2024 population: 542,973 ( 23,398 from 2020)
Land area: 1166.7 square miles
Population density: 465.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	242,319	44.63%	3.0%
Black:	21,088	3.88%	23.4%
Indian:	3,013	0.55%	2.1%
Asian:	26,390	4.86%	18.3%
2+ races:	12,898	2.38%	18.3%
Hispanic:	237,265	43.70%	9.6%

Total non-White:	300,654	55.37%	11.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	28,037	13.5
Deaths:	16,275	7.8
Net Migration:	2,457	1.2
Net Immigration:	8,751	4.2

Change in White population:	-7,443	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	30,841	5.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
519,575
249,762	48.07%
17,096	3.29%
2,951	0.57%
22,306	4.29%
10,903	2.10%
216,557	41.68%
269,813	51.93%

2010
441,603
234,970	53.21%
12,207	2.76%
2,478	0.56%
15,907	3.60%
7,486	1.70%
167,878	38.02%
206,633	46.79%

2000
363,857
230,500	63.35%
10,206	2.80%
2,352	0.65%
11,746	3.23%
6,140	1.69%
102,585	28.19%
133,357	36.65%

1990
265,038
199,640	75.33%
8,394	3.17%
1,985	0.75%
6,551	2.47%
n/a
48,468	18.29%
65,398	24.67%

1980
245,944
195,983	79.69%
6,038	2.46%
1,409	0.57%
3,686	1.50%
n/a
38,458	15.64%
49,961	20.31%

1970
185,789
155,705	83.81%
1,163	0.63%
490	0.26%
1,454	0.78%
n/a
26,277	14.14%
30,084	16.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
65,726	14.9
26,711	6.0
28,025	6.3
8,242	1.9

14,792	3.3
63,180	14.3

Number	Rate
2000's
66,922	18.4
21,019	5.8
31,257	8.6
18,169	5.0

4,470	1.2
73,276	20.1

Number	Rate
1990's
50,352	19.0
17,716	6.7
36,552	13.8
5,961	2.2

30,860	11.6
67,959	25.6

Number	Rate
1980's
50,460	20.5
13,771	5.6
-16,122	-6.6
n/a

3,657	1.5
15,437	6.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
28,672	15.4
n/a

40,278	21.7
19,877	10.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Adams County, CO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.4
133,106	12.5%
929,442	87.5%
56,225	5.3%

181,211
2.85

125,653	69.3%
91,308	72.7%
12,279	9.8%
55,558	30.7%

2010
Number	Percent
32.4
126,123	28.6%
315,480	71.4%
36,862	8.3%

153,764
2.85

108,794	70.8%
78,596	72.2%
11,567	10.6%
44,970	29.2%

2000
Number	Percent
31.6
103,650	28.5%
260,207	71.5%
28,506	7.8%

128,290
2.81

92,691	72.3%
70,945	76.5%
9,300	10.0%
35,599	27.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.8
76,835	29.0%
188,203	71.0%
20,161	7.6%

96,342
2.72

70,338	73.0%
55,227	78.5%
7,451	10.6%
26,004	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
26.7
78,429	31.9%
167,515	68.1%
13,023	5.3%

84,012
2.90

64,690	77.0%
54,199	83.8%
6,219	9.6%
19,322	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Adams County, CO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,128	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,133	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,172	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,418	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,223	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,409	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,965	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,454	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,225	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	13,098	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	17,477	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	27,752	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	21,107	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	17,056	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	19,611	10.8%
$200,000 or more	17,983	9.9%

Median Household Income	86,297
Per Capita Income	37,550

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	114

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,039	3.3%
Public Assistance	4,967	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	19,475	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	163,848	79.3%
Unemployed	7,265	3.5%
In Armed Forces	273	0.1%

Total Labor Force	171,386	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	35,111	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	116,330	82,103	58.6%
Non-Profit	5,615	12,332	31.3%
Self-Employed	15,419	9,191	62.7%

Local Government	7,625	12,107	38.6%
State Government	3,512	4,681	42.9%
Federal Government	2,980	3,026	49.6%

Total Private + Self	131,749	91,294	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,732	32,146	38.0%
Total	151,481	123,440	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	42,559	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	58,784	21.3%
Professional, Technical	49,931	18.1%
Service Occupations	45,747	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,321	0.5%
All others	78,736	28.6%

White Collar		54.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	32,957	12.0%
Construction	32,816	11.9%
Health care and social assistance	30,522	11.1%
Manufacturing	22,451	8.1%
Transportation and warehousing	19,526	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	19,351	7.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	18,298	6.6%
Educational services	17,689	6.4%
Other services	13,564	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12,878	4.7%
Public administration	12,287	4.5%
Finance and insurance	9,837	3.6%
Wholesale trade	8,597	3.1%
Information	6,266	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,671	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,307	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,706	1.0%
Utilities	2,607	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,036	0.7%
Management	391	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	177,359	34.10%
Puerto Rican	3,025	0.58%
Cuban	800	0.15%
Dominican	431	0.08%

