North Dakota

Statistic	Adams County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,326	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.5%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.5%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.3%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.2%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.0%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,130	$2,468	n/a

Education in Adams County, North Dakota

Statistic	Adams County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.9%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.7%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.8%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Adams County, North Dakota

Statistic	Adams County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.8%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.5%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	64.1%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.2%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.4%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Adams County, North Dakota

Statistic	Adams County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.6%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.1%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.3%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.2%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.0%	6.3%	16.7%

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