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Adams County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Adams County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Adams County, OH is a small rural county of 27,510 residents with a working-age economy anchored in goods-producing and agricultural sectors, reflected in a GDP per capita of $27,315 and median worker earnings of $37,066. The labor pool is limited—51.0% labor force participation, 6.5% unemployment, and only 14.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree—keeping labor costs low but constraining skilled-worker availability. Housing is inexpensive at a $157,500 median home value and $700/month median rent, though the county faces headwinds including a 20.3% poverty rate and a 1.3% population decline over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

27,510

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,264

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

Adams County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,541 (96.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races554 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone132 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone110 (0.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone105 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone45 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European136
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic65
  3. 3.Spanish60
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)44

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,576

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,315

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,484

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,900
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,593
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,477
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,016
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities898

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,620
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,984
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,966
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,741
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,125

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.51×)920
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.50×)1,081
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.39×)1,443
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.32×)1,499
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.22×)2,979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$157,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$700/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,000 (13.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999899 (12.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999701 (9.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999699 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999617 (8.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999501 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,066

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,684 (84.6%)
  • Carpooled799 (7.8%)
  • Worked At Home547 (5.3%)
  • Walked123 (1.2%)
  • Taxi51 (0.5%)
  • Other28 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.