Adams County, Colorado (CO)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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:

Health of residents in Adams County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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 (PM_2.5) 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 .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Adams County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Adams County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

11.56% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($48,480 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Denver County, CO	2.38% ($44,025 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO	1.98% ($49,978)
from Arapahoe County, CO	1.52% ($42,744)
from Weld County, CO	0.55% ($59,313)
from Boulder County, CO	0.48% ($59,431)
from Larimer County, CO	0.21% ($47,370)
from Douglas County, CO	0.18% ($65,386)

10.57% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($52,065 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Denver County, CO	1.76% ($41,055 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, CO	1.65% ($52,727)
to Arapahoe County, CO	1.43% ($42,461)
to Weld County, CO	0.90% ($61,421)
to Boulder County, CO	0.38% ($59,923)
to Larimer County, CO	0.21% ($52,013)
to Douglas County, CO	0.20% ($66,371)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Adams County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 75.05 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)

• 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 houses/apartments in Adams County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Adams County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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"