Statewide Claims to Fame

Adams County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Adams County is 2nd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Adams County is 4th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in People per household

Adams County is 4th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Adams County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Current population (2012)

Adams County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Foreign born residents

Adams County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Households

Adams County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Housing units

Adams County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Asian

Adams County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Two or More

Main Cities Within Adams County, Colorado

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Adams County Rank Colorado US
Current population (2012) 459,598 5th 5,187,582 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,167.7 39th 103,641.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 378.2 6th 48.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Adams County Rank Colorado US
Residents younger than 5 8.0% 1st 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 28.2% 2nd 23.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 9.0% 62nd 11.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Adams County Rank Colorado US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 81.5% 55th 89.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 20.7% 41st 36.3% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Adams County Rank Colorado US
Race - White 87.4% 58th 88.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 3.5% 9th 4.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.2% 19th 1.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 3.9% 5th 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 4th 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.8% 5th 2.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 38.4% 10th 21.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 52.7% 60th 69.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Adams County Rank Colorado US
Female residents 49.7% 27th 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 15.0% 5th 9.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Adams County Rank Colorado US
Housing units 163,419 5th 2,224,603 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 23.9% 13th 25.7% 25.9%
Households 149,508 5th 1,941,193 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 67.5% 47th 66.8% 66.1%
Home median value $192,300 35th $236,700 $186,200
People per household 2.9 4th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 1,015 9th 23,301 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Adams County Rank Colorado US
Income per capita $24,384 36th $30,816 $27,915
Income per household $56,089 25th $57,685 $52,762
Income below poverty line 14.0% 24th 12.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Adams County Rank Colorado US
Non-farm private establishments 8,146 7th 150,889 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 131,739 6th 1,972,271 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 32,777 8th 547,770 27,092,908
Retail sales $4,848,908 5th $65,896,788 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,556 30th $13,609 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $578,044 7th $11,440,395 $613,795,732

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