Adams County, Pennsylvania

26 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 105,183
Median household income: $81,071
Median home value: $256,100

Adams County is a county in Pennsylvania with a population of 105,183. 26 cities and places have their primary county here. At $81,071, its median household income sits above Pennsylvania's $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Adams County's population grew 2.6% from 102,470 to 105,183, while its median household income rose 20.5% from $67,253 to $81,071.

Households average 2.50 people. The median gross rent is $1,084.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 105,183
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $81,071
Median home value: $256,100
Median gross rent: $1,084
Housing units: 43,377
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

102,470105,183

Median household income

$67,253$81,071

Median home value

$205,800$256,100

Median gross rent

$922$1,084

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	102,470	$67,253	$205,800	$922
2020	102,627	$68,411	$212,300	$932
2021	103,782	$72,492	$217,600	$973
2022	104,604	$78,975	$242,800	$1,060
2023	105,183	$81,071	$256,100	$1,084

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,933	4.7%
5 to 17	15,826	15.0%
18 to 24	10,415	9.9%
25 to 34	11,266	10.7%
35 to 44	11,382	10.8%
45 to 54	13,061	12.4%
55 to 64	15,896	15.1%
65 to 74	13,409	12.7%
75 and over	8,995	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	92,050	87.5%
Black or African American	1,727	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.0%
Asian	906	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	356	0.3%
Two or more races	2,187	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,919	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,866	9.3%
High school graduate	30,052	40.6%
Some college or associate's	18,762	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	10,664	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7,665	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	40,089	77.9%
Carpooled	3,552	6.9%
Public transit	111	0.2%
Walked	2,063	4.0%
Bicycle	218	0.4%
Worked from home	5,062	9.8%
Other means	363	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,017	28.1%
15 to 29 min	15,202	32.8%
30 to 44 min	8,490	18.3%
45 to 59 min	4,402	9.5%
60+ min	5,285	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.4% (8,439 of 100,770)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,167	69.7%
Nonfamily households	12,244	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40,411	93.2%
Vacant	2,966	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31,948	79.1%
Renter-occupied	8,463	20.9%

1-unit, detached74.8%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32,441	74.8%
1-unit, attached	3,903	9.0%
2 to 4 units	2,468	5.7%
5 to 19 units	1,435	3.3%
20 or more units	515	1.2%
Mobile home & other	2,615	6.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 42001
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 519 sq mi
Water area: 3.15 sq mi
Center point: 39.8694, -77.2177