Adams County vs Asotin County

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

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

Asotin County has the higher population (22,424 vs 20,690 in Adams County). Asotin County has the higher median household income ($69,107 vs $65,042 in Adams County). Asotin County has the higher median home value ($286,200 vs $251,300 in Adams County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Asotin County
Population	20,690	22,424
Median age	29.2 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,042	$69,107
Median home value	$251,300	$286,200
Median gross rent	$901	$994
Housing units	6,844	10,165
Homeownership rate	69.1%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Asotin County
Population	19,594 → 20,690 (+5.6%)	22,421 → 22,424 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$48,294 → $65,042 (+34.7%)	$53,715 → $69,107 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $251,300 (+62.7%)	$198,100 → $286,200 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $901 (+9.6%)	$797 → $994 (+24.7%)

Adams County

Population

19,59420,690

Median household income

$48,294$65,042

Median home value

$154,500$251,300

Median gross rent

$822$901

Asotin County

Population

22,42122,424

Median household income

$53,715$69,107

Median home value

$198,100$286,200

Median gross rent

$797$994

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Asotin County
Under 5	8.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	26.3%	13.9%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	9.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	14.0%
75 and over	4.1%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Asotin County
White (non-Hispanic)	32.1%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.9%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	64.1%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Asotin County
No high school diploma	30.1%	8.0%
High school graduate	29.3%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Asotin County
Drove alone	71.1%	77.9%
Carpooled	18.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	3.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.7%	11.4%
Other means	2.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Asotin County
1-unit, detached	61.4%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.8%
20 or more units	4.4%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Asotin County
Poverty rate	20.5%	14.9%
Average household size	3.23	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1976	1977