Language Spoken At Home in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 20,048 | 100% |
English only | 19,024 | 94.9% |
Language other than English | 1,024 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 346 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 549 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 183 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 336 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 133 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 59 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 80 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,898 | 100% |
American | 949 | 4.5% |
Arab | 57 | 0.3% |
Czech | 656 | 3.1% |
Danish | 357 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 562 | 2.7% |
English | 1,996 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 683 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 198 | 0.9% |
German | 8,507 | 40.7% |
Greek | 50 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 130 | 0.6% |
Irish | 2,558 | 12.2% |
Italian | 935 | 4.5% |
Lithuanian | 115 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 1,835 | 8.8% |
Polish | 2,326 | 11.1% |
Portuguese | 11 | 0.1% |
Russian | 132 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 136 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 305 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 65 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 95 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 511 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 129 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 41 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 118 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 13 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,733 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,791 | 66.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,566 | 17.9% |
Married-couple family | 4,730 | 54.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 974 | 11.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 430 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 245 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 631 | 7.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 347 | 4.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,942 | 33.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,481 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 1,137 | 13.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,838 | 21.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,403 | 39.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,444 | 100% |
Householder | 8,733 | 44.9% |
Spouse | 4,708 | 24.2% |
Child | 4,121 | 21.2% |
Other relatives | 821 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 1,061 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 609 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,879 | 100% |
Never married | 2,791 | 28.3% |
Now married, except separated | 5,057 | 51.2% |
Separated | 273 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 340 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 1,418 | 14.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,230 | 100% |
Never married | 1,321 | 16.1% |
Now married, except separated | 4,888 | 59.4% |
Separated | 126 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,044 | 12.7% |
Divorced | 851 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 165 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 61 | 37.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 345 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 190 | 55.1% |
Less than 1 year | 53 | 15.4% |
1 or 2 years | 47 | 13.6% |
3 or 4 years | 6 | 1.7% |
5 or more years | 84 | 24.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 190 | 100% |
Who are female | 116 | 61.1% |
Who are married | 151 | 79.5% |
School Enrollment in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,629 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 226 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 224 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,478 | 40.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 928 | 25.6% |
College or graduate school | 773 | 21.3% |
Educational Attainment in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,273 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 582 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,831 | 11.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,863 | 42.2% |
Some college, no degree | 3,775 | 23.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,300 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,260 | 7.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 662 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.8% |
Veteran Status in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,461 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,615 | 15.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,489 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,737 | 19.2% |
Under 18 years | 3,425 | 100% |
With a disability | 221 | 6.5% |
18 to 64 years | 11,199 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,779 | 15.9% |
65 years and over | 4,865 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,737 | 35.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,732 | 100% |
Same house | 18,177 | 87.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,503 | 12.1% |
Same county | 1,069 | 5.2% |
Different county | 1,434 | 6.9% |
Same state | 982 | 4.7% |
Different state | 452 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 52 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,898 | 100% |
Native | 20,262 | 97.0% |
Born in United States | 20,139 | 96.4% |
State of residence | 13,365 | 64.0% |
Different state | 6,774 | 32.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 123 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 636 | 3.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 636 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 284 | 44.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 352 | 55.3% |
Year of Entry in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 759 | 100% |
Native | 123 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 121 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 636 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 634 | 99.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Adams County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 636 | 100% |
Europe | 281 | 44.2% |
Asia | 65 | 10.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 19 | 3.0% |
Latin America | 230 | 36.2% |
Northern America | 41 | 6.4% |