Adams County, Pennsylvania

Adams County has a population of 106,115 and has grown 3.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $268,500, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $84,092.

Home price
$268,500
Income
$84,092
Population
106,115
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$268,500county
Median gross rent$1,115county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198049.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,293county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,374county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,099county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,834county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$84,092county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate8.2%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 home11.7%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$44,565county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.33%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(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 time28.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport727163county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station32 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths36.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(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 higher25.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county26county
Public school enrollment12831county
Students per full-time teacher13.1county
Free lunch eligible47.3%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools8county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians54county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.0%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

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

Population106,115county
Land area in square miles519county
People per square mile of land205.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store3.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.8%county
Share of households that are one person25.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages6.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents136county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in2,736county
Households that moved away2,435county
Average income of arriving households$71,746county
Average income of departing households$56,814county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year476county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.5 incounty
Annual snowfall20.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.00 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing110 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days188 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 19county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$158county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.9¢county
Household electricity use1,004 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.7%county
Homes heated by propane13.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil13.9%county
Homes heated by wood4.8%county
Households with broadband90.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk76.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk87.6county
Landslide risk39.4county
Hail risk32.7county
Earthquake risk72.6county
Tornado risk46.2county
Tropical cyclone risk84.1county
Extreme heat risk68.6county
Winter weather risk71.5county
Strong wind risk72.7county
Wildfire risk44.2county

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 Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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