Adams County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 59,51487.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,6453.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0731.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0141.5%Two or more races
  • 5400.8%Asian alone
  • 1680.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 760.1%Some other race alone
  • 130.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $172,524

Here:	$172,524
State:	$266,086

Townhouses or other attached units: $209,460

Here:	$209,460
State:	$247,630

In 2-unit structures: $24,517

Here:	$24,517
State:	$268,780

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,768

Here:	$127,768
State:	$306,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,324

Here:	$94,324
State:	$303,902

Mobile homes: $17,529

Here:	$17,529
State:	$59,325

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: $2,196 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,614 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $380 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.

Cities in this county include: Quincy, Camp Point, Payson, Clayton, Mendon, Golden, Ursa, Liberty, Loraine, Plainville.

2018 air pollution in Adams County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Fountain County, Indiana , Grand County, Colorado , Hendricks County, Indiana , Licking County, Ohio , Macon County .

Current college students: 3,338
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 796 (80.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1982010 or later
• 1852000 to 2009
• 1491990 to 1999
• 821980 to 1989
• 731970 to 1979
• 218Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,652
• One, attached: 1,016
• Two: 1,168
• 3 or 4: 1,183
• 5 to 9: 795
• 10 to 19: 79
• 20 to 49: 650
• 50 or more: 919
• Mobile homes: 1,755
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 11,405 (52 second mortgage, 840 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,013

Religion statistics for Adams County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Adams County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 24, 2019 - July 3, 2019, FEMA Id: 4461, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4116: May 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4116, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 19, 2010 to August 07, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1935: August 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 1935, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2008 to July 22, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1771: June 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1771, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3269: December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: 3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 06, 2003 to May 11, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1469: May 15, 2003, FEMA Id: 1469, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.38% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,295 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.33% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($16,910 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($26,385 average AGI)

Adams County:	2.05%
Illinois average:	1.87%

from Marion County, MO	0.27% ($31,493 average AGI)
from Pike County, IL	0.23% ($39,452)
from Hancock County, IL	0.18% ($51,771)
from Lewis County, MO	0.15% ($32,550)
from Sangamon County, IL	0.11% ($35,400)
from McDonough County, IL	0.10% ($31,074)
from Cook County, IL	0.08% ($34,909)

4.07% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($46,728 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.35% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($12,951 average AGI)
2.72% relocated to other states ($33,777 average AGI)

Adams County:	2.72%
Illinois average:	2.67%

to Marion County, MO	0.27% ($45,194 average AGI)
to Pike County, IL	0.18% ($37,510)
to Hancock County, IL	0.17% ($27,304)
to Lewis County, MO	0.17% ($30,644)
to Sangamon County, IL	0.13% ($47,889)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.11% ($55,000)
to Boone County, MO	0.09% ($25,360)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

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: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 13,821 (3,868 living alone), Female householders: 13,172 (4,528 living alone)

• 13,886 spouses (13,739 opposite-sex spouses), 2,094 unmarried partners, (1,937 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,734 children (16,370 natural, 631 adopted, 733 stepchildren), 1,319 grandchildren, 197 brothers or sisters, 412 parents, 188 foster children, 624 other relatives, 549 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,439

Size of family households: 8,917 2-persons, 3,610 3-persons, 2,392 4-persons, 1,625 5-persons, 560 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,396 1-person, 1,251 2-persons, 71 3-persons.

9,093 married couples with children.
3,519 single-parent households (971 men, 2,548 women).

98.0% of residents of Adams speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $390,489,000 ($5,836 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $28,534,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $173,422,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $88,535,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,553,000
Federal grants: $71,585,000
Federal procurement contracts: $25,802,000 ($20,706,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,592,000 ($3,153,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,181,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,799,000
Federal Government insurance: $63,063,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.34 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)

• Year house built in Adams County, Illinois
• 9162014 or later
• 5062010 to 2013
• 2,8602000 to 2009
• 2,6431990 to 1999
• 1,9041980 to 1989
• 4,5481970 to 1979
• 3,0291960 to 1969
• 3,8591950 to 1959
• 2,1611940 to 1949
• 7,8291939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Adams County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, Illinois
• 01 room
• 382 rooms
• 953 rooms
• 1,9324 rooms
• 3,5225 rooms
• 4,5586 rooms
• 3,2777 rooms
• 2,2308 rooms
• 3,7669+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, Illinois
• 4671 room
• 3262 rooms
• 1,1403 rooms
• 1,8204 rooms
• 1,5335 rooms
• 1,1486 rooms
• 9387 rooms
• 1338 rooms
• 709+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Adams County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, Illinois
• 7no bedroom
• 7051 bedroom
• 4,4102 bedrooms
• 9,1873 bedrooms
• 4,1484 bedrooms
• 9615+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, Illinois
• 494no bedroom
• 1,7881 bedroom
• 3,3122 bedrooms
• 1,5243 bedrooms
• 4574 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 564no vehicle
• 4,9531 vehicle
• 8,1322 vehicles
• 4,1863 vehicles
• 1,0674 vehicles
• 5165+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,298no vehicle
• 3,6331 vehicle
• 2,0672 vehicles
• 4603 vehicles
• 944 vehicles
• 235+ vehicles

88.9% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 51,197
• Other state: 13,114
• Northeast: 926
• Midwest: 8,673
• South: 2,368
• West: 1,147

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,217
• Number of aged recipients: 70
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,147
• Number of recipients under 18: 183
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 882
• Number of recipients older than 64: 152
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 450
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 538

Adams County on our top lists:

• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"