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Adams County, WI

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

AI Overview

Adams County, WI is a small, rural county of 20,928 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $26,890 and median household income of $59,442, set against very low housing costs — a median home value of $184,500 and median gross rent of just $789/month. The labor market is constrained, with a labor force participation rate of only 48.1%, an unemployment rate of 5.1%, and just 17.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce that skews older given a median age of 55.7 years. The county grew 4.3% over five years and posts an 86.4% homeownership rate, pointing to a stable, owner-occupied residential base rather than a high-activity commercial economy.

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

Population

20,928

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,442

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

55.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,788 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race746 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races631 (3.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone429 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone241 (1.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone153 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish380
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic269
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic46
  4. 4.Other Indo-European43
  5. 5.Arabic24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

31.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,884

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,890

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$35,145

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,323
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,322
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,005
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services962
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)635

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,126
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,871
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,827
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,697
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations972

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.96×)262
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)594
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.46×)282
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.41×)1,175
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.36×)999

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$184,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$789/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,287 (15.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,152 (14.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999790 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999784 (9.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999510 (6.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999502 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,374

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,557 (78.7%)
  • Worked At Home818 (9.8%)
  • Carpooled738 (8.9%)
  • Walked101 (1.2%)
  • Other78 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit17 (0.2%)

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.