Adams, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,531
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.2
3.52% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.91%
35.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$64,432
3.24% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$192,400
2.12% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
719
8.06% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Adams, NY 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.

99.7% of the residents in Adams, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Adams, NY was $192,400, and the homeownership rate was 59.6%.

Most people in Adams, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Adams, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Adams, NY is home to a population of 1.53k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.44% of Adams, NY residents were born outside of the country (22 people).

In 2024, there were 21.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.32k people) in Adams, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 62 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 46 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Adams, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Adams, NY was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Adams, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.32k ± 272
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    62 ± 45
  3. White (Hispanic)
    46 ± 62
6.07%
Hispanic Population
93 people

In 2024, there were 21.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.32k people) in Adams, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 62 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 46 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.07% of the people in Adams, NY are hispanic (93 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Adams, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.44%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
22 people
1.85%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
32 people

As of 2024, 1.44% of Adams, NY residents (22 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Adams, NY was 1.85%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    41 ± 27
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    35 ± 31
  3. Vietnam
    25 ± 28

Adams, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Adams, NY employs 719 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Adams, NY were Retail Trade (158 people), Educational Services (121 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (96 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($72,750), and Public Administration ($68,750).

Employment

Occupations

719
2024 Value
± 134
−8.06%
1 Year decline
± 28.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Adams, NY declined at a rate of −8.06%, from 782 employees to 719 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Adams, NY, are Sales & Related Occupations (104 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (95 people), and Management Occupations (76 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Adams, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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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

719
2024 Value
± 134
−8.06%
1 Year decline
± 28.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Adams, NY declined at a rate of −8.06%, from 782 employees to 719 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Adams, NY, are Retail Trade (158 people), Educational Services (121 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (96 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Adams, NY, though some of these residents may live in Adams, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,991
Median earning men ± $4,966
$36,552
Median earning women ± $3,769

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,688), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,250), and Public Administration ($54,853).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($87,813), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,182), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,167).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Adams, NY was $192,400 in 2024, which is 0.578 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $188,400 to $192,400, a 2.12% increase. The homeownership rate in Adams, NY is 59.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Adams, NY have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Adams, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$192,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,938
$400
Median Property Taxes
±$80

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, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

59.6%
Homeownership
2024
62.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 59.6% of the housing units in Adams, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,432
Median Household Income
± $10,226
671
Number of Households
± 113

In 2024, the median household income of the 671 households in Adams, NY grew to $64,432 from the previous year's value of $62,411.

The following chart displays the households in Adams, NY 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Adams, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (13%)
  3. Carpooled (6.28%)

In 2024, 77.7% of workers in Adams, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (6.28%).

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.

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Commute Time

26.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Adams, NY have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.11% of the workforce in Adams, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.91% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Adams, NY (135 out of 1.52k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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.

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Health

95.7% of the population of Adams, NY has health coverage, with 43% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 16.8% on non-group plans, and 5.11% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.32%
Uninsured
43%
Employer Coverage
16.4%
Medicaid
14.4%
Medicare
16.8%
Non-Group
5.11%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Adams, NY grew by 15% from 3.76% to 4.32%.

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