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Adams County

Colorado · 441,603 residents · 1,167 sq mi
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With 441,603 people, Adams County is a county in Colorado. This skews young, with a median age of 32.4. About 20% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Growth has run 21% since 2000, or 77,746 more people. The typical home is worth $196,100. Households earn $54,666 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 32.4
US median: 37.2
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
441,603
+21%since 2000
from 363,857 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
32.4
+3%since 2000
from 31.4 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
1,167 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
239K318K398K477K557K19902000201020202024Adams County
2024530K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 58.5%(37,669)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 98.3%(36,800)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.5%(33,142)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.8%(29,940)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.8%(29,849)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3416.2%(71,750)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.8%(65,222)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.2%(58,429)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 649.5%(41,940)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 744.8%(21,357)
US avg: 7%
75 to 842.6%(11,626)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over0.9%(3,879)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$54,666
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $47,323 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$23,999
+20%since 2000
from $19,944 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
34.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 33.2% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
13.9%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 8.9% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.403
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade11.8%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade9%
US avg: 10.9%
Finance & insurance7.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical6.8%
US avg: 4.2%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 7%
Transportation & warehousing4.6%
US avg: 3.1%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.4%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.6%
US avg: 0.5%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$196,100
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $141,700 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$878
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $705 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
65.7%
−4.9 ptssince 2000
from 70.6% in 2000
34.3% rent
Vacancy rate
8.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.85 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.85 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
35.8%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 37.1% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.6
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic53.2%(234,970)
Black2.8%(12,207)
Hispanic / Latino38%(167,878)
Asian3.5%(15,431)
Other2.5%(11,109)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican30.3%(128,820)
Spaniard1.4%(5,891)
Central American0.8%(3,599)
Guatemalan0.3%(1,337)
Salvadoran0.3%(1,318)
South American0.3%(1,299)
Puerto Rican0.3%(1,082)
Peruvian0.2%(669)
Honduran0.1%(527)
Cuban0.1%(449)
Colombian0%(209)
Dominican0%(200)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0%(187)
Panamanian0%(147)
Bolivian0%(114)
Venezuelan0%(107)
Argentine0%(94)
Chilean0%(43)
Ancestry
German19.1%(81,049)
Irish9.6%(40,661)
English7.7%(32,800)
American5.5%(23,458)
Italian4.5%(19,102)
French2.6%(11,131)
Polish2.1%(8,936)
Swedish2%(8,347)
Norwegian1.7%(7,390)
Scottish1.7%(7,069)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(6,414)
Dutch1.4%(5,802)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.9%(3,923)
Czech0.6%(2,720)
Welsh0.6%(2,418)
French Canadian0.5%(2,007)
Danish0.5%(1,993)
Swiss0.4%(1,716)
Hungarian0.3%(1,463)
British0.3%(1,380)
Arab0.3%(1,072)
Greek0.2%(986)
Austrian0.2%(953)
Portuguese0.2%(912)
Ukrainian0.2%(847)
Finnish0.2%(800)
Canadian0.2%(699)
Bulgarian0.1%(609)
West Indian0.1%(494)
Lithuanian0.1%(485)
Slovak0.1%(434)
Ethiopian0.1%(359)
Croatian0.1%(325)
Slovene0.1%(273)
Lebanese0.1%(219)
Brazilian0%(203)
Romanian0%(190)
Haitian0%(182)
Belgian0%(164)
Jamaican0%(163)
Somali0%(129)
Iraqi0%(123)
Armenian0%(114)
Iranian0%(109)
Nigerian0%(92)
Jordanian0%(86)
Turkish0%(80)
Latvian0%(62)
Serbian0%(57)
Ghanaian0%(48)
Egyptian0%(44)
Moroccan0%(25)
Kenyan0%(18)
Barbadian0%(15)
Syrian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.3%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 17.4% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
81.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 78.8% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
5.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 4.8% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.4 min
+53%since 2000
from 18.5 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
76.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 77.1% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
13.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
4.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
5.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
10.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
27.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Female
49.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Foreign born
15.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
9.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Adams County, Colorado?

Adams County, Colorado has about 441,603 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Adams County, Colorado?

The typical household in Adams County, Colorado earns about $54,666 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Adams County, Colorado expensive?

In Adams County, Colorado, the median home is worth about $196,100, and the typical rent is about $878 a month.

How educated are people in Adams County, Colorado?

About 20.3% of adults age 25 and over in Adams County, Colorado hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Adams County, Colorado?

About 13.9% of people in Adams County, Colorado live below the federal poverty line.

Has Adams County, Colorado grown since 1990?

Yes, Adams County, Colorado has grown since 1990. The population has added about 176,565 residents, a change of about 67 percent over that period.

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