2022 population: 20,961 ( 2,233 from 2010 , 349 from 2020)
Land area: 1925.0 square miles
Population density: 10.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,607	31.52%	9.0%
Black:	155	0.74%	229.8%
Indian:	106	0.51%	39.5%
Asian:	169	0.81%	65.7%
2+ races:	226	1.08%	82.3%
Hispanic:	13,698	65.35%	23.4%

Total non-White:	14,354	68.48%	25.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	786	19.1
Deaths:	305	7.4
Net Migration:	-287	-7.0
Net Immigration:	169	4.1

Change in White population:	-655	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,888	15.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
18,728
7,262	38.78%
47	0.25%
76	0.41%
102	0.54%
124	0.66%
11,099	59.26%
11,466	61.22%

2000
16,428
8,366	50.93%
20	0.12%
45	0.27%
77	0.47%
179	1.09%
7,732	47.07%
8,062	49.07%

1990
13,603
9,060	66.60%
21	0.15%
38	0.28%
135	0.99%
n/a
4,349	31.97%
4,543	33.40%

1980
13,267
10,175	76.69%
12	0.09%
82	0.62%
34	0.26%
n/a
2,950	22.24%
3,092	23.31%

1970
12,014
10,219	85.06%
40	0.33%
29	0.24%
59	0.49%
n/a
1,601	13.33%
1,795	14.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,506	21.3
962	5.9
-2,561	-15.6
1,376	8.4

-1,104	-6.7
3,404	20.7

Number	Rate
1990's
3,086	22.7
1,051	7.7
-1,270	-9.3
1,063	7.8

-694	-5.1
3,519	25.9

Number	Rate
1980's
2,843	21.4
1,005	7.6
-1,452	-10.9
n/a

-1,115	-8.4
1,451	10.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-824	-6.9
n/a

-44	-0.4
1,297	10.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Adams County, WA

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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
29.0
7,159	34.2%
13,802	65.8%
2,317	11.1%

6,304
3.21

4,809	76.3%
3,509	73.0%
561	11.7%
1,495	23.7%

2010
Number	Percent
29.0
6,512	34.8%
12,216	65.2%
1,915	10.2%

5,720
3.25

4,410	77.1%
3,358	76.1%
462	10.5%
1,310	22.9%

2000
Number	Percent
29.9
5,624	34.2%
10,804	65.8%
1,771	10.8%

5,217
3.10

4,152	79.6%
3,342	80.5%
340	8.2%
1,065	20.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.6
4,677	34.4%
8,926	65.6%
1,527	11.2%

4,608
2.93

3,539	76.8%
3,059	86.4%
252	7.1%
1,069	23.2%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
4,591	34.6%
8,676	65.4%
1,149	8.7%

4,567
2.87

3,625	79.4%
3,244	89.5%
208	5.7%
942	20.6%

2022 Housing Data for Adams County, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	432	6.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	266	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	241	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	201	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	507	8.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	185	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	167	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	241	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	252	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	499	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	742	11.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,132	18.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	467	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	318	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	304	4.8%
$200,000 or more	350	5.6%

Median Household Income	63,105
Per Capita Income	24,609

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	77
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	297	4.7%
Public Assistance	243	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,231	19.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,684	63.4%
Unemployed	216	5.1%
In Armed Forces	5	0.1%

Total Labor Force	2,905	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,329	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,311	2,082	61.4%
Non-Profit	165	268	38.1%
Self-Employed	518	376	57.9%

Local Government	483	507	48.8%
State Government	240	304	44.1%
Federal Government	16	35	31.4%

Total Private + Self	3,829	2,458	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	904	1,114	44.8%
Total	4,733	3,572	57.0%

Pct. Govt.	19.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	940	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,271	15.3%
Professional, Technical	1,071	12.9%
Service Occupations	1,137	13.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,755	21.1%
All others	3,886	46.8%

