Adams County vs Ringgold County

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

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

Ringgold County has the higher population (4,664 vs 3,641 in Adams County). Ringgold County has the higher median household income ($69,821 vs $68,828 in Adams County). Ringgold County has the higher median home value ($150,300 vs $116,900 in Adams County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Ringgold County
Population	3,641	4,664
Median age	46.6 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,828	$69,821
Median home value	$116,900	$150,300
Median gross rent	$909	$745
Housing units	1,892	2,676
Homeownership rate	76.7%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Ringgold County
Population	3,670 → 3,641 (-0.8%)	4,964 → 4,664 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$49,255 → $68,828 (+39.7%)	$55,271 → $69,821 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$87,500 → $116,900 (+33.6%)	$98,700 → $150,300 (+52.3%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $909 (+65.6%)	$667 → $745 (+11.7%)

Adams County

Population

3,6703,641

Median household income

$49,255$68,828

Median home value

$87,500$116,900

Median gross rent

$549$909

Ringgold County

Population

4,9644,664

Median household income

$55,271$69,821

Median home value

$98,700$150,300

Median gross rent

$667$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Ringgold County
Under 5	5.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	17.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.8%
75 and over	11.3%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Ringgold County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Ringgold County
No high school diploma	7.4%	6.6%
High school graduate	34.4%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Ringgold County
Drove alone	75.9%	72.6%
Carpooled	10.6%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	3.6%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.7%	11.2%
Other means	0.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Ringgold County
1-unit, detached	83.8%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Ringgold County
Poverty rate	9.5%	9.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1954	1972