COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Adams County

Colorado · 265,038 residents · 1,167 sq mi

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Adams County is a county of 265,038 people in Colorado. The population has fallen 27% since 2000. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $71,300. Households earn $30,522 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

265,038

−27%vs 2000

vs 363,857 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 31.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,167 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024530K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(22,659)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(23,192)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(19,756)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(18,404)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(18,365)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.7%(52,211)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(42,869)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(26,760)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(20,661)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(13,150)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(5,410)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(1,601)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,522

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,323 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,615

−37%vs 2000

vs $19,944 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,300

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $141,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$434

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $705 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.3%(230,500)

Black2.8%(10,206)

Hispanic / Latino28.2%(102,585)

Asian3.1%(11,415)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.9%(230,355)

Black3.2%(8,585)

Hispanic / Latino18.3%(48,468)

Asian2.4%(6,487)

Other7.4%(19,611)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican34.7%(184,057)

Spaniard1.4%(7,673)

Central American1.4%(7,204)

South American1%(5,202)

Puerto Rican0.8%(4,191)

Salvadoran0.6%(3,051)

Colombian0.4%(1,932)

Guatemalan0.3%(1,539)

Venezuelan0.3%(1,412)

Peruvian0.2%(1,199)

Honduran0.2%(1,181)

Nicaraguan0.1%(743)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.1%(699)

Panamanian0.1%(576)

Dominican0.1%(270)

Argentine0%(250)

Ecuadorian0%(197)

Chilean0%(138)

Costa Rican0%(114)

Paraguayan0%(44)

Uruguayan0%(8)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(3,756)

Chinese0.5%(2,643)

Hmong0.4%(2,271)

Asian Indian0.4%(2,060)

Filipino0.3%(1,547)

Korean0.2%(1,315)

Nepalese0.2%(1,295)

Burmese0.2%(1,066)

Japanese0.2%(916)

Kazakh0.1%(768)

Cambodian0.1%(636)

Laotian0.1%(317)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Taiwanese0.1%(290)

Thai0%(233)

Bhutanese0%(216)

Malaysian0%(192)

Indonesian0%(175)

Sri Lankan0%(155)

Pakistani0%(68)

Uzbek0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(971)

Chamorro0.1%(341)

Samoan0.1%(314)

Guamanian0%(146)

Tongan0%(92)

Chuukese0%(59)

Marshallese0%(12)

Ancestry

German14%(74,475)

English8.4%(44,593)

Irish8.3%(44,168)

Italian4.2%(22,131)

American3%(15,731)

French1.7%(9,025)

Polish1.6%(8,478)

Scottish1.6%(8,399)

Norwegian1.3%(7,107)

Swedish1.2%(6,591)

Dutch0.9%(4,914)

Subsaharan African0.7%(3,948)

+ 48 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.6%(3,249)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(2,853)

Welsh0.5%(2,488)

Danish0.4%(2,351)

Czech0.4%(1,997)

Portuguese0.3%(1,761)

British0.3%(1,497)

Greek0.3%(1,455)

Arab0.3%(1,326)

Ukrainian0.2%(1,242)

French Canadian0.2%(1,237)

West Indian0.2%(1,220)

Swiss0.2%(1,104)

Hungarian0.2%(941)

Somali0.2%(879)

Austrian0.2%(805)

Jamaican0.1%(707)

Canadian0.1%(637)

Lithuanian0.1%(588)

Nigerian0.1%(524)

Ethiopian0.1%(517)

Belgian0.1%(504)

Finnish0.1%(501)

Slovak0.1%(407)

Croatian0.1%(379)

Ghanaian0.1%(365)

Lebanese0.1%(331)

Turkish0.1%(330)

Romanian0.1%(315)

Iranian0.1%(303)

Slovene0.1%(298)

Brazilian0%(256)

Egyptian0%(229)

Bulgarian0%(184)

Australian0%(173)

Haitian0%(165)

Latvian0%(121)

Serbian0%(121)

Syrian0%(116)

Barbadian0%(105)

Iraqi0%(69)

Macedonian0%(68)

Jordanian0%(63)

Guyanese0%(63)

Armenian0%(59)

Palestinian0%(54)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(27)

Cape Verdean0%(16)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 18.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.4%(82,169)

Married50.8%(108,774)

Widowed1.7%(3,558)

Divorced9.1%(19,543)

Women 15+

Never married31.8%(66,148)

Married50.9%(106,037)

Widowed5.4%(11,164)

Divorced11.9%(24,855)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)31.5%(7,650)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(6,518)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.8%(7,246)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(637)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(109)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24,314 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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