Adams County, Washington (WA)

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County population in 2005: 16,803 (48% urban, 52% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,579
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,650

% of renters here:	32%
State:	35%

Land area: 1925 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	18.2%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

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:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Adams County, Washington:

White Non-Hispanic (50.9%)
Hispanic (47.1%)
Other race (30.7%)
Two or more races (2.7%)
American Indian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,027
County population in 2003: 16,627
Jobs in 2003: 6,891

Adams County,WA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 8,591
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.9%

Average household size:

Adams County:	3.1 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,469 ($33,888 in 2000)

This county	$36,469
Washington:	$49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $120,876

Adams County	$120,876
Washington:	$227,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $430
Institutionalized population: 112
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Adams County in 2000: $793

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

Adams County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $991 (1.2%)

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), Russel D Smith Powerplant (P), Sand Hills Grange Hall (Q), McGregor (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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.8%
Washington:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 959
1990 to 1994: 957
1985 to 1989: 683
1980 to 1984: 304
1975 to 1979: 228
1970 to 1974: 168
1970 to 1974: 101
1965 to 1969: 364

Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

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

Adams County marital status for males

Adams County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Adams County
Average size of farms: 1488 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $282920
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $394.62
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $256491
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.22%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $170126
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 69.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.42
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 16.65%
Corn for grain: 2794 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 302166 harvested acres
Vegetables: 9358 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3963 acres

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

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
Food (14%)
Construction (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Food (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (21%)
Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (94%)
Canada (2%)
Pakistan (1%)
El Salvador (1%)
Laos (0%)
Honduras (0%)
Nicaragua (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Adams County:

German (16%)
United States or American (6%)
English (6%)
Irish (4%)
Norwegian (2%)
Swedish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Adams County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Adams County, Washington

89 people in nursing homes
72 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
39 people in other workers' dormitories
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in unknown juvenile institutions
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,053.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Adams County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Adams County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Adams County

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

Households: 16,181

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.

4,043 married couples with children.
1,008 single-parent households (246 men, 762 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,797

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

Deaths: 567

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

Net international migration: +780

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

Net internal migration: -1,606

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

Population growth in Adams County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 93
1995 to 1998: 443
1990 to 1994: 273
1980 to 1989: 486
1970 to 1979: 1,299
1960 to 1969: 932
1950 to 1959: 963
1940 to 1949: 493
1939 or earlier: 791

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

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 69
3 rooms: 261
4 rooms: 454
5 rooms: 734
6 rooms: 658
7 rooms: 540
8 rooms: 398
9 or more rooms: 449

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

1 room: 82
2 rooms: 221
3 rooms: 242
4 rooms: 387
5 rooms: 298
6 rooms: 158
7 rooms: 88
8 rooms: 76
9 or more rooms: 98

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

no bedroom: 36
1 bedroom: 266
2 bedrooms: 641
3 bedrooms: 1,755
4 bedrooms: 648
5 or more bedrooms: 233

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County:

no bedroom: 96
1 bedroom: 412
2 bedrooms: 511
3 bedrooms: 447
4 bedrooms: 131
5 or more bedrooms: 53

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

no vehicle: 129
1 vehicle: 794
2 vehicles: 1,468
3 vehicles: 770
4 vehicles: 317
5 or more vehicles: 101

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

no vehicle: 265
1 vehicle: 583
2 vehicles: 593
3 vehicles: 132
4 vehicles: 44
5 or more vehicles: 33

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (54%)
Utility gas (30%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (60%)
Utility gas (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 133

Here:	5.1%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 71

Here:	5.5%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Here:	3.9%
Washington:	15.7%

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)

Adams County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $779,000
All Other: $702,000

Parks & Recreation: $56,000
Construction - General: $228,000
Regular Highways: $207,000

Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,238,000
Police Protection: $1,311,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,242,000

Health Services - Other: $1,075,000

Corrections - Other: $943,000

Financial Administration: $855,000

Solid Waste Management: $782,000

General - Other: $702,000

Natural Resources - Other: $452,000

Central Staff Services: $357,000

Parks & Recreation: $159,000

General Public Buildings: $99,000

Housing & Community Development: $76,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $8,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $341,000
General Support: $33,000
General - Interest on Debt: $56,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $16,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $257,000
Highways: $248,000

Education: $22,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $939,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $890,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $49,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $928,000
Interest Earnings: $187,000

Special Assessments: $152,000

Rents: $44,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,225,000
General - Other: $534,000

Central Staff: $277,000

Police Protection: $147,000

Financial Administration: $43,000

Health - Other: $22,000

Corrections - Other: $13,000

Natural Resource - Other: $10,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,000

Judicial: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,331,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,444,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,498,000

All Other: $1,064,000

General Support: $32,000

Education: $7,000
Tax - Property: $3,946,000
Total General Sales: $704,000

NEC: $133,000

Motor Vehicle License: $128,000

Other Selective Sales: $64,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,777,000

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