Adams County, Colorado

Adams County has a population of 530,225 and has grown 6.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $484,200, about 5.1 times the county's median household income of $94,571.

Home price
$484,200
Income
$94,571
Population
530,225
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$484,200county
Median gross rent$1,781county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198036.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant3.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,856county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,089county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,754county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,734county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$94,571county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate9.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.2%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force72.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government13.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.1%county
Economic output per resident$81,290county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.61%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport40012895county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station9.5 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths36.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher29.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.2%county
Public schools in the county157county
Public school enrollment83043county
Students per full-time teacher18.2county
Free lunch eligible62.0%county
Elementary schools92county
Middle schools20county
High schools25county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians52county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county6county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population530,225county
Land area in square miles1,167county
People per square mile of land454.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores74county
Convenience stores35county
Share living far from a food store13.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.1%county
Population change since 2020+6.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age34.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over11.3%county
Share of households that are one person23.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States15.6%county
Second languages29.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents48county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in23,615county
Households that moved away22,137county
Average income of arriving households$64,012county
Average income of departing households$69,732county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,608county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.8%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation15.7 incounty
Annual snowfall22.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.82 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F46 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing153 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days153 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use837 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas68.9%county
Homes heated by propane2.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband92.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk87.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk63.7county
Landslide risk38.4county
Hail risk99.7county
Earthquake risk84.4county
Tornado risk93.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk76.9county
Winter weather risk97.4county
Strong wind risk91.8county
Wildfire risk80.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here1county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Adams County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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