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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $991 (1.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $750 a month.
Cities in this county include: Othello
, Ritzville
, Lind
, Washtucna
, Hatton
.
Neighboring
counties: Franklin County
, Grant County
, Lincoln County
, Whitman County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Adams County: Anson
(A),
Lower Saddle Gap Pumping Station
(B),
Bar U Ranch
(C),
Macall
(D),
Woodward Elevator
(E),
Vassar
(F),
Taunton
(G),
Lantz
(H),
Coker
(I),
Simenson
(J),
Schafer
(K),
Schaeffer Spur
(L),
Dryland Experiment Station
(M),
East Lind
(N),
Gillespie
(O),
Russel D Smith Powerplant
(P),
Sand Hills Grange Hall
(Q),
McGregor
(R)
Cemeteries: Adams
Cemetery
(1),
Ammaus Cemetery
(2),
Memorial Cemetery
(3),
Delight Cemetery
(4),
Paha Cemetery
(5),
Bemis Cemetery
(6),
Michigan Prairie Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Back
Lake
(A),
Wall Lake
(B),
Cook Lake
(C),
McMannaman Lake
(D),
Fourth of July Lake
(E),
Bell Lake
(F),
Winn Lakes
(G),
Widgeon Lake
(H)
Creeks: Hayes
Creek
(A),
McElroy Creek
(B),
Lugenbeal Creek
(C)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.8% | | Washington: | 4.3% |
Current college students: 466
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,764 (24% naturalized citizens)
| Adams
County: |
22.9% | | Whole
state: |
10.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 959
- 1990
to 1994: 957
- 1985
to 1989: 683
- 1980
to 1984: 304
- 1975
to 1979: 228
- 1970
to 1974: 168
- 1970
to 1974: 101
- 1965
to 1969: 364
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Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,488
- One,
attached: 142
- Two:
228
- 3
or 4: 158
- 5
to 9: 127
- 10
to 19: 105
- 20
or more: 169
- Mobile
homes: 1,323
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 33
Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 1,340 (101 second mortgage, 116 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 894 Agriculture
in Adams County
Average size of farms: 1488 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $282920
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $394.62
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $256491
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.22%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $170126
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 69.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.42
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 16.65%
Corn for grain: 2794 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 302166 harvested acres
Vegetables: 9358 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3963 acresAdams
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Washington state average. It is 29.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males:
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- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
- Food
(14%)
- Construction
(6%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
- Machinery,
equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (18%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Food
(10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (21%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (10%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(94%)
- Canada
(2%)
- Pakistan
(1%)
- El
Salvador (1%)
- Laos
(0%)
- Honduras
(0%)
- Nicaragua
(0%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Adams County:
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- German
(16%)
- United
States or American (6%)
- English
(6%)
- Irish
(4%)
- Norwegian
(2%)
- Swedish
(1%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,395 (69%)
- Carpooled:
1,189 (19%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
10 (0%)
- Bicycle:
37 (1%)
- Walked:
313 (5%)
- Other
means: 74 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 348 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Adams County, Washington
- 89
people in nursing homes
- 72
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 39
people in other workers' dormitories
- 15
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 15
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 6
people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,053.
6.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,291 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.16% | | Washington
average: | 7.86% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.11% relocated from other counties in Washington ($19,475 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($8,816 average AGI)
| Adams
County: |
2.05% | | Washington
average: | 3.90% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Grant County, WA
|
1.11% ($25,982 average AGI) |
| from
Spokane County, WA
|
0.64% ($31,061) |
| from
Franklin County, WA
|
0.49% ($32,680) |
| from
Benton County, WA
|
0.37% ($19,684) |
| from
King County, WA
|
0.29% ($35,133) |
8.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,052 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.72% | | Washington
average: |
7.07% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.07% relocated to other counties in Washington ($25,470 average AGI)
2.65% relocated to other states ($8,583 average AGI)
| Adams
County: |
2.65% | | Washington
average: | 3.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Grant County, WA
|
1.91% ($29,634 average AGI) |
| to
Spokane County, WA
|
0.95% ($27,700) |
| to
Franklin County, WA
|
0.80% ($29,667) |
| to
Benton County, WA
|
0.59% ($91,226) |
| to
King County, WA
|
0.49% ($28,962) |
| to
Yakima County, WA
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0.28% ($36,333) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 20.9
Births
per 1000 population in Adams County
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Adams County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Adams County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,511 (1,333 aged, 178 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 16,181
- In
family households: 14,968 (3,412 male householders, 740 female householders)
3,327
spouses, 6,100 children (5,544 natural, 182 adopted, 374 stepchildren), 308 grandchildren, 172 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 478 other relatives, 348 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,213 (516 male householders (440 living alone)), 549 female householders (523 living alone)), 148 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 247 (114 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,526 2-persons, 755 3-persons, 775 4-persons, 566 5-persons, 284 6-persons, 246 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 963 1-person, 73 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 11 4-persons.
