Adams County vs Putnam County

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

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

Putnam County has the higher population (37,091 vs 35,995 in Adams County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($76,182 vs $63,128 in Adams County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($205,800 vs $173,100 in Adams County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Putnam County
Population	35,995	37,091
Median age	33.2 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,128	$76,182
Median home value	$173,100	$205,800
Median gross rent	$799	$883
Housing units	13,250	15,148
Homeownership rate	82.2%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Putnam County
Population	35,376 → 35,995 (+1.7%)	37,384 → 37,091 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$52,504 → $63,128 (+20.2%)	$61,047 → $76,182 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$129,300 → $173,100 (+33.9%)	$128,800 → $205,800 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $799 (+28.0%)	$787 → $883 (+12.2%)

Adams County

Population

35,37635,995

Median household income

$52,504$63,128

Median home value

$129,300$173,100

Median gross rent

$624$799

Putnam County

Population

37,38437,091

Median household income

$61,047$76,182

Median home value

$128,800$205,800

Median gross rent

$787$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Putnam County
Under 5	8.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	22.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.9%	12.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.2%
75 and over	6.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	13.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	45.7%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Putnam County
Drove alone	74.7%	78.6%
Carpooled	15.3%	6.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	9.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	83.9%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	4.1%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	12.4%	8.1%
Average household size	2.87	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1970	1979