Adams County, Colorado (CO)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 18,335
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 90,448
Renter-occupied apartments: 52,723 (it was 37,708 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 29% |
State: | 34% |
Land area: 1192 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 434 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (16.7%), Construction (12.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.2%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.1%), Retail trade (11.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 253,12848.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 211,13940.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 19,4753.8%Asian alone
- 17,9073.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 12,7272.5%Two or more races
- 2,0980.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 4960.10%Some other race alone
- 4510.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 34.0 years |
Colorado median age: | 37.1 years |
Males: 263,655 | ![]() |
Females: 253,766 | ![]() |

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Adams County: | 2.0 people |
Colorado: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $75,804 ($47,323 in 1999)
This county: | $75,804 |
Colorado: | $77,127 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $1,250 (lower quartile is $1,007, upper quartile is $1,612)
This county: | $1250 |
State: | $1258 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $358,700 (it was $141,700 in 2000)
Adams: | $358,700 |
Colorado: | $394,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,826Detached houses: $410,706
Here: $410,706 State: $487,835 Townhouses or other attached units: $306,200
Here: $306,200 State: $416,827 In 2-unit structures: $407,151
Here: $407,151 State: $483,371 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $251,851
Here: $251,851 State: $319,497 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $265,811
Here: $265,811 State: $375,475 Mobile homes: $74,204
Here: $74,204 State: $102,984
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $540
Institutionalized population: 3,418
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 23
- Robberies: 81
- Assaults: 326
- Burglaries: 835
- Thefts: 2309
- Auto thefts: 1011
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 11
- Rapes: 33
- Robberies: 78
- Assaults: 295
- Burglaries: 863
- Thefts: 2225
- Auto thefts: 891
Health of residents in Adams County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.77.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
62.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
72.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 156 pounds. This is less than average.
Health of residents in Adams County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.75.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
49.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
74.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
63.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 192 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.
27.1% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 2651 buildings, average cost: $97,200
- 1998: 2877 buildings, average cost: $118,400
- 1999: 3200 buildings, average cost: $97,800
- 2000: 2901 buildings, average cost: $118,800
- 2001: 4392 buildings, average cost: $116,700
- 2002: 3916 buildings, average cost: $141,400
- 2003: 4023 buildings, average cost: $167,300
- 2004: 4384 buildings, average cost: $166,000
- 2005: 4177 buildings, average cost: $166,100
- 2006: 2754 buildings, average cost: $162,900
- 2007: 1431 buildings, average cost: $183,600
- 2008: 650 buildings, average cost: $194,700
- 2009: 477 buildings, average cost: $189,200
- 2010: 558 buildings, average cost: $213,900
- 2011: 546 buildings, average cost: $224,400
- 2012: 793 buildings, average cost: $229,500
- 2013: 1032 buildings, average cost: $234,900
- 2014: 1085 buildings, average cost: $226,400
- 2015: 1510 buildings, average cost: $265,300
- 2016: 1997 buildings, average cost: $286,100
- 2017: 1899 buildings, average cost: $321,500
- 2018: 2415 buildings, average cost: $295,900
- 2019: 2273 buildings, average cost: $277,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,356 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,797 (0.6%)
Adams County: | 8.9% |
Colorado: | 9.3% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 34.0 years old
(Males: 33.4 years old, Females: 35.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.7 years old, Black residents: 29.1 years old, American Indian residents: 36.1 years old, Asian residents: 34.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.9 years old, Other race residents: 31.2 years old)
Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $702 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $889 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1262 a month.
Cities in this county include: Aurora, West Adams, Westminster, Thornton, North Aurora, Northglenn, Commerce City, Brighton, Sherrelwood, Welby.
