Adams County, WI

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2022 Population

20,730

1.1% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

55.1

1.1% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

14.6%

8.14% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$55,223

6.45% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$168,400

12.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Adams County, WI had a population of 20.7k people with a median age of 55.1 and a median household income of $55,223. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Adams County, WI grew from 20,505 to 20,730, a 1.1% increase and its median household income grew from $51,878 to $55,223, a 6.45% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Adams County, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.83%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.45%), White (Hispanic) (2.3%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.36%).

None of the households in Adams County, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Adams County, WI are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Adams County, WI was $168,400, and the homeownership rate was 84.8%.

Most people in Adams County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Adams County, WI was 2 cars per household.

Adams County, WI borders Columbia County, WI, Juneau County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Portage County, WI, Waushara County, WI, and Wood County, WI.

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Population & Diversity

Adams County, WI is home to a population of 20.7k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.53% of Adams County, WI residents were born outside of the country (524 people).

In 2022, there were 31.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.3k people) in Adams County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 587 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 507 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

99.1%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.2% of Adams County, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Adams County, WI was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Adams County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Adams County, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.3k ± 139
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
587 ± 139
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
507 ± 62

4.49%

Hispanic Population

931 people

4.49% of the people in Adams County, WI are hispanic (931 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Adams County, WI as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.53%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

524 people

2.47%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

507 people

As of 2022, 2.53% of Adams County, WI residents (524 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Adams County, WI was 2.47%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Adams County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
815 ± 105
Gulf War (1990s)
166 ± 56
Gulf War (2001-)
141 ± 36

Adams County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.91 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Adams County, WI employs 8.2k people. The largest industries in Adams County, WI are Manufacturing (1,237 people), Retail Trade (1,040 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (775 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($74,837), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,796), and Transportation & Warehousing ($58,583).

Employment

Occupations

8.2k

2022 Value

± 376

3.91%

1 Year growth

± 6.29%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Adams County, WI grew at a rate of 3.91%, from 7.89k employees to 8.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Adams County, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (934 people), Sales & Related Occupations (826 people), and Production Occupations (817 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Adams County, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.2k

2022 Value

± 376

3.91%

1 Year growth

± 6.29%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Adams County, WI grew at a rate of 3.91%, from 7.89k employees to 8.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Adams County, WI, are Manufacturing (1,237 people), Retail Trade (1,040 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (775 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Adams County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Adams County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,819

Median earning men ± $2,305

$31,473

Median earning women ± $2,974

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,875), Public Administration ($68,472), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,458).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,122), Public Administration ($41,786), and Wholesale Trade ($41,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

31
Construction
29
Accommodation and Food Services
25
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Adams County, WI went to Donald J. Trump with 62.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.719%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.719%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Adams County, WI for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.697% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.597% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.02M), and Bachelors Degree (921k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Adams County, WI was $168,400 in 2022, which is 0.597 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $150,000 to $168,400, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Adams County, WI is 84.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Adams County, WI have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Adams County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Adams County, WI is $55,223. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Adams County, WI was Census Tract 9501 with a value of $84,107, followed by Census Tract 9507 and Census Tract 9505.02, with respective values of $70,625 and $52,094.

Property

$168,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,493

$7,781

Median Property Taxes

±$378

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Adams County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Adams County, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.8%

Homeownership

2022

60.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 84.8% of the housing units in Adams County, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Adams County, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9507
Census Tract 9505.02

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Adams County, WI was Census Tract 9501 with a value of $84,107, followed by Census Tract 9507 and Census Tract 9505.02, with respective values of $70,625 and $52,094.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Adams County, WI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,223

Median Household Income

± $2,927

9.18k

Number of Households

± 398

In 2022, the median household income of the 9.18k households in Adams County, WI grew to $55,223 from the previous year's value of $51,878.

The following chart displays the households in Adams County, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Adams County, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.443

2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.443

2021 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2022, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.043% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (80.9%)
Worked At Home (8.55%)
Carpooled (7.74%)

In 2022, 80.9% of workers in Adams County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.55%) and those who carpooled to work (7.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Adams County, WI have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.53% of the workforce in Adams County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Adams County, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Adams County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Adams County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Adams County, WI (2.89k out of 19.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Adams County, WI is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.2% of the population of Adams County, WI has health coverage, with 34.1% on employee plans, 18.3% on Medicaid, 23.5% on Medicare, 15.6% on non-group plans, and 2.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Adams County, WI see 10249 patients per year on average, which represents a 49.3% decrease from the previous year (20220 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 10438 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1740 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

10,249 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Adams County, WI

Primary care physicians in Adams County, WI see an average of 10,249 patients per year. This represents a 49.3% decrease from the previous year (20,220 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Adams County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.8% under 18 years, 12% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.84%

Uninsured

34.1%

Employer Coverage

18.3%

Medicaid

23.5%

Medicare

15.6%

Non-Group

2.67%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Adams County, WI grew by 15.7% from 5.05% to 5.84%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Adams County, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.