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People QuickFacts |
Adams County |
Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
101,119 | 12,448,279 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
10.8% | 1.4% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
91,292 | 12,281,052 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.6% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
22.0% | 22.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
14.4% | 15.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.7% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
96.1% | 85.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
2.1% | 10.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.7% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.8% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
5.5% | 4.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
90.9% | 81.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
60.4% | 63.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.4% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.5% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.7% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.7% | 22.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
14,439 | 2,111,771 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.1 | 25.2 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
39,933 | 5,496,336 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.8% | 71.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
12.4% | 21.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$110,100 | $97,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
33,652 | 4,777,003 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.61 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$53,036 | $48,562 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,577 | $20,880 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
7.4% | 11.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Adams County |
Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
2,081 | 305,3451 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
32,338 | 5,195,8181 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
13.8% | 2.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
6,699 | 771,520 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,274 | 874,255 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.7% | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.6% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,494,802 | 181,462,443 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
902,741 | 183,741,873 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
609,576 | 130,713,197 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,448 | $10,603 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
110,119 | 15,305,402 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
278 | 24,577 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
598,668 | 121,551,0181 |