2018 air pollution in Adams County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.291 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.02 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 30.4 µg/m3. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 10.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Franklin County, Indiana , Marion County, West Virginia
, Shasta County, California
, Tehama County, California
, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
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Here: | 7.0% |
Colorado: | 6.2% |
Current college students: 15,697
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 80,678 (49.7% naturalized citizens)
Adams County: | 15.6% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 17,5642010 or later
- 22,9282000 to 2009
- 19,6891990 to 1999
- 11,0501980 to 1989
- 5,3391970 to 1979
- 3,458Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 113,190
- One, attached: 14,698
- Two: 1,886
- 3 or 4: 3,978
- 5 to 9: 8,696
- 10 to 19: 11,185
- 20 to 49: 8,696
- 50 or more: 4,834
- Mobile homes: 11,354
Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 87,400 (2,477 second mortgage, 8,129 home equity loan, 186 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29,658
Here: | 75.0% with mortgage |
State: | 70.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Adams County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 70,598 | 11 |
Evangelical Protestant | 34,568 | 159 |
Other | 17,157 | 38 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,133 | 33 |
Black Protestant | 195 | 2 |
Orthodox | - | 1 |
None | 311,952 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Adams County: | 1.16 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Colorado: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Colorado: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adams County: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Colorado: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.66 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adams County: | 6.8% |
Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adams County: | 24.3% |
State: | 18.4% |
Here: | 10.0% |
State: | 9.6% |
Agriculture in Adams County:
Average size of farms: 964 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $135,536
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $332.04
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.96%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.28%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $139,220
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.16%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $97,399
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.71%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.70
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 15.81%
Corn for grain: 4956 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 211930 harvested acres
Vegetables: 4,481 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Adams County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 697% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 439.6 miles away from Adams County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 178.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 543.4 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 194.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 202.0 miles away from Adams County center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 203.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
- Colorado Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 16, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4229: July 16, 2015, FEMA Id: 4229, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to October 31, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3365: September 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 3365, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to September 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4145: September 14, 2013, FEMA Id: 4145, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Colorado Snow, Incident Period: December 18, 2006 to December 22, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3270: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 3270, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Colorado Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3185: April 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Colorado Heavy Rains, Snowmelt, Flooding, Incident Period: May 23, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-385: May 23, 1973, FEMA Id: 385, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain, Snow
- Colorado SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 19, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-261: May 19, 1969, FEMA Id: 261, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Adams County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Snows: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 169,974 (81.1%)
- Carpooled: 17,538 (8.4%)
- Bus: 3,790 (1.8%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 17 (0.0%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 126 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 989 (0.5%)
- Bicycle: 1,382 (0.7%)
- Walked: 2,037 (1.0%)
- Worked at home: 13,691 (6.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (16%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (17%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Mexico (62%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Laos (2%)
- India (2%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
- Philippines (1%)
- German (7%)
- American (5%)
- Irish (3%)
- English (3%)
- European (2%)
- Italian (2%)
- Polish (1%)
People in group quarters in Adams County, Colorado in 2000:
- 1,298 people in nursing homes
- 831 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 340 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 269 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 196 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 172 people in halfway houses
- 96 people in other group homes
- 67 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 43 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 26 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 22 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 19 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 12 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 12 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 2 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Adams County, Colorado in 2010:
