County population in 2016: 3,856 (all rural); it was 4,482 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 667 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 663 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,397 Renter-occupied apartments: 385 (it was 470 in 2000)
% of renters here:
25%
State:
28%
Land area: 424 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 9 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Adams County: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (47.4%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (21.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,278 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,004 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 9.4%
Adams County:
9.4%
Iowa:
11.8%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 83.3% for Black residents, 26.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 75.0% for American Indian residents, 33.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 47.2 years old
(Males: 45.3 years old, Females: 48.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.2 years old, Black residents: 52.1 years old, American Indian residents: 58.2 years old, Asian residents: 51.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 45.6 years old, Other race residents: 42.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $379 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Adams County: Pine Valley Golf Course (A), Cromwell (B), Lakeshore Golf and Country Club (C), Spaulding (D), Crestmoor Country Club (E), Talmage Junction (F), Highland Townhall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Adams County include: Beulah Church (A), Dodge Center Church (B), Immanuel Church (C), Oak Hill Church (D), Pleasant Valley Church (E), Platte Center Church (F), Jerusalem Church (G), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Groesbeck Cemetery (1), County Home Cemetery (2), Dodge Center Cemetery (3), Homewood Cemetery (4), Reasoner Cemetery (5), Leas Cemetery (6), Brown Family Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Afton (A), Summit Lake (B), Thayer Lake (C), Spring Valley Lake (D), Three Mile Lake (E), Twelve Mile Lake (F), Green Valley Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indian Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Sevenmile Creek (C), Twelvemile Creek (D), Fourmile Creek (E), East Platte River (F), Threemile Creek (G), East Branch Middle Platte River (H), Loefler Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Adams County include: Mount Pisgah Park (1), First White Settlement in Union County Historical Marker (2), Twelve Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area (3), Three Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area (4), Mitchell Marsh (5), Summit Lake Wildlife Management Area (6), Thayer Lake Park (7), Talmage Hill Park (8), Talmage Hill Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 132 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 38 (71.7% naturalized citizens)
Adams County:
1.0%
Whole state:
5.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 1
2000 to 2009: 4
1990 to 1999: 10
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 6
Before 1970: 5
Note: State values scaled to Adams County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,762
One, attached: 12
Two: 20
3 or 4: 35
5 to 9: 53
10 to 19: 22
20 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 118
Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 574 (2 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 668
Here:
46.2% with mortgage
State:
60.6% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Adams County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
946
10
Catholic
249
1
Evangelical Protestant
215
4
Other
1
-
None
2,618
-
Adams County Religion Details
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:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Adams County:
2.45 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
Adams County:
7.34 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:
5.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
This county:
7.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.01 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Adams County:
8.7%
Iowa:
7.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Adams County:
28.5%
State:
27.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
10.5%
State:
14.5%
Agriculture in Adams County:
Average size of farms: 419 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $89,833 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $211.01 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 44.36% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $65,979 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 56.47% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51,903 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.95% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.42 Corn for grain: 60020 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 161 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 56925 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Adams County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 1620418.1 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/27/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Adams County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 51.4 miles away from Adams County center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 404.1 miles away from the county center On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 246.9 miles away from the county center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 392.7 miles away from the county center On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.9 miles away from Adams County center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 385.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 03, 2014 to June 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4181: July 14, 2014, FEMA Id: 4181, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 19, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1880: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1880, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 10, 2007 to December 11, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1737: January 04, 2008, FEMA Id: 1737, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3239: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2004 to June 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1518: May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: 1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Flooding, Incident Period: May 08, 1996 to May 28, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1121: June 24, 1996, FEMA Id: 1121, Natural disaster type: Flood
Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 01, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-996: July 09, 1993, FEMA Id: 996, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: September 14, 1992 to September 15, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-965: October 02, 1992, FEMA Id: 965, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Adams County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Material moving occupations (4%)
Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
Management occupations (14%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Production occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Korea (37%)
Mexico (29%)
Japan (18%)
England (0%)
Scotland (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Adams County (%):
American (25%)
German (23%)
Irish (11%)
English (7%)
Swedish (2%)
Northern European (2%)
Czech (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,222 (76.1%)
Carpooled: 164 (10.2%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0.8%)
Ferryboat: 9 (0.6%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 15 (0.9%)
Bicycle: 5 (0.3%)
Walked: 59 (3.7%)
Worked at home: 119 (7.4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Adams County, Iowa in 2000:
45 people in nursing homes
43 people in homes for the mentally ill
19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
People in group quarters in Adams County, Iowa in 2010:
45 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
41 people in residential treatment centers for adults
24 people in group homes intended for adults
4 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $44,697.
5.08% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,519 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.08%
Iowa average:
5.75%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.45% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($19,914 average AGI)
1.63% relocated from other states ($12,605 average AGI)
Adams County:
1.63%
Iowa average:
2.41%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.08% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,592 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.08%
Iowa average:
5.94%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.22% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($18,551 average AGI)
1.86% relocated to other states ($12,041 average AGI)
Adams County:
1.86%
Iowa average:
2.60%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Births per 1000 population in Adams County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population in Adams County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Adams County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Adams County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Adams County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,034 (907 aged, 127 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 59 (6%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Adams County, Iowa in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (137)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (46)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (35)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (31)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 23.15 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,648 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 509 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,370
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 704 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,571
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 46 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,856
In family households: 3,010 (597 male householders, 499 female householders)
975 spouses, 841 children (787 natural, 30 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 13 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 700 (261 male householders (193 living alone)), 328 female householders (284 living alone)), 109 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 145
Size of family households: 643 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 179 4-persons, 104 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 477 1-person, 108 2-persons, 3 3-persons.
663 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (60 men, 43 women).
98.9% of residents of Adams speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $32,850,000 ($7,604 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $851,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,287,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,355,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,043,000 Federal grants: $3,955,000 Federal procurement contracts: $548,000 ($250,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,661,000 ($233,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $823,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,118,000 Federal Government insurance: $20,952,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 222
Here:
52 per 1000 residents
State:
66 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 288
Here:
68 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: -4
Here:
-1 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -140
Here:
-33 per 1000 residents
State:
-14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Adams County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.35 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Note: State values scaled to Adams County population
no vehicle: 12
1 vehicle: 222
2 vehicles: 479
3 vehicles: 328
4 vehicles: 142
5+ vehicles: 64
no vehicle: 48
1 vehicle: 174
2 vehicles: 115
3 vehicles: 88
4 vehicles: 21
5+ vehicles: 6
89% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Iowa.
Adams County:
88.6%
State average:
84.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,048
Other state: 756
Northeast: 18
Midwest: 575
South: 93
West: 67
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