COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Adams County

Ohio · 25,371 residents · 584 sq mi

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Adams County is a county of 25,371 people in Ohio. 28.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 43%. The typical home is worth $36,400. The average commute runs 32 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,371

−7%vs 2000

vs 27,330 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

584 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,842)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(2,009)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(2,157)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(2,116)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,678)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(3,662)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(3,408)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(2,751)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(2,313)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(1,971)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(1,077)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(387)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,318

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,315 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,407

−42%vs 2000

vs $14,515 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.5%

+11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,400

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $381 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

26.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(26,604)

Black0.2%(47)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(175)

Asian0.1%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(25,258)

Black0.1%(23)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(40)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other0.3%(77)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(158)

Central American0.2%(46)

Honduran0.1%(35)

South American0.1%(32)

Venezuelan0.1%(26)

Guatemalan0%(11)

Argentine0%(6)

Puerto Rican0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(80)

Filipino0.2%(51)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(9)

Ancestry

German15.6%(4,292)

Irish14%(3,846)

English13%(3,589)

American9%(2,481)

Italian2.5%(677)

Scottish2.4%(652)

French2.2%(601)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(420)

Lithuanian0.8%(229)

Swedish0.6%(161)

Polish0.5%(151)

Dutch0.5%(133)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(83)

West Indian0.2%(65)

Jamaican0.2%(65)

Danish0.2%(50)

Norwegian0.2%(43)

Portuguese0.1%(40)

Finnish0.1%(36)

Hungarian0.1%(36)

Austrian0.1%(29)

British0.1%(23)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Slovak0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Arab0%(10)

Egyptian0%(10)

Turkish0%(10)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Russian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.2%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.4%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.5 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 27.7 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 married31.4%(3,466)

Married54.1%(5,974)

Widowed2.9%(325)

Divorced11.5%(1,268)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(2,608)

Married53.3%(6,011)

Widowed11.5%(1,297)

Divorced12%(1,352)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−10.3 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% 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)17.6%(277)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(357)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(601)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.8%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,576 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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