- 1,415 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 1,294 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 429 people in federal detention centers
- 211 people in correctional residential facilities
- 206 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 162 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 156 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 51 people in group homes intended for adults
- 42 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 34 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 27 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
11.56% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($48,480 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 11.56% |
Colorado average: | 10.99% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($95 average AGI)
Adams County: 0.03% Colorado average: 0.10%
8.41% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($35,479 average AGI)
3.13% relocated from other states ($12,906 average AGI)
Adams County: 3.13% Colorado average: 4.99%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Denver County, CO | ![]() |
from Jefferson County, CO | ![]() |
from Arapahoe County, CO | ![]() |
from Weld County, CO | ![]() |
from Boulder County, CO | ![]() |
from Larimer County, CO | ![]() |
from Douglas County, CO | ![]() |
10.57% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($52,065 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.57% |
Colorado average: | 9.96% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($134 average AGI)
Adams County: 0.04% Colorado average: 0.10%
7.68% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($37,155 average AGI)
2.86% relocated to other states ($14,775 average AGI)
Adams County: 2.86% Colorado average: 3.89%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Denver County, CO | ![]() |
to Jefferson County, CO | ![]() |
to Arapahoe County, CO | ![]() |
to Weld County, CO | ![]() |
to Boulder County, CO | ![]() |
to Larimer County, CO | ![]() |
to Douglas County, CO | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 5.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 40,266 (32,990 aged, 7,276 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 14,166 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Adams County, Colorado in 1999 - 2019:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,041)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,854)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,703)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,181)
- Unspecified dementia (1,663)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,492)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,100)
- Congestive heart failure (842)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (818)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (786)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 59.1. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 33.7
- Other - 25.4
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 172.3. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 75.7
- Suffocation - 47.7
- Poisoning - 42.0
- Other - 7.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 517,421- Male householders: 91,452 (21,288 living alone), Female householders: 80,525 (18,163 living alone)
88,742 spouses (87,664 opposite-sex spouses), 12,433 unmarried partners, (11,693 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 166,919 children (152,574 natural, 3,799 adopted, 10,546 stepchildren), 19,656 grandchildren, 7,263 brothers or sisters, 11,197 parents, 453 foster children, 13,486 other relatives, 21,477 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,818
Size of family households: 41,761 2-persons, 28,087 3-persons, 26,749 4-persons, 12,378 5-persons, 6,305 6-persons, 4,226 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 39,451 1-person, 10,612 2-persons, 1,416 3-persons, 804 4-persons, 188 5-persons.
90,983 married couples with children.
24,434 single-parent households (6,712 men, 17,722 women).
69.4% of residents of Adams speak English at home.
24.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,603,376,000 ($4,113 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $276,787,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $536,237,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $297,531,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,569,000
Federal grants: $286,235,000
Federal procurement contracts: $239,902,000 ($188,291,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $232,902,000 ($59,642,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,452,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,427,715,000
Federal Government insurance: $84,311,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 35,123Here: | 88 per 1000 residents |
State: | 76 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 11,184
Here: | 28 per 1000 residents |
State: | 32 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +14,038
Here: | +35 per 1000 residents |
State: | +24 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +14,189
Here: | +36 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 75.05 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)
Here: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 4.0 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Adams County, Colorado
- 12,9292014 or later
- 4,2352010 to 2013
- 39,4412000 to 2009
- 27,4091990 to 1999
- 21,6901980 to 1989
- 28,1691970 to 1979
- 18,8021960 to 1969
- 19,3981950 to 1959
- 3,0791940 to 1949
- 3,3651939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, Colorado
- 01 room
- 5732 rooms
- 3,8763 rooms
- 11,6504 rooms
- 20,8115 rooms
- 23,7296 rooms
- 19,2777 rooms
- 13,8168 rooms
- 23,3269+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, Colorado
- 1,8221 room
- 6,5382 rooms
- 11,3383 rooms
- 14,6574 rooms
- 8,3005 rooms
- 5,8526 rooms
- 2,4407 rooms
- 2,0048 rooms
- 1,9689+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, Colorado
- 0no bedroom
- 1,4081 bedroom
- 19,1162 bedrooms
- 51,9313 bedrooms
- 33,7834 bedrooms
- 10,8205+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, Colorado
- 1,994no bedroom
- 15,6461 bedroom
- 19,0002 bedrooms
- 12,2973 bedrooms
- 4,6064 bedrooms
- 1,3765+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2,286no vehicle
- 23,5361 vehicle
- 46,4022 vehicles
- 25,3653 vehicles
- 13,4844 vehicles
- 5,9855+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County in renter-occupied apartments
- 5,963no vehicle
- 19,8031 vehicle
- 19,3272 vehicles
- 6,7343 vehicles
- 2,5714 vehicles
- 5215+ vehicles
84.7% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Colorado.