Total Central American	6,016	1.16%
Costa Rican	239	0.05%
Guatemalan	1,323	0.25%
Honduran	918	0.18%
Nicaraguan	93	0.02%
Panamanian	139	0.03%
Salvadoran	3,304	0.64%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,107	0.60%
Argentinean	383	0.07%
Bolivian	104	0.02%
Chilean	126	0.02%
Colombian	1,091	0.21%
Ecuadorian	245	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	793	0.15%
Uruguayan	7	0.00%
Venezuelan	349	0.07%
Other South American	9	0.00%

Other Hispanic	24,381	4.69%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	4,130	0.79%
Chinese	2,569	0.49%
Hmong	2,256	0.43%
Indian	2,020	0.39%
Filipino	1,724	0.33%
Korean	1,465	0.28%
Burmese	880	0.17%
Japanese	627	0.12%
Laotian	557	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	346,234	71.2%
Spanish	113,194	23.3%
Other Asian	5,117	1.1%
Other Indo-European	4,757	1.0%
Vietnamese	3,398	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,990	0.6%
Other	2,815	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,324	0.5%
Chinese	2,070	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	73,142	14.1%
Irish	43,196	8.3%
English	37,564	7.2%
Italian	21,362	4.1%
American	15,984	3.1%
French	10,177	2.0%
Polish	8,779	1.7%
Norwegian	7,592	1.5%
Scottish	7,498	1.4%
European	7,397	1.4%
Swedish	7,170	1.4%
Dutch	4,835	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	3,304	0.6%
Russian	3,280	0.6%
Welsh	2,798	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	472,222	90.8%
Not a citizen	47,927	9.2%

Native	441,365	84.9%
Foreign-born	78,784	15.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23,482	6.9%	27,965	8.3%	97,401	28.7%	97,951	28.9%	62,602	18.5%	29,391	8.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23,482	6.9%
9-12 Years	27,965	8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	97,401	28.7%
Some College	97,951	28.9%
Bach. Degree	62,602	18.5%
Grad Degree	29,391	8.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	141,131	133,093	8,038	5.7%	5.1%
1991	142,694	135,109	7,585	5.3%	5.3%
1992	145,853	137,205	8,648	5.9%	6.1%
1993	150,745	142,597	8,148	5.4%	5.4%
1994	158,494	151,709	6,785	4.3%	4.2%
1995	165,630	159,062	6,568	4.0%	4.0%
1996	168,160	161,159	7,001	4.2%	4.2%
1997	172,446	166,860	5,586	3.2%	3.4%
1998	180,396	174,198	6,198	3.4%	3.6%
1999	183,321	178,195	5,126	2.8%	3.0%

2000	186,637	181,511	5,126	2.7%	2.7%
2001	187,740	180,168	7,572	4.0%	3.8%
2002	193,647	181,517	12,130	6.3%	5.7%
2003	200,973	186,591	14,382	7.2%	6.1%
2004	205,757	192,416	13,341	6.5%	5.6%
2005	210,632	198,527	12,105	5.7%	5.1%
2006	218,642	208,193	10,449	4.8%	4.2%
2007	221,445	212,201	9,244	4.2%	3.7%
2008	227,365	215,050	12,315	5.4%	4.9%
2009	229,197	208,259	20,938	9.1%	7.9%

2010	233,563	209,082	24,481	10.5%	9.2%
2011	236,016	211,759	24,257	10.3%	8.7%
2012	238,797	216,056	22,741	9.5%	8.0%
2013	241,599	222,280	19,319	8.0%	6.7%
2014	244,942	230,977	13,965	5.7%	5.0%
2015	247,743	237,372	10,371	4.2%	3.7%
2016	253,599	244,903	8,696	3.4%	3.1%
2017	260,140	252,756	7,384	2.8%	2.6%
2018	268,394	259,776	8,618	3.2%	3.0%
2019	273,351	265,608	7,743	2.8%	2.7%

2020	274,498	252,469	22,029	8.0%	7.3%
2021	278,583	261,265	17,318	6.2%	5.4%
2022	282,167	272,672	9,495	3.4%	3.0%
2023	284,585	274,865	9,720	3.4%	3.2%
2024	302,940	289,400	13,540	4.5%	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	187,811
Median Value	$425,000

Occupied	181,211	96.5%
Vacant	6,600	3.5%

Owned	123,826	68.3%
Rented	57,385	31.7%
Median Rent	$1,632

Single-Family Units	133,417	71.0%
Detached	117,538	62.6%
Attached	15,879	8.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	36,685	19.5%
Mobile Homes	11,199	6.0%

Adams County, CO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Adams County, CO

2022 Housing Data for Adams County, CO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Adams County, CO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Adams County, CO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Adams County, CO

Historical Labor Force Data for Adams County, CO