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Adams County, IA mapCounty population in 2005: 4,264 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,397
Renter-occupied apartments: 470
% of renters here:  25%
State:  28%
Land area: 424 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 10 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  9.3%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.5%
Whole state:  3.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.8%), Manufacturing (13.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 70%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
  • Unpaid family work: 2%

Adams County, Iowa business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Adams County, Iowa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Median resident age:  41.9 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Males: 2,203  (49.2%)
Females: 2,279  (50.8%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,645
County population in 2003: 4,389
Jobs in 2003: 1,468

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,104
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%

Average household size:
Adams County:  2.3 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,647 ($30,453 in 2000)
This county  $33,647
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,376
Adams County  $60,376
Iowa:  $106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $333
Institutionalized population: 65
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Adams County in 2000: $582


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 19
  • Thefts: 34
  • Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 28
  • Thefts: 57
  • Auto thefts: 5

Adams County races chart


Adams County, IA map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Adams County Iowa:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 56.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 42.1%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $470 (1.0%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Corning, Prescott, Nodaway, Carbon.

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Cass County , Montgomery County , Page County , Ringgold County , Taylor County , Union County .


Adams County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Adams County: Lakeview Campground (A), Happy Hollow Country Club (B), Adams County Fairgrounds (C), Adams County Speedway (D), Timber Ridge Campground (E), Brooks (F), Adams County Home (G), Union Townhall (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Adams County include: Salem Church (A), Lincoln Center United Methodist Church (B), Mount Etna Church of the Brethren (C), Brooks Methodist Church (D), Mercer Church (E), Carl Methodist Church (F), Stringtown Church (G), Strand Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Icarian Cemetery (1), Old Queen City Cemetery (2), Old Mount Etna Cemetery (3), Old Evergreen Cemetery (4), Old Brooks Cemetery (5), Oakland Cemetery (6), Oak Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Icaria (A), Lake Binder (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Saylings Creek (A), Shanghai Creek (B), Show Creek (C), Mount Zion Branch (D), Moore Creek (E), Todd Branch (F), West Platte River (G), East Fork East Nodaway River (H), Metz Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Adams County: Lake Icaria County Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Mount Etna Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.0%
Iowa:  3.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 132
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (100% naturalized citizens)

Adams County:  0.2%
Whole state:  3.1%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 6
  • 1970 to 1974: 4
  • 1965 to 1969: 1

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.3%

Adams County marital status for males

Adams County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,789
  • One, attached: 21
  • Two: 16
  • 3 or 4: 49
  • 5 to 9: 43
  • 10 to 19: 30
  • 20 or more: 7
  • Mobile homes: 154

Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 364 (23 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 476


Agriculture in Adams County
Average size of farms: 419 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $89833
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: $65979
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 56.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51903
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

Adams County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (30%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Japan (55%)
  • Korea (36%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Adams County:



  • German (28%)
  • United States or American (15%)
  • English (14%)
  • Irish (13%)
  • Swedish (4%)
  • Norwegian (4%)
  • Dutch (2%)

Adams County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,687 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 181 (8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0%)
  • Walked: 105 (5%)
  • Other means: 19 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 192 (9%)
 

People in group quarters in Adams County, Iowa
  • 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

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,262.

5.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.83%
Iowa average:  6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.09% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($20,681 average AGI)
1.74% relocated from other states ($8,681 average AGI)
Adams County:  1.74%
Iowa average:  2.55%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, IA  0.81% ($30,231 average AGI)


6.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.00%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($18,010 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($7,784 average AGI)
Adams County:  1.67%
Iowa average:  2.80%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Union County, IA  1.05% ($22,471 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2



Births per 1000 population in Adams County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6



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 2003: 10.2



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Adams County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 972 (868 aged, 104 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%


Household type by relationship


Households: 4,361
  • In family households: 3,704 (1,087 male householders, 166 female householders)
    1,110 spouses, 1,251 children (1,166 natural, 11 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 657 (220 male householders (192 living alone)), 390 female householders (370 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 121 (68 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 658 2-persons, 228 3-persons, 224 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 562 1-person, 48 2-persons.

844 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (53 men, 114 women).

98.4% of residents of Adams County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 49% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $32,850,000 ($7604 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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.3
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 22
  • 1995 to 1998: 47
  • 1990 to 1994: 69
  • 1980 to 1989: 123
  • 1970 to 1979: 188
  • 1960 to 1969: 179
  • 1950 to 1959: 195
  • 1940 to 1949: 223
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,063


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 9
  • 3 rooms: 15
  • 4 rooms: 128
  • 5 rooms: 300
  • 6 rooms: 325
  • 7 rooms: 232
  • 8 rooms: 232
  • 9 or more rooms: 156


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 51
  • 3 rooms: 35
  • 4 rooms: 100
  • 5 rooms: 65
  • 6 rooms: 119
  • 7 rooms: 56
  • 8 rooms: 20
  • 9 or more rooms: 24


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adams County:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 38
  • 2 bedrooms: 346
  • 3 bedrooms: 618
  • 4 bedrooms: 330
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 65


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 106
  • 2 bedrooms: 162
  • 3 bedrooms: 125
  • 4 bedrooms: 71
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6


Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 54
  • 1 vehicle: 301
  • 2 vehicles: 570
  • 3 vehicles: 288
  • 4 vehicles: 107
  • 5 or more vehicles: 77


Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 43
  • 1 vehicle: 208
  • 2 vehicles: 139
  • 3 vehicles: 42
  • 4 vehicles: 17
  • 5 or more vehicles: 21

66% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Iowa.

Adams County:  65.6%
State average:  57.7%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 3733
  • Northeast: 54
  • Midwest: 522
  • South: 55
  • West: 103

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (45%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Solar energy (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here:  2.1%
Iowa:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:  2.3%
Iowa:  7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 0
Here:  0.0%
Iowa:  25.4%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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