Adams County: | 84.7% |
State average: | 82.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 272,382
- Other state: 154,792
- Northeast: 18,337
- Midwest: 53,438
- South: 34,070
- West: 48,947
- 77.4%Utility gas
- 19.7%Electricity
- 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Solar energy
- 0.4%Wood
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 57.7%Utility gas
- 38.2%Electricity
- 2.0%No fuel used
- 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.2%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 7.2% |
Colorado: | 8.4% |
Here: | 6.8% |
Colorado: | 8.6% |
Here: | 20.9% |
Colorado: | 13.1% |
Adams County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $33,737,000
Air Transportation: $2,540,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,320,000
Solid Waste Management: $520,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $40,959,000
Regular Highways: $3,764,000
Parks and Recreation: $334,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $101,212,000
Police Protection: $46,253,000
Regular Highways: $37,504,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,721,000
Central Staff Services: $26,683,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,730,000
Natural Resources - Other: $17,193,000
General - Other: $9,632,000
General Public Buildings: $9,375,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $8,204,000
Financial Administration: $7,813,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,937,000
Health - Other: $5,666,000
Corrections - Other: $5,306,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,809,000
Air Transportation: $2,874,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,586,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,257,000
Solid Waste Management: $464,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $43,755,000
Education: $4,685,000
Highways: $4,304,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,466,000
Other: $727,000
Air Transportation: $82,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,927,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $184,222,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $181,984,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,521,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,521,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,901,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,663,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,428,000
Interest Earnings: $3,164,000
Sale of Property: $118,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,558,000
Natural Resources - Other: $140,000
Housing and Community Development: $21,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $282,998,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $44,504,000
Highways: $14,436,000
Other: $9,306,000
General Local Government Support: $299,000
- Tax - Property: $144,792,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $52,573,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,436,000
Other License: $3,370,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $143,045,000
Adams County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $33,737,000
Air Transportation: $2,540,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,320,000
Solid Waste Management: $520,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $40,959,000
Regular Highways: $3,764,000
Parks and Recreation: $334,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $101,212,000
Police Protection: $46,253,000
Regular Highways: $37,504,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,721,000
Central Staff Services: $26,683,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,730,000
Natural Resources - Other: $17,193,000
General - Other: $9,632,000
General Public Buildings: $9,375,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $8,204,000
Financial Administration: $7,813,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,937,000
Health - Other: $5,666,000
Corrections - Other: $5,306,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,809,000
Air Transportation: $2,874,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,586,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,257,000
Solid Waste Management: $464,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $43,755,000
Education: $4,685,000
Highways: $4,304,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,466,000
Other: $727,000
Air Transportation: $82,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,927,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $184,222,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $181,984,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,521,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,521,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,901,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,663,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,428,000
Interest Earnings: $3,164,000
Sale of Property: $118,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,558,000
Natural Resources - Other: $140,000
Housing and Community Development: $21,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $282,998,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $44,504,000
Highways: $14,436,000
Other: $9,306,000
General Local Government Support: $299,000
- Tax - Property: $144,792,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $52,573,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,436,000
Other License: $3,370,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $143,045,000
Adams County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $33,737,000
Air Transportation: $2,540,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,320,000
Solid Waste Management: $520,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $40,959,000
Regular Highways: $3,764,000
