Adams County, PA Demographic Data
Adams County, PA Summary
Adams County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 101,482
- Area: 521.79 sq. miles
- Land Area: 518.67 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.12 sq. miles
- Population Density: 194.48 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 501.97 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Adams County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
51,821
51%
50.8
Male
50,359
49%
49.2
Total Population
102,180
323,128,000
Adams County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
4,836
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
5,888
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6,010
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
7,157
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
6,640
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
10,712
10.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
10,525
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
15,297
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,131
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,813
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
11,590
11.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,240
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,341
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
81,386
79.6%
77.2
Female
41,501
51.0%
51.3
Male
39,885
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
76,929
75.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
24,282
23.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
20,171
19.7%
15.2
Female
11,024
54.7%
55.8
Male
9,147
45.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Adams County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
99,608
97.5%
96.8
White
94,434
92.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,057
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
65
0.1%
0.8
Asian
426
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,626
3.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,572
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,105
7.0%
17.8
Mexican
5,210
5.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
629
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
68
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,198
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
95,075
93.0%
82.2
Adams County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,517
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,042
8.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
29,115
40.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
11,264
15.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
6,222
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
8,730
12.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
6,759
9.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
9,559
13.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
62,090
86.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
15,489
21.6%
31.2
Adams County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
22,869
26.8%
33.7%
Now Married
45,100
52.8%
47.5
Divorced
9,185
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
1,603
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
6,689
7.8
5.8%
Adams County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
90,936
93.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,408
6.6%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Adams County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,324
3.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,779
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,847
7.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,873
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
5,817
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
6,368
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
6,211
16.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,923
15.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,760
4.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,223
3.2%
6.4
Median household income
59,300
57,617
Per capita income
28,404
31,128
Adams County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,319
2.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,593
7.2%
9.8
Construction
4,076
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
11,571
23.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,932
3.9%
6.6
Information
703
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
8,115
16.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,977
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,657
9.4%
11.4
Public administration
2,065
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
5,945
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,328
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,498
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,353
10.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
15,277
30.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10,172
20.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
12,084
24.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
6,893
13.8%
18.1%
Adams County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
48,988
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
40,496
82.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,173
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
208
0.4%
5.1
Walked
1,471
3.0%
2.7
Other means
334
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
2,306
4.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.9
26.6
Adams County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,040
5.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
11,187
29.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
13,992
36.7%
37.1
3 or more
10,906
28.6%
21.0
Adams County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
38,125
91.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
29,720
78.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
8,405
22.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,487
8.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Adams County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
41,612
1 room
944
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
327
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,969
4.7%
9.1
4 rooms
5,305
12.7%
16.5
5 rooms
7,770
18.7%
19.8
6 rooms
8,635
20.8%
17.8
7 rooms
5,711
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
4,425
10.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6,526
15.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Adams County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
41,612
1-unit, detached
31,048
74.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,062
7.4%
5.9
2-units
1,251
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,650
4.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,180
2.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
462
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
733
1.8%
9.0
Mobile home
2,226
5.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Adams County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
9,138
22.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,512
3.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,900
7.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,183
7.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,062
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,643
13.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
6,600
15.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,602
13.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
719
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
253
0.6%
1.4%
Adams County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
12,932
33.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,614
12.1%
4.7
Electricity
10,677
28.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6,789
17.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
362
0.9%
0.1
Wood
2,311
6.1%
1.9
Solar energy
27
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
337
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
76
0.2%
1.1
Adams County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
18,501
47295100.0
Less than $500
269
1.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
725
3.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
770
4.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,448
13.2%
11.8%
$500 to $999
3,057
16.5%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,460
24.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,772
36.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7,751
42.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,305
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,234
12.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,427
7.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,634
19.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
150
0.0%
0.0%
Adams County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,487
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
95
1.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
436
5.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
818
10.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,764
23.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
4,374
58.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
918
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
856
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
675
9.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,137
15.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,463
19.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
564
7.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
747
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,882
38.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
937
0.0%
0.0%
Adams County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
29,720
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,460
4.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,159
3.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,901
16.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6,559
22.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9,429
31.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4,796
16.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,293
4.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
123
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
206,900
205,000