Adams County, Indiana

Adams County has a population of 36,227 and has grown 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $178,400, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $65,289.

Home price
$178,400
Income
$65,289
Population
36,227
Unemployment
2.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$178,400county
Median gross rent$833county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198061.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$872county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,227county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$65,289county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%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 home6.9%county
Unemployment rate2.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.2%county
Share of workers employed by government10.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$63,976county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.77%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(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 time24.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport424491county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station47 micounty
Households without a vehicle13.1%county
Traffic deaths22.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(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 higher16.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.9%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment4240county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible39.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance20.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.8%county
Frequent mental distress20.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

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

Population36,227county
Land area in square miles339county
People per square mile of land107.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store11.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.3%county
Population change since 2020+2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age33.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1831.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.3%county
Share of households that are one person25.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages16.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls82.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents338county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in515county
Households that moved away619county
Average income of arriving households$49,014county
Average income of departing households$45,443county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year98county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings2.0%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.7 incounty
Annual snowfall23.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.89 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing125 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days182 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$154county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,101 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity29.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.5%county
Homes heated by propane13.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.9%county
Households with broadband78.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk61.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk32.2county
Hail risk57.4county
Earthquake risk62.9county
Tornado risk75.9county
Tropical cyclone risk39.8county
Extreme heat risk65.4county
Winter weather risk30.7county
Strong wind risk85.7county
Wildfire risk10.4county

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 here0county
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 Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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