Adams County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	35%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (25.6%), Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Manufacturing (13.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Adams County, Washington:

Median resident age:	29.6 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 8,395	(51.1%)
Females: 8,033	(48.9%)

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Adams County:	3.1 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,154
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$425
State:	$721

Adams County:	$147,428
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $198,340

Here:	$198,340
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $172,594

Here:	$172,594
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $147,301

Here:	$147,301
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,619

Here:	$199,619
State:	$300,953

Mobile homes: $58,575

Here:	$58,575
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,059

Here:	$12,059
State:	$62,453

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 86
• Thefts: 167
• Auto thefts: 30

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 120
• Thefts: 189
• Auto thefts: 21

This county:	18.2%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $750 a month.

Cities in this county include: Othello, Ritzville, Lind, Washtucna, Hatton.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Grant County , Lincoln County , Whitman County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Adams County: Anson (A), Lower Saddle Gap Pumping Station (B), Bar U Ranch (C), Macall (D), Woodward Elevator (E), Vassar (F), Taunton (G), Lantz (H), Coker (I), Simenson (J), Schafer (K), Schaeffer Spur (L), Dryland Experiment Station (M), East Lind (N), Gillespie (O), McGregor (P), Russel D Smith Powerplant (Q), Sand Hills Grange Hall (R). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Adams Cemetery (1), Ammaus Cemetery (2), Memorial Cemetery (3), Delight Cemetery (4), Paha Cemetery (5), Bemis Cemetery (6), Michigan Prairie Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Back Lake (A), Wall Lake (B), Cook Lake (C), McMannaman Lake (D), Fourth of July Lake (E), Bell Lake (F), Winn Lakes (G), Widgeon Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Hayes Creek (A), McElroy Creek (B), Lugenbeal Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.9%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 466
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,764 (24% naturalized citizens)

Adams County:	22.9%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,488
• One, attached: 142
• Two: 228
• 3 or 4: 158
• 5 to 9: 127
• 10 to 19: 105
• 20 or more: 169
• Mobile homes: 1,323
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 1,340 (101 second mortgage, 116 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 894

Here:	60.0% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Adams County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Washington state average. It is 29.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Adams County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 69.9 miles away from Adams County center
On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/11/2001 at 16:00:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 78.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/7/1992 at 17:23:17, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 ML, 3.9 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from Adams County center
On 1/13/1994 at 08:02:38, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 5.7 miles away from the county center
On 5/18/2008 at 22:19:55, a magnitude 3.7 (3.3 MW, 3.7 MD, Depth: 12.5 mi) earthquake occurred 69.0 miles away from Adams County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,395 (69%) Carpooled: 1,189 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 37 (1%) Walked: 313 (5%) Other means: 74 (1%) Worked at home: 348 (5%)

6.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,291 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.16%
Washington average:	7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.11% relocated from other counties in Washington ($19,475 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($8,816 average AGI)

Adams County:	2.05%
Washington average:	3.90%

from Grant County, WA	1.11% ($25,982 average AGI)
from Spokane County, WA	0.64% ($31,061)
from Franklin County, WA	0.49% ($32,680)
from Benton County, WA	0.37% ($19,684)
from King County, WA	0.29% ($35,133)

8.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,052 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.72%
Washington average:	7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.07% relocated to other counties in Washington ($25,470 average AGI)
2.65% relocated to other states ($8,583 average AGI)

Adams County:	2.65%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Grant County, WA	1.91% ($29,634 average AGI)
to Spokane County, WA	0.95% ($27,700)
to Franklin County, WA	0.80% ($29,667)
to Benton County, WA	0.59% ($91,226)
to King County, WA	0.49% ($28,962)
to Yakima County, WA	0.28% ($36,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 20.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,511 (1,333 aged, 178 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,968 (3,412 male householders, 740 female householders)

  3,327 spouses, 6,100 children (5,544 natural, 182 adopted, 374 stepchildren), 308 grandchildren, 172 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 478 other relatives, 348 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,213 (516 male householders (440 living alone)), 549 female householders (523 living alone)), 148 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 247 (114 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,526 2-persons, 755 3-persons, 775 4-persons, 566 5-persons, 284 6-persons, 246 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 963 1-person, 73 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

56.7% of residents of Adams County speak English at home.
41.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $106,399,000 ($6411 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,447,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,516,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,803,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,565,000
Federal grants: $38,346,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,821,000 ($63,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,348,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,027,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,300,000
Federal Government insurance: $65,211,000

Here:	107 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+46 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-96 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.75 millions of gallons per day (95% from ground, 5% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Here:	4.2
State:	3.9

60% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Washington.

Adams County:	59.6%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 8199
• Northeast: 86
• Midwest: 1005
• South: 922
• West: 2352

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,200

Here:	5.1%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	5.5%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	3.9%
Washington:	15.7%

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