Adams County, Wisconsin Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Adams County is 3rd in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Adams County is 6th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Home ownership rate

Adams County is 6th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Adams County is 18th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Adams County is 20th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Adams County is 20th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Current population (2012)	20,679	50th	5,726,398	313,914,040
Size in square miles	645.6	43rd	54,157.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	32.3	49th	105	87.4

Age Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Residents younger than 5	3.9%	71st	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	15.7%	72nd	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	25.5%	3rd	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.2%	68th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.2%	72nd	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Race - White	93.9%	50th	88.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.3%	6th	6.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.1%	20th	1.1%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	50th	2.5%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	18th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	27th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	20th	6.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	90.7%	49th	82.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Female residents	45.8%	72nd	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.9%	21st	4.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Housing units	17,566	41st	2,634,781	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.2%	67th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	9,168	50th	2,279,738	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	81.7%	6th	69.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$135,000	45th	$169,700	$186,200
People per household	2.1	65th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	49	50th	12,041	829,658

Income Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Income per capita	$22,296	58th	$27,192	$27,915
Income per household	$41,152	63rd	$52,374	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.4%	28th	12.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Non-farm private establishments	329	65th	138,045	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,274	63rd	2,354,284	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,469	62nd	433,797	27,092,908
Retail sales	$130,364	61st	$72,283,321	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,381	65th	$12,904	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$41,954	38th	$9,247,311	$613,795,732