Adams County, Colorado

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 524,408
Median household income: $91,387
Median home value: $458,400

Adams County, Colorado counts 524,408 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. At $91,387, its median household income sits in line with Colorado's $92,470.

From 2019 to 2023, Adams County's population grew 4.0% from 504,108 to 524,408, while its median household income rose 28.3% from $71,202 to $91,387.

The median resident is 34.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 524,408
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $91,387
Median home value: $458,400
Median gross rent: $1,713
Housing units: 191,765
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

504,108524,408

Median household income

$71,202$91,387

Median home value

$307,600$458,400

Median gross rent

$1,346$1,713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	504,108	$71,202	$307,600	$1,346
2020	509,844	$73,817	$335,800	$1,387
2021	514,969	$78,304	$360,600	$1,470
2022	520,149	$86,297	$425,000	$1,632
2023	524,408	$91,387	$458,400	$1,713

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33,921	6.5%
5 to 17	99,079	18.9%
18 to 24	47,460	9.1%
25 to 34	84,942	16.2%
35 to 44	80,441	15.3%
45 to 54	64,670	12.3%
55 to 64	56,054	10.7%
65 to 74	36,885	7.0%
75 and over	20,956	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	242,505	46.2%
Black or African American	17,207	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,678	0.3%
Asian	20,450	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	798	0.2%
Some other race	2,800	0.5%
Two or more races	17,337	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	221,633	42.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51,641	15.0%
High school graduate	98,198	28.6%
Some college or associate's	97,726	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	65,757	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	30,626	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit2.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	196,007	71.4%
Carpooled	29,332	10.7%
Public transit	5,674	2.1%
Walked	3,095	1.1%
Bicycle	670	0.2%
Worked from home	36,684	13.4%
Other means	3,169	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38,378	16.1%
15 to 29 min	84,324	35.4%
30 to 44 min	69,566	29.2%
45 to 59 min	24,477	10.3%
60+ min	21,202	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 9.4% (48,994 of 520,338)

	Count	Share
Family households	126,718	68.5%
Nonfamily households	58,246	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	184,964	96.5%
Vacant	6,801	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	127,392	68.9%
Renter-occupied	57,572	31.1%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120,114	62.6%
1-unit, attached	16,528	8.6%
2 to 4 units	6,580	3.4%
5 to 19 units	21,064	11.0%
20 or more units	16,315	8.5%
Mobile home & other	11,164	5.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 08001
State: Colorado
Land area: 1,167 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 39.8743, -104.3319