People QuickFacts Adams County Washington Population, 2012 estimate 19,005 6,897,012 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 18,728 6,724,543 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.5% 2.6% Population, 2010 18,728 6,724,540 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 11.2% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 35.2% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 10.2% 12.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 49.0% 50.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 92.5% 82.0% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.1% 3.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.0% 1.8% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.1% 7.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.7% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.2% 4.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 59.9% 11.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 38.1% 72.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 88.2% 82.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 25.4% 12.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 50.0% 17.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 67.5% 89.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 12.5% 31.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 854 601,507 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 16.7 25.5  Housing units, 2011 6,325 2,907,490 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 62.9% 64.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 14.9% 25.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $133,400 $283,200 Households, 2007-2011 5,666 2,602,568 Persons per household, 2007-2011 3.17 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $16,452 $30,481 Median household income, 2007-2011 $41,219 $58,890 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 24.5% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Adams County Washington Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 361 175,914 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 4,163 2,326,731 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 9.1 2.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 708 405,256  Total number of firms, 2007 1,002 551,340 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6% 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.3% 3.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 28.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 442,178 112,053,283 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 574,216 76,790,966 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 144,809 92,968,519 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,547 $14,380 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 14,844 12,389,422 Building permits, 2011 24 20,864     Geography QuickFacts Adams County Washington Land area in square miles, 2010 1,924.98 66,455.52 Persons per square mile, 2010 9.7 101.2 FIPS Code 001 53 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts