Adams County, Wisconsin

Adams County has a population of 21,123 and has grown 5.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $200,800, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $59,442.

Home price
$200,800
Income
$59,442
Population
21,123
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$200,800county
Median gross rent$828county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant44.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented13.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use38.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$818county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,236county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$59,442county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate14.1%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 home9.8%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry15.6%county
Economic output per resident$36,023county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.20%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(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 time30.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service58 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport90087county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.0 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 station22 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths71.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(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 higher17.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.4%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1270county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible61.7%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution42 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians10county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.5%county
Frequent mental distress14.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.5%county

Place

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

Population21,123county
Land area in square miles646county
People per square mile of land32.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age55.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1813.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over32.2%county
Share of households that are one person31.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.3%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls12.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents87county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents17county
Households that moved in761county
Households that moved away704county
Average income of arriving households$62,302county
Average income of departing households$53,557county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year168county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.2%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature46°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.4 incounty
Annual snowfall33.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing160 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days141 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostOct 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$108county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.1¢county
Household electricity use615 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity9.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas27.5%county
Homes heated by propane54.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood6.5%county
Households with broadband84.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk72.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk40.6county
Landslide risk50.4county
Hail risk92.6county
Earthquake risk21.2county
Tornado risk73.4county
Tropical cyclone risk9.5county
Extreme heat risk72.4county
Winter weather risk44.6county
Strong wind risk76.3county
Wildfire risk53.1county

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

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