Adams County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 92,50287.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,8847.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,0582.9%Two or more races
  • 1,1751.1%Asian alone
  • 7140.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6940.7%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $329,259

Here:	$329,259
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $239,423

Here:	$239,423
State:	$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $320,965

Here:	$320,965
State:	$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $252,838

Here:	$252,838
State:	$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $159,945

Here:	$159,945
State:	$320,068

Mobile homes: $102,023

Here:	$102,023
State:	$92,414

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,252 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,080 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $603 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $812 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gettysburg, Littlestown, Carroll Valley, McSherrystown, Midway, Lake Meade, New Oxford, Bonneauville, East Berlin, Lake Heritage.

2023 air pollution in Adams County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.183 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.042 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 12.7 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chester County , Denver County, Colorado , Franklin County, Ohio , Plumas County, California , Lewis County, Missouri , Pike County, Illinois .

Current college students: 4,694
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,367 (50.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,1432010 or later
• 9242000 to 2009
• 6981990 to 1999
• 7521980 to 1989
• 3671970 to 1979
• 474Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 32,290
• One, attached: 3,938
• Two: 1,924
• 3 or 4: 681
• 5 to 9: 1,424
• 10 to 19: 483
• 20 to 49: 354
• 50 or more: 80
• Mobile homes: 2,408
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 71

Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 18,639 (3,278 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 2,852 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,087

Religion statistics for Adams County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Adams County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1898: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 19, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3180: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3180, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Pennsylvania Flooding, Incident Period: June 12, 1996 to June 19, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1120: June 18, 1996, FEMA Id: 1120, Natural disaster type: Flood
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.96% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($62,676 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.19% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($29,786 average AGI)
2.77% relocated from other states ($32,890 average AGI)

Adams County:	2.77%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

from York County, PA	1.90% ($52,926 average AGI)
from Carroll County, MD	0.47% ($61,985)
from Frederick County, MD	0.33% ($76,000)
from Cumberland County, PA	0.31% ($68,111)
from Franklin County, PA	0.30% ($53,761)
from Baltimore County, MD	0.14% ($73,550)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.11% ($95,531)

5.45% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($54,636 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.31% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($29,576 average AGI)
2.14% relocated to other states ($25,060 average AGI)

Adams County:	2.14%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to York County, PA	1.96% ($48,285 average AGI)
to Franklin County, PA	0.37% ($48,000)
to Cumberland County, PA	0.36% ($57,083)
to Carroll County, MD	0.22% ($51,888)
to Frederick County, MD	0.15% ($53,727)
to Dauphin County, PA	0.12% ($44,471)
to Lancaster County, PA	0.11% ($39,796)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 5.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Adams County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 20,968 (5,589 living alone), Female householders: 19,708 (4,831 living alone)

• 22,529 spouses (22,465 opposite-sex spouses), 2,625 unmarried partners, (2,569 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 23,752 children (21,981 natural, 398 adopted, 1,373 stepchildren), 4,857 grandchildren, 487 brothers or sisters, 1,826 parents, 0 foster children, 1,774 other relatives, 2,937 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,564

Size of family households: 13,971 2-persons, 5,654 3-persons, 4,001 4-persons, 2,072 5-persons, 734 6-persons, 949 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,420 1-person, 2,343 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 310 4-persons, 159 6-persons.

12,233 married couples with children.
2,882 single-parent households (1,089 men, 1,793 women).

93.2% of residents of Adams speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $464,720,000 ($4,727 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $37,687,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $236,849,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $77,919,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,621,000
Federal grants: $84,679,000
Federal procurement contracts: $22,874,000 ($12,074,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $33,779,000 ($7,318,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,341,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $53,166,000
Federal Government insurance: $75,639,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+70 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.02 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)

• Year house built in Adams County, Pennsylvania
• 1322020 or later
• 3,7032010 to 2019
• 4,9762000 to 2009
• 6,5461990 to 1999
• 5,0931980 to 1989
• 5,6361970 to 1979
• 2,8881960 to 1969
• 4,4091950 to 1959
• 1,2241940 to 1949
• 9,0461939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, Pennsylvania
• 111 room
• 1002 rooms
• 5933 rooms
• 1,7824 rooms
• 4,6485 rooms
• 6,8886 rooms
• 6,3557 rooms
• 3,8628 rooms
• 6,8479+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, Pennsylvania
• 3221 room
• 3162 rooms
• 1,3413 rooms
• 2,8414 rooms
• 2,3035 rooms
• 8426 rooms
• 4447 rooms
• 5588 rooms
• 6239+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, Pennsylvania
• 11no bedroom
• 5821 bedroom
• 4,0642 bedrooms
• 17,9093 bedrooms
• 7,0654 bedrooms
• 1,4555+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, Pennsylvania
• 322no bedroom
• 1,8571 bedroom
• 4,0922 bedrooms
• 2,4233 bedrooms
• 6764 bedrooms
• 2205+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 633no vehicle
• 6,1611 vehicle
• 14,0582 vehicles
• 5,8573 vehicles
• 2,8624 vehicles
• 1,5155+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,171no vehicle
• 3,9001 vehicle
• 2,0982 vehicles
• 8933 vehicles
• 4414 vehicles
• 875+ vehicles

91.3% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 66,458
• Other state: 34,307
• Northeast: 7,798
• Midwest: 3,316
• South: 20,948
• West: 2,245

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 958
• Number of aged recipients: 92
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 866
• Number of recipients under 18: 171
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 607
• Number of recipients older than 64: 180
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 396
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 407

Adams County on our top lists:

• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"