Adams County

County - Adams
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Adams County, Indiana
Named in 1836 in honor of sixth U.S. president John Quincy Adams
County Seat:     Decatur
Largest City:     Decatur (pop in 2005: 9,547)
Population per Sq. Mile:     99.7     Sq. Miles:     339.4
Link to County's in.gov Site
Population Age Race Households Education Poverty Health Labor Force Employment & Earnings Commuting Taxes Building Permits
Population Over Time Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Yesterday(1990)

31,095

44

0.6%

5,544,156

Today(2006)

33,719

46

0.5%

6,313,520

Tomorrow(2010 proj.)

33,458

47

0.5%

6,417,198

Percent Change 1990 to 2000

8.1%

43

 

9.7%

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center
Components of Population Change in 2006 Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Net Domestic Migration 2005 to 2006

-386

77

 

5,011

Net International Migration 2005 to 2006

10

57

 

10,419

Natural Increase (births minus deaths)

344

18

1.1%

31,308

Source: US Census Bureau

Population by Age in 2006 Number Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County
Pct Dist.
in State
Preschool (0 to 4)

3,007

32

8.9%

6.8%

School Age (5 to 17)

7,139

39

21.3%

18.2%

College Age (18 to 24)

3,083

47

9.1%

9.8%

Young Adult (25 to 44)

8,199

53

24.3%

27.6%

Older Adult (45 to 64)

7,728

54

22.9%

25.2%

Older (65 plus)

4,509

48

13.4%

12.4%

Median Age

33.8

 

 

Median Age = 36.3

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2006 Number Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County
Pct Dist.
in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone

58

60

0.2%

0.3%

Asian Alone

81

62

0.2%

1.3%

Black Alone

93

63

0.3%

8.9%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone

15

35

0.0%

0.0%

White Alone

33,286

46

98.7%

88.3%

Two or More Race Groups

186

59

0.6%

1.1%

Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)        
Non-Hispanic or Latino

32,564

49

96.6%

95.2%

Hispanic or Latino

1,155

32

3.4%

4.8%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types Number Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County
Pct Dist.
in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)

11,818

50

100.0%

100.0%

   Married With Children

3,562

42

30.1%

23.8%

   Married Without Children

3,726

54

31.5%

29.8%

   Single Parents

867

53

7.3%

9.1%

   Living Alone

2,833

48

24.0%

25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing Number Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County
Pct Dist.
in State
Total Housing Units in 2006(estimate)

13,061

52

100.0%

100.0%

Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)

12,404

52

100.0%

100.0%

   Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)
   Median Value (2000)

9,095
$85,400

51
48

73.3%
--

65.9%
--

   Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)
   Median Rent (2000)

2,723
$393

48
80

22.0%
--

26.3%
--

Source: US Census Bureau

Education Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)

4,774

60

0.4%

1,154,826

   Public

4,761

59

0.5%

1,045,702

   Private

13

57

0.0%

109,124

High School Graduates (2004/2005)

342

47

0.6%

58,702

   Going on to Higher Education

247

48

0.5%

48,317

   4-year

200

42

0.6%

36,140

   2-year

32

89

0.4%

7,957

   Voc/tech.

15

15

0.4%

4,220

Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)

20,158

50

0.5%

3,893,278

   with High School diploma or higher

80%

57

 

82.1%

   with B.A. or higher degree

10.7%

64

 

19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) School enrollment figures for 2005/2006 are preliminary. 2) Private enrollment includes home schools. 3) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision. Data from the Indiana Department of Education for Vigo County appear to include an erroneous entry. Until the data has been corrected by IDOE, Vigo will be removed from the rankings.

Income and Poverty Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2005

$25,696

63

82.4%

$31,173

Median Household Income in 2004

$43,781

35

101.3%

$43,217

Poverty Rate in 2004

10.1%

47

91.0%

11.1%

   Poverty Rate among Children under 18

16.5%

26

105.1%

15.7%

Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2006

73

 

 

 

Foodstamp Recipients in 2006

1,804

 

 

 

Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2006

1,132

67

0.3%

374,221

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2003 Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Births 641 30 0.7% 86,382
   Births to Teens 46 50 0.5% 9,498
Deaths 300 52 0.5% 55,747
Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2006 Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force 16,398 52 0.5% 3,271,496
Employed 15,685 51 0.5% 3,108,806
Unemployed 713 58 0.4% 162,690
Unemployment Rate 4.3 69 86.0% 5.0
April 2007 Unemployment Rate 4.6 73 97.9% 4.7
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2005 (NAICS) Employment Pct Dist.
in County
Earnings ($000) Pct Dist.
In County
Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work 23,222 100.0% $652,721 100.0% $28,108
Wage and Salary 15,708 66.7% $444,701 68.1% $28,310
Farm Proprietors 1,151 5.0% $4,822 0.7% $4,189
Nonfarm Proprietors 6,363 27.4% $72,838 11.2% $11,447
Farm 1,335 5.7% $9,920 1.5% $7,431
Nonfarm 21,887 94.3% $642,801 96.5% $29,369
Private 19,646 84.6% $561,527 86.0% $28,582
  Accomodation, Food Serv. 1,098 4.7% $10,157 1.6% $9,250
  Arts, Ent., Recreation Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
  Construction 2,325 10.0% $46,753 7.2% $20,109
  Health Care, Social Serv. Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
  Information 329 1.4% $12,473 1.9% $37,912
  Manufacturing 6,547 28.2% $313,358 48.0% $47,863
  Professional, Tech. Serv. Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
  Retail Trade 2,499 10.8% $38,954 6.0% $15,588
  Trans., Warehousing Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
  Wholesale Trade 533 2.4% $18,974 2.9% $34,311
  Other Private (not above) 3,498* 15.1%* $57,700* 8.8%* $16,495*
Government 2,241 9.7% $81,274 12.5% $36,267
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Assessed Property Value in 1999 (for taxes payable in 2000) Value Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County
Pct Dist.
in State
Assessed Value by Property Class $292,952,330 48 100.0% 100.0%
   Commercial & Industrial $111,557,910 37 38.1% 43.2%
   Residential $100,802,280 49 34.4% 41.5%
   Agricultural $71,766,530 27 24.5% 9.6%
   Utilities $8,825,610 73 3.0% 5.6%
Total Assesed Value Per Capita $8,872 46    
Source: The State Board of Tax Commissioners

Residential Building Permits in 2005 Units Pct Dist.
in County
Pct Dist.
in State
Cost ($000) State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed 159 100.0% 100.0% $16,169 $5,806,502
   Single Family 141 88.7% 83.5% $15,719 $5,376,229
   Two Family 0 0.0% 2.7% $0 $111,107
   Three & Four Family 0 0.0% 1.8% $0 $62,134
   Five families and More 18 11.3% 12.1% $450 $257,032
Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2004
Into Adams FROM Number Percent Out of Adams TO Number Percent
All Areas 3,633 15.2% All Areas 3,709 15.5%
Jay County 978 4.1% Allen County 2,386 10.0%
Allen County 762 3.2% Wells County 670 2.8%
Wells County 708 3.0% Jay County 107 0.4%
Ohio (State) 463 1.9% Ohio (State) 107 0.4%
Out of state 132 0.6% Out of state 86 0.4%
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue

  Cities and Towns in Adams County

  Population
in 2005
% of County
Berne 4,157 12.3%
Decatur 9,547 28.2%
Geneva 1,330 3.9%
Monroe 778 2.3%
  Order by Size
Decatur
Berne
Geneva
Monroe

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