COMPARING TWO PLACES
Adams County vs Denver County
PLACE A
Adams County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Denver County, Colorado
Adams County is 96% smaller than Denver County. Denver County earns more, with a median household income $51,074 higher. Denver County has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs -9%).
ADAMS COUNTYDENVER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population30,061740,613−96% vs Denver County
Population density654,838−4,773
Population growth-8.5%19.2%−27.8 pts
Median age42.035.3+6.7
Male49.4%50.5%−1.1 pts
Female50.6%49.5%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born5.1%14.5%−9.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.1%54.0%−16.9 pts
Black56.0%8.6%+47.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%28.0%−24.5 pts
Asian0.2%3.6%−3.4 pts
Other3.1%5.8%−2.7 pts
Median household income$43,644$94,718−$51,074
Per capita income$27,252$64,163−$36,911
Poverty rate27.0%11.2%+15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5180.490+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%56.5%−36.0 pts
Graduate degree6.5%22.3%−15.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%4.9%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation47.3%74.4%−27.1 pts
Median home value$108,700$616,000−$507,300
Median gross rent$734$1,831−$1,097
Owner-occupied68.1%48.8%+19.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.2%6.7%+16.5 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%46.1%−6.1 pts
Average commute21.324.9−3.6
Worked from home2.5%27.3%−24.8 pts
Public transit to work0.4%3.8%−3.4 pts
Uninsured11.3%9.0%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025