| | People QuickFacts | Adams County | Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 101,482 | 12,763,536 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 101,407 | 12,702,379 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 101,407 | 12,702,379 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.8% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.1% | 15.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.8% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 95.9% | 83.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.8% | 11.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 6.2% | 5.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 90.3% | 79.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.6% | 87.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.0% | 5.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 6.2% | 10.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 85.2% | 87.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 18.8% | 26.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 9,412 | 1,007,939 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 27.4 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 41,020 | 5,579,275 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 77.0% | 70.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.6% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $202,800 | $163,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 38,431 | 4,952,566 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.52 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,326 | $27,824 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $57,097 | $51,651 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.8% | 12.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Adams County | Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,913 | 297,0231 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 27,504 | 4,976,1931 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -3.2 | -2.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 6,405 | 762,405 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 8,687 | 981,501 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,498,302 | 234,840,418 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 142,859,202 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 832,377 | 166,842,778 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,222 | $13,323 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 160,108 | 19,625,449 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 148 | 14,967 |