Adams County, North Dakota

Adams County has a population of 2,145 and has grown 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $113,200, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $62,500.

Home price
$113,200
Income
$62,500
Population
2,145
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$113,200county
Median gross rent$594county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198075.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$873county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$702county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,214county
Home insurance / yr$2,982(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living91.4(statewide)
Median household income$62,500county
Family health premium / yr$23,090(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,373(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.858(statewide)
Poverty rate14.8%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 home10.9%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed15.9%county
Share of workers employed by government12.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.5%county
Economic output per resident$78,862county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.00%county
Top state income tax2.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.09%(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 time15.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service54 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport26146county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.2 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 station153 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.4%county
Traffic deaths46.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.4(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 higher24.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.0%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment294county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible25.2%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution59 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians508county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter4.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.1%county
Frequent mental distress13.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.2%county

Place

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

Population2,145county
Land area in square miles988county
People per square mile of land2.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store47.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age46.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.8%county
Share of households that are one person41.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.4%county
Second languages7.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls69.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents591county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents28county
Households that moved in21county
Households that moved away29county
Average income of arriving households$88,571county
Average income of departing households$43,897county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate254(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature43.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.05 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing182 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days119 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 22county
Average first fall frostSep 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use966 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.61(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.3%county
Homes heated by propane32.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband84.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk2.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.8county
Landslide risk7.9county
Hail risk79.4county
Earthquake risk4.7county
Tornado risk12.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk8.4county
Winter weather risk62.6county
Strong wind risk12.5county
Wildfire risk48.0county

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 North Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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