White Collar		39.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,361	28.4%
Health care and social assistance	937	11.3%
Educational services	927	11.2%
Manufacturing	714	8.6%
Retail trade	583	7.0%
Construction	505	6.1%
Public administration	349	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	342	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	333	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	276	3.3%
Wholesale trade	232	2.8%
Other services	218	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	216	2.6%
Utilities	96	1.2%
Finance and insurance	94	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	51	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	39	0.5%
Information	32	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12,712	61.84%
Puerto Rican	58	0.28%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	312	1.52%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	312	1.52%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	49	0.24%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	49	0.24%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	122	0.59%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	79	0.38%
Vietnamese	22	0.11%
Chinese	6	0.03%
Japanese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	9,170	48.9%
English	9,157	48.9%
Other	142	0.8%
German, other Germanic	91	0.5%
Tagalog	44	0.2%
Other Indo-European	42	0.2%
Arabic	24	0.1%
Vietnamese	23	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	20	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,844	9.0%
English	1,109	5.4%
Irish	826	4.0%
American	409	2.0%
Norwegian	359	1.7%
Italian	291	1.4%
French	195	0.9%
European	190	0.9%
Swedish	190	0.9%
Scottish	164	0.8%
Dutch	141	0.7%
Russian	97	0.5%
Portuguese	95	0.5%
Polish	77	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	72	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,863	82.0%
Not a citizen	3,694	18.0%

Native	15,853	77.1%
Foreign-born	4,704	22.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,448	21.7%	821	7.3%	3,527	31.3%	2,805	24.9%	1,018	9.0%	639	5.7%
Average years of education: 11.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,448	21.7%
9-12 Years	821	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,527	31.3%
Some College	2,805	24.9%
Bach. Degree	1,018	9.0%
Grad Degree	639	5.7%
Average years of education: 11.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	7,763	6,941	822	10.6%	5.1%
1991	8,040	7,046	994	12.4%	6.1%
1992	8,115	6,935	1,180	14.5%	7.2%
1993	8,450	7,135	1,315	15.6%	7.3%
1994	8,272	7,245	1,027	12.4%	6.3%
1995	8,704	7,706	998	11.5%	6.2%
1996	8,788	7,801	987	11.2%	5.9%
1997	8,909	8,036	873	9.8%	4.9%
1998	9,322	8,380	942	10.1%	4.8%
1999	8,863	7,935	928	10.5%	4.8%

2000	8,174	7,513	661	8.1%	5.1%
2001	8,242	7,525	717	8.7%	6.0%
2002	8,231	7,495	736	8.9%	7.1%
2003	8,209	7,489	720	8.8%	7.2%
2004	8,141	7,477	664	8.2%	6.3%
2005	8,158	7,570	588	7.2%	5.6%
2006	8,069	7,521	548	6.8%	5.0%
2007	8,010	7,494	516	6.4%	4.6%
2008	8,110	7,589	521	6.4%	5.2%
2009	8,142	7,461	681	8.4%	8.3%

2010	8,265	7,480	785	9.5%	9.1%
2011	8,173	7,431	742	9.1%	8.5%
2012	8,195	7,512	683	8.3%	7.7%
2013	8,366	7,680	686	8.2%	6.6%
2014	8,537	7,944	593	6.9%	5.9%
2015	8,617	8,038	579	6.7%	5.4%
2016	8,717	8,166	551	6.3%	5.2%
2017	8,890	8,390	500	5.6%	4.6%
2018	9,381	8,880	501	5.3%	4.4%
2019	9,860	9,305	555	5.6%	4.1%

2020	9,261	8,584	677	7.3%	8.4%
2021	9,836	9,298	538	5.5%	5.2%
2022	9,947	9,436	511	5.1%	4.2%
2023	9,621	9,178	443	4.6%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,774
Median Value	$216,900

Occupied	6,304	93.1%
Vacant	470	6.9%

Owned	4,092	64.9%
Rented	2,212	35.1%
Median Rent	$902

Single-Family Units	4,255	62.8%
Detached	4,108	60.6%
Attached	147	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	432	6.4%
Mobile Homes	1,573	23.2%

Adams County, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Adams County, WA

2022 Housing Data for Adams County, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Adams County, WA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Adams County, WA

Historical Labor Force Data for Adams County, WA