4,043 married couples with children.
1,008 single-parent households (246 men, 762 women).
56.7% of residents of Adams County speak English at home.
41.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English well, 32% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $106,399,000 ($6411 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,447,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,516,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,803,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,565,000
Federal grants: $38,346,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,821,000 ($63,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,348,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,027,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,300,000
Federal Government insurance: $65,211,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,797
| Here: |
107 per 1000 residents | | State: |
66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 567
| Here: |
34 per 1000 residents | | State: | 38
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +780
| Here: |
+46 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+21 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,606
| Here: |
-96 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Adams County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.75 millions of gallons per day (95% from ground, 5% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 93
- 1995
to 1998: 443
- 1990
to 1994: 273
- 1980
to 1989: 486
- 1970
to 1979: 1,299
- 1960
to 1969: 932
- 1950
to 1959: 963
- 1940
to 1949: 493
- 1939
or earlier: 791
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, Washington:
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- 1
room: 16
- 2
rooms: 69
- 3
rooms: 261
- 4
rooms: 454
- 5
rooms: 734
- 6
rooms: 658
- 7
rooms: 540
- 8
rooms: 398
- 9
or more rooms: 449
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, Washington: |
- 1
room: 82
- 2
rooms: 221
- 3
rooms: 242
- 4
rooms: 387
- 5
rooms: 298
- 6
rooms: 158
- 7
rooms: 88
- 8
rooms: 76
- 9
or more rooms: 98
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adams County: |
- no
bedroom: 36
- 1
bedroom: 266
- 2
bedrooms: 641
- 3
bedrooms: 1,755
- 4
bedrooms: 648
- 5
or more bedrooms: 233
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County: |
- no
bedroom: 96
- 1
bedroom: 412
- 2
bedrooms: 511
- 3
bedrooms: 447
- 4
bedrooms: 131
- 5
or more bedrooms: 53
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Adams County in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 129
- 1
vehicle: 794
- 2
vehicles: 1,468
- 3
vehicles: 770
- 4
vehicles: 317
- 5
or more vehicles: 101
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Adams County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 265
- 1
vehicle: 583
- 2
vehicles: 593
- 3
vehicles: 132
- 4
vehicles: 44
- 5
or more vehicles: 33
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60% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Washington.
| Adams
County: |
59.6% | | State
average: |
50.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 8199
- Northeast:
86
- Midwest:
1005
- South:
922
- West:
2352
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(54%)
- Utility
gas (30%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood
(5%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(60%)
- Utility
gas (23%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 133
| Here: |
5.1% | | Washington: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 71
| Here: |
5.5% | | Washington: | 7.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 16
| Here: |
3.9% | | Washington: | 15.7% |
Adams
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $779,000
All Other: $702,000
Parks & Recreation: $56,000
- Construction
- General: $228,000
Regular Highways: $207,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $3,238,000
Police Protection: $1,311,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,242,000
Health Services - Other: $1,075,000
Corrections - Other: $943,000
Financial Administration: $855,000
Solid Waste Management: $782,000
General - Other: $702,000
Natural Resources - Other: $452,000
Central Staff Services: $357,000
Parks & Recreation: $159,000
General Public Buildings: $99,000
Housing & Community Development: $76,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $8,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $341,000
General Support: $33,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $56,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Health: $16,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $257,000
Highways: $248,000
Education: $22,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $939,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $890,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $49,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $928,000
Interest Earnings: $187,000
Special Assessments: $152,000
Rents: $44,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,225,000
General - Other: $534,000
Central Staff: $277,000
Police Protection: $147,000
Financial Administration: $43,000
Health - Other: $22,000
Corrections - Other: $13,000
Natural Resource - Other: $10,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,000
Judicial: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,331,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,444,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,498,000
All Other: $1,064,000
General Support: $32,000
Education: $7,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,946,000
Total General Sales: $704,000
NEC: $133,000
Motor Vehicle License: $128,000
Other Selective Sales: $64,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $5,777,000
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