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Adams County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Adams County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Adams County, IL has a population of 65,435 and has seen a modest decline of 1.9% over five years, with a median age of 41.4 and a labor force participation rate of 65.3%. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment, with 27.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $40,752 and a GDP per capita of $54,858 suggest moderate productivity. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $155,900 and median gross rent of $826/month—alongside a 72.5% homeownership rate and an average commute of just 17 minutes.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

65,166

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,220

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.9% since 2018

Adams County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone58,671 (90.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,460 (3.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,839 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race912 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone435 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone349 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish780
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic207
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)143
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)137
  5. 5.Other Indo-European73

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,872

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$54,858

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,317

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,459
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,457
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,197
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,413
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,224

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,741
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,890
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,703
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,255
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,977

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.24×)1,695
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.04×)1,069
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)4,294
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)4,233
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)8,817

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$155,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$826/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9992,776 (13.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,677 (13.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,939 (9.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,918 (9.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,514 (7.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,509 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,752

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone25,475 (79.5%)
  • Carpooled2,667 (8.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,423 (7.6%)
  • Walked836 (2.6%)
  • Other323 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit135 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.