Adams County vs Green Lake County

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

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

Adams County has the higher population (20,928 vs 19,165 in Green Lake County). Green Lake County has the higher median household income ($66,917 vs $59,153 in Adams County). Green Lake County has the higher median home value ($206,300 vs $184,500 in Adams County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Green Lake County
Population	20,928	19,165
Median age	55.5 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,153	$66,917
Median home value	$184,500	$206,300
Median gross rent	$789	$806
Housing units	16,873	10,731
Homeownership rate	86.4%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Green Lake County
Population	20,094 → 20,928 (+4.2%)	18,755 → 19,165 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$46,369 → $59,153 (+27.6%)	$55,075 → $66,917 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$131,100 → $184,500 (+40.7%)	$146,600 → $206,300 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $789 (+23.5%)	$710 → $806 (+13.5%)

Adams County

Population

20,09420,928

Median household income

$46,369$59,153

Median home value

$131,100$184,500

Median gross rent

$639$789

Green Lake County

Population

18,75519,165

Median household income

$55,075$66,917

Median home value

$146,600$206,300

Median gross rent

$710$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Green Lake County
Under 5	3.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	10.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	19.1%	16.2%
65 to 74	19.5%	13.6%
75 and over	12.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Green Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	91.0%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Green Lake County
No high school diploma	11.0%	8.5%
High school graduate	39.8%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Green Lake County
Drove alone	79.1%	76.3%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	1.3%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.3%	10.9%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Green Lake County
1-unit, detached	73.7%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Green Lake County
Poverty rate	13.8%	13.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1983	1971