Adams County, Wisconsin

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Adams County, Wisconsin is among the highest in the country for median age (48th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (79th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Adams County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	21,123	5,914,872	334,922,499	1813th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,442	$77,485	$80,734	2133rd of 3,221
Median Age	55.7	40.2	38.9	48th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.5%	33.4%	35.7%	2438th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$200,800	$266,500	$332,700	1394th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$828	$1,087	$1,413	1908th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.1%	10.6%	12.5%	1453rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	3.2%	5.2%	1612th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	32.7	109.2	n/a	1923rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	5.2%	14.1%	1454th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1324th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	86.2%	67.8%	65.2%	79th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.7	22.2	26.4	432nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.8%	13.1%	15.1%	1280th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2136th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.0%	46.8%	46.9%	1488th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.2%	n/a	n/a	2149th 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, Wisconsin

Statistic	Adams County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.4%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.8	37.1	61.4

Age in Adams County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Adams County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	55.7	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	13.5%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.6%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	32.2%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Adams County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Adams County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	9,517	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.3	2.5
Family Households	60.5%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	14.6%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.5%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.4%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	22.8%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Adams County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Adams County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,863	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.6%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.1%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.1%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.5%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.6%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Adams County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Adams County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	17,008	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.5%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.4%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	44.0%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	13.8%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.4%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,407	$3,792	n/a

Education in Adams County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Adams County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	10.6%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.1%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.8%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.2%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.3%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Adams County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Adams County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.6%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.7%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.0%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.3%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Adams County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Adams County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.6%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	7.2%	16.7%

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