Adams County, Washington

Adams County is a county located in the United States of Washington. The population of county in 2000 stood at 16428 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 17285, giving it the ninth smallest population among Washington's county. Its area is just over 1929.69 sq mi (4997.87 kmē), of which, 1924.96 square miles (4985.62 kmē) of it is land and 4.73 square miles (12.25 kmē) of it is water, it is the 17th largest by area in the U.S. state of Washington.

Adams County Washington
Map of Adams County, Washington

As of the census of 2000, there were 16428 people, 5229 households, and 4094 families living in the county. The population density was 8.5 people per square mile (3.28/kmē), it is eighth least densely populated county in Washington. There were 5773 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1.16/kmē). The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.52. In the county the population was spread out, with 34.2% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 95.7 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 97.9 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 17285, The racial makeup of the county was 93.97% White, 1.01% Black or African American, 2.33% American Indian, 1.37% Asian, 0.16% Native Hawaiian, and 1.15% from two or more races.

Adams County Washington Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Adams County Washington School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Adams County Washington GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33888, it would be the tenth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Washington. The median income for a family in the county was $37075, it is the fourth lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Washington. The per capita income for the county was $13534, making its Washington's lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 4945 pupils and students, of which 2607 are male and 2338 are female, 30.1% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 230 nursery or pri school, 319 kindergarten, 2631 elementary school, 1299 high school and 466 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Hatton TownAdams County0.370.37098262.7980629375
2Lind TownAdams County1.031.030582566.31694840147
3Othello CityAdams County33058471949.71140930291
4Ritzville CityAdams County1.291.29017361347.81830832560
5Washtucna TownAdams County0.540.540260484.71748734688
YearPopulation
April 2000 census16428
April 2000 Estimate16428
July 2000 Estimate16443
July 2001 Estimate16173
July 2002 Estimate16286
July 2003 Estimate16370
July 2004 Estimate16350
July 2005 Estimate16516
July 2006 Estimate16559
July 2007 Estimate16887
July 2008 Estimate17285
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school13397230
Kindergarten171148319
Elementary school140512262631
High school6966031299
College or graduate school202264466
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Adams County, Washington$33888$37075$13534
Washington, United States$45776$53760$22973
United States$41994$50046$21587