Adams County, Colorado Demographics

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

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

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
	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
	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
	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