Adams County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Adams County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	106,115	13,018,639	334,922,499	590th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$84,092	$77,971	$80,734	450th of 3,221
Median Age	43.7	40.9	38.9	1021st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.8%	35.2%	35.7%	1141st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$268,500	$254,500	$332,700	791st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,115	$1,209	$1,413	685th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.2%	11.7%	12.5%	2829th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	5.3%	5.2%	2335th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	204.6	291.0	n/a	624th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	7.7%	14.1%	1319th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	413th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.9%	69.3%	65.2%	806th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.2	26.3	26.4	792nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.7%	15.6%	15.1%	852nd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.6%	n/a	n/a	2326th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.1%	46.2%	46.9%	567th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.8%	n/a	n/a	709th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Adams County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.7%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	3.6%	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)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.9	44.6	61.4

Age in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Adams County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	43.7	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	19.4%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.0%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.8%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Adams County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	40,841	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.1%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.3%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.0%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.0%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	28.0%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Adams County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,973	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.2%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.4%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.4%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.2%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.9%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.2%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Adams County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	43,672	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.7%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.8%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.5%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.1%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,561	$3,311	n/a

Education in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Adams County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	8.6%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.9%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.7%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.9%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Adams County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.7%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.3%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.8%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.3%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Adams County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.9%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.3%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.7%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.4%	9.9%	16.7%

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