Adams County vs Oneida County

A side-by-side comparison of Adams County and Oneida County: population, income, housing, and more.

Adams County and Oneida County are counties in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oneida County has the higher population (4,681 vs 4,599 in Adams County). Oneida County has the higher median household income ($72,563 vs $59,286 in Adams County). Adams County has the higher median home value ($327,300 vs $228,100 in Oneida County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Oneida County
Population	4,599	4,681
Median age	54.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,286	$72,563
Median home value	$327,300	$228,100
Median gross rent	$823	$1,009
Housing units	2,666	2,062
Homeownership rate	83.1%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Oneida County
Population	4,097 → 4,599 (+12.3%)	4,385 → 4,681 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$48,856 → $59,286 (+21.3%)	$53,841 → $72,563 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$215,500 → $327,300 (+51.9%)	$167,100 → $228,100 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $823 (+20.1%)	$748 → $1,009 (+34.9%)

Adams County

Population

4,0974,599

Median household income

$48,856$59,286

Median home value

$215,500$327,300

Median gross rent

$685$823

Oneida County

Population

4,3854,681

Median household income

$53,841$72,563

Median home value

$167,100$228,100

Median gross rent

$748$1,009

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Oneida County
Under 5	3.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	13.8%	20.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	8.4%
35 to 44	9.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	18.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	20.2%	11.4%
75 and over	10.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Oneida County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Oneida County
No high school diploma	7.1%	5.8%
High school graduate	35.2%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Oneida County
Drove alone	70.2%	76.7%
Carpooled	11.2%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	12.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Oneida County
1-unit, detached	91.4%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Oneida County
Poverty rate	15.0%	11.8%
Average household size	2.58	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1984	1963