Parks and Recreation: $334,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $101,212,000
Police Protection: $46,253,000
Regular Highways: $37,504,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,721,000
Central Staff Services: $26,683,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,730,000
Natural Resources - Other: $17,193,000
General - Other: $9,632,000
General Public Buildings: $9,375,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $8,204,000
Financial Administration: $7,813,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,937,000
Health - Other: $5,666,000
Corrections - Other: $5,306,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,809,000
Air Transportation: $2,874,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,586,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,257,000
Solid Waste Management: $464,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $43,755,000
Education: $4,685,000
Highways: $4,304,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,466,000
Other: $727,000
Air Transportation: $82,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,927,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $184,222,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $181,984,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,521,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,521,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,901,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,663,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,428,000
Interest Earnings: $3,164,000
Sale of Property: $118,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,558,000
Natural Resources - Other: $140,000
Housing and Community Development: $21,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $282,998,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $44,504,000
Highways: $14,436,000
Other: $9,306,000
General Local Government Support: $299,000
- Tax - Property: $144,792,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $52,573,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,436,000
Other License: $3,370,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $143,045,000
Adams County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $33,737,000
Air Transportation: $2,540,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,320,000
Solid Waste Management: $520,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $40,959,000
Regular Highways: $3,764,000
Parks and Recreation: $334,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $101,212,000
Police Protection: $46,253,000
Regular Highways: $37,504,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,721,000
Central Staff Services: $26,683,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,730,000
Natural Resources - Other: $17,193,000
General - Other: $9,632,000
General Public Buildings: $9,375,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $8,204,000
Financial Administration: $7,813,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,937,000
Health - Other: $5,666,000
Corrections - Other: $5,306,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,809,000
Air Transportation: $2,874,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,586,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,257,000
Solid Waste Management: $464,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $43,755,000
Education: $4,685,000
Highways: $4,304,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,466,000
Other: $727,000
Air Transportation: $82,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,927,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $184,222,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $181,984,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,521,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $31,521,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,901,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,663,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,428,000
Interest Earnings: $3,164,000
Sale of Property: $118,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,558,000
Natural Resources - Other: $140,000
Housing and Community Development: $21,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $282,998,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $44,504,000
Highways: $14,436,000
Other: $9,306,000
General Local Government Support: $299,000
- Tax - Property: $144,792,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $52,573,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,436,000
Other License: $3,370,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $143,045,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 4,888
- Number of aged recipients: 737
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,151
- Number of recipients under 18: 780
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,881
- Number of recipients older than 64: 1,227
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,527
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,198
