Adams County, CO Demographic Data
Adams County, CO Summary
Adams County is located in Colorado
- Population: 459,598
- Area: 1,183.90 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,167.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: 16.24 sq. miles
- Population Density: 388.20 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,180.45 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Adams County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
247,306
50%
50.8
Male
250,881
50%
49.2
Total Population
498,187
323,128,000
Adams County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
36,564
7.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
37,468
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
40,133
8.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
33,584
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
32,361
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
79,882
16.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
71,775
14.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
63,579
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
30,553
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
22,507
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
31,252
6.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
13,385
2.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
5,144
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
362,191
72.7%
77.2
Female
180,438
49.8%
51.3
Male
181,753
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
343,539
69.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
61,876
12.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
49,781
10.0%
15.2
Female
27,169
54.6%
55.8
Male
22,612
45.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Adams County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
479,090
96.2%
96.8
White
402,970
80.9%
72.6
Black or African American
15,865
3.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
7,677
1.5%
0.8
Asian
19,783
4.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
2,398
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
3,017
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
694
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
1,481
0.3%
0.2
Korean
596
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
3,420
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
8,177
1.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
425
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
32,370
6.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
19,097
3.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
197,275
39.6%
17.8
Mexican
162,238
32.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,322
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
1,436
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
30,279
6.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
300,912
60.4%
82.2
Adams County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
24,985
7.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
29,749
9.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
92,677
29.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
69,176
21.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
28,482
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
50,280
15.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
22,728
7.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
54,734
17.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
263,343
82.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
73,008
22.9%
31.2
Adams County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
126,930
33.1%
33.7%
Now Married
186,251
48.5%
47.5
Divorced
46,500
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
8,026
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
16,315
4.2
5.8%
Adams County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
328,751
71.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
132,872
28.8%
21.6%
Spanish
110,152
23.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9,247
2.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
12,621
2.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
852
0.2%
1.1%
Adams County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
6,277
3.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,183
3.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
11,231
6.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
13,952
8.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
21,453
13.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
32,811
20.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
28,275
17.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
27,206
16.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9,368
5.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7,366
4.5%
6.4
Median household income
66,033
57,617
Per capita income
27,873
31,128
Adams County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4,328
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
24,837
9.7%
9.8
Construction
34,014
13.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
42,681
16.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
10,774
4.2%
6.6
Information
5,778
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
21,305
8.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
13,154
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
30,311
11.8%
11.4
Public administration
10,112
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
30,824
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
18,201
7.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9,810
3.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
38,307
15.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
73,211
28.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
33,722
13.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
64,770
25.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
46,119
18.0%
18.1%
Adams County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
253,868
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
198,010
78.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
26,452
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10,399
4.1%
5.1
Walked
4,011
1.6%
2.7
Other means
2,486
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
12,510
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.3
26.6
Adams County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7,943
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
41,519
25.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
64,085
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
49,575
30.4%
21.0
Adams County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
163,122
96.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
106,079
65.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
57,043
35.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,670
3.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Adams County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
168,792
1 room
1,604
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
5,608
3.3%
2.7
3 rooms
16,073
9.5%
9.1
4 rooms
26,000
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
27,986
16.6%
19.8
6 rooms
27,661
16.4%
17.8
7 rooms
20,468
12.1%
12.0
8 rooms
17,482
10.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
25,910
15.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Adams County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
168,792
1-unit, detached
106,114
62.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
12,978
7.7%
5.9
2-units
1,528
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,858
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6,789
4.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
12,120
7.2%
4.4
20 or more units
14,519
8.6%
9.0
Mobile home
9,776
5.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
110
0.1%
0.1
Adams County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,918
1.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,187
1.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
19,413
11.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
16,637
9.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
29,329
17.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
20,040
11.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
30,153
17.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
38,620
22.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5,707
3.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,788
2.2%
1.4%
Adams County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
119,467
73.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,255
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
39,171
24.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
135
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
42
0.0%
0.1
Wood
509
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
95
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
839
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
609
0.4%
1.1
Adams County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
82,176
47295100.0
Less than $500
468
0.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
2,208
2.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4,567
5.6%
7.0%
$500 to $999
9,189
11.2%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
11,772
14.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
23,603
28.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
30,369
37.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
35,874
43.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14,201
17.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
9,748
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
6,027
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
16,295
19.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
31
0.0%
0.0%
Adams County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
55,817
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
69
0.1%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
323
0.6%
1.9%
Less than $500
1,973
3.5%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,079
5.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
12,409
22.2%
11.9%
$500 to $999
13,418
24.0%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
24,546
44.0%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,226
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,245
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,786
6.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6,116
11.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,082
12.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,947
14.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,564
10.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
24,260
44.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,288
0.0%
0.0%
Adams County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
106,079
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
5,275
5.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,942
2.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,483
3.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
13,425
12.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
38,977
36.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
33,402
31.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7,996
7.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
579
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
275,100
205,000