Adams County vs Iowa County

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

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

Iowa County has the higher population (23,832 vs 20,928 in Adams County). Iowa County has the higher median household income ($83,372 vs $59,153 in Adams County). Iowa County has the higher median home value ($248,100 vs $184,500 in Adams County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Iowa County
Population	20,928	23,832
Median age	55.5 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,153	$83,372
Median home value	$184,500	$248,100
Median gross rent	$789	$941
Housing units	16,873	11,007
Homeownership rate	86.4%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Iowa County
Population	20,094 → 20,928 (+4.2%)	23,618 → 23,832 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$46,369 → $59,153 (+27.6%)	$64,124 → $83,372 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$131,100 → $184,500 (+40.7%)	$183,200 → $248,100 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $789 (+23.5%)	$750 → $941 (+25.5%)

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

Iowa County

Population

23,61823,832

Median household income

$64,124$83,372

Median home value

$183,200$248,100

Median gross rent

$750$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Iowa County
Under 5	3.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	10.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	19.1%	15.9%
65 to 74	19.5%	12.7%
75 and over	12.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Iowa County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	92.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Iowa County
No high school diploma	11.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	39.8%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Iowa County
Drove alone	79.1%	75.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	6.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.3%	13.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Iowa County
1-unit, detached	73.7%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Iowa County
Poverty rate	13.8%	7.7%
Average household size	2.16	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1983	1975