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 82 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 4,217 | $167,982 | 1,986 | $159,561 | 8,458 | $198,679 | 311 | $61,350 | 14 | $3,723,786 | 783 | $113,649 | 175 | $71,171 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 254 | $161,331 | 224 | $138,540 | 907 | $196,905 | 72 | $38,819 | 1 | $220,000 | 74 | $114,770 | 63 | $58,952 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 556 | $159,115 | 445 | $147,951 | 2,964 | $191,627 | 363 | $39,350 | 7 | $405,286 | 289 | $119,315 | 138 | $60,725 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 389 | $164,401 | 266 | $152,929 | 1,808 | $195,261 | 98 | $79,316 | 3 | $173,000 | 127 | $112,197 | 24 | $73,917 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 46 | $169,652 | 51 | $188,686 | 655 | $191,180 | 47 | $78,936 | 1 | $420,000 | 41 | $124,366 | 7 | $111,571 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 73 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 313 | $205,617 | 283 | $227,113 | 10 | $176,500 | 1 | $231,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 131 | $183,397 | 136 | $230,324 | 17 | $145,294 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 58 | $194,138 | 61 | $227,574 | 3 | $165,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 32 | $188,719 | 21 | $255,286 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $117,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 24 | $187,917 | 12 | $202,167 | 4 | $78,500 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Adams County, CO among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 1,618 | 72.4 years |
Mary | 1,543 | 78.1 years |
Robert | 1,382 | 70.3 years |
William | 1,273 | 73.0 years |
James | 1,147 | 70.5 years |
Charles | 820 | 72.7 years |
George | 773 | 74.9 years |
Helen | 716 | 79.7 years |
Dorothy | 633 | 77.1 years |
Margaret | 599 | 78.8 years |
Most common last names in Adams County, CO among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 573 | 74.2 years |
Johnson | 492 | 73.8 years |
Miller | 444 | 74.1 years |
Martinez | 384 | 70.9 years |
Brown | 370 | 73.0 years |
Jones | 328 | 72.5 years |
Williams | 306 | 70.8 years |
Anderson | 282 | 74.0 years |
Davis | 266 | 72.8 years |
Wilson | 228 | 74.8 years |
Businesses in Adams County, CO | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
24 Hour Fitness | 7 | Kohl's | 6 | |
7-Eleven | 47 | Kroger | 22 | |
AMF Bowling | 2 | La Quinta | 2 | |
AT&T | 21 | Lane Bryant | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 8 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 13 | LensCrafters | 4 | |
Aeropostale | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 10 | |
Albertsons | 4 | Long John Silver's | 5 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Lowe's | 4 | |
Applebee's | 4 | Macy's | 1 | |
Arby's | 11 | Marriott | 5 | |
AutoZone | 14 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 44 | |
Bakers | 1 | Mazda | 2 | |
Bally Total Fitness | 2 | McDonald's | 35 | |
Barnes & Noble | 3 | Men's Wearhouse | 3 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 5 | Motel 6 | 3 | |
Bath & Body Works | 5 | Motherhood Maternity | 4 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 4 | New Balance | 7 | |
Best Western | 1 | New York & Co | 2 | |
Big O Tires | 11 | Nike | 39 | |
Blockbuster | 11 | Nissan | 1 | |
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards | 2 | Office Depot | 5 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | OfficeMax | 5 | |
Burger King | 19 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Cambria | 1 | Olive Garden | 4 | |
Caribou Coffee | 4 | On The Border | 1 | |
Carl\s Jr. | 6 | Outback | 2 | |
Catherines | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 2 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 4 | Panda Express | 7 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 7 | Panera Bread | 2 | |
Chico's | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 6 | |
Chipotle | 16 | Payless | 9 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Penske | 7 | |
Church's Chicken | 2 | PetSmart | 4 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 5 | Pizza Hut | 19 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Popeyes | 6 | |
Comfort Inn | 4 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 9 | |
Costco | 3 | Quality | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 44 | Quiznos | 4 | |
Crossland Economy Studios | 2 | RadioShack | 10 | |
Curves | 10 | Ramada | 1 | |
DHL | 3 | Red Lobster | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 17 | Red Robin | 3 | |
Deb | 1 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 7 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
Dennys | 4 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 11 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 9 | SONIC Drive-In | 11 | |
DressBarn | 2 | Safeway | 11 | |
Dressbarn | 2 | Sam's Club | 3 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Sears | 12 | |
Express | 1 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
Extended Stay Deluxe | 1 | Sleep Inn | 2 | |
Famous Footwear | 5 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
FedEx | 90 | Sprint Nextel | 7 | |
Finish Line | 3 | Staples | 2 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 8 | Starbucks | 53 | |
Foot Locker | 2 | Subaru | 1 | |
Ford | 3 | Subway | 40 | |
GNC | 12 | Super 8 | 5 | |
GameStop | 13 | T-Mobile | 29 | |
Gap | 1 | T.G.I. Driday's | 3 | |
Gymboree | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 2 | |
H&R Block | 26 | Taco Bell | 19 | |
Haagen-Dazs | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Hilton | 6 | Target | 7 | |
Hobby Lobby | 3 | Torrid | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 4 | Toyota | 2 | |
Hollister Co. | 2 | Toys"R"Us | 5 | |
Home Depot | 6 | True Value | 3 | |
Homestead Studio Suites | 1 | U-Haul | 31 | |
Honda | 1 | UPS | 81 | |
Hot Topic | 2 | Vans | 8 | |
Hyatt | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 12 | |
IHOP | 3 | Victoria's Secret | 4 | |
InTown Suites | 1 | Village Inn | 13 | |
JCPenney | 3 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Jack In The Box | 3 | Vons | 12 | |
Jamba Juice | 2 | Waffle House | 2 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | Walgreens | 28 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Walmart | 10 | |
Jones New York | 4 | Wendy's | 20 | |
Journeys | 2 | Westin | 1 | |
Justice | 3 | Whole Foods Market | 2 | |
KFC | 15 | YMCA | 2 | |
Kmart | 3 |
Adams County on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"