Adams

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  1. Adams Legal Resources
  2. Adams Statistics
  3. Adams Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Adams Employment Information
  5. Adams Family Information
  6. Adams Education Information
  7. Adams Public Benefits Information
  8. Adams Criminal Information
  9. Adams Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Adams Legal Resources Back to top

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Adams Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 17,421
  • Land Area (2000): 872.130 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2.943 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,162
Adams Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 2,008 11.26%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 1,072 6.01%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 14,748 82.72%

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Adams Employment Information Back to top
Adams Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 706 14.79%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 404 8.47%
3. Metal Manufactuing 334 7.00%
4. Truck Transportation 233 4.88%
5. Public Administration 230 4.82%
6. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 201 4.21%
7. Machinery Manufacturing 164 3.44%
8. Repair and Maintenance 143 3.00%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 136 2.85%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 125 2.62%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 121 2.54%
12. Educational Services 120 2.51%
13. Finance and Insurance 115 2.41%
14. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 112 2.35%
15. Health Care 108 2.26%
16. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 91 1.91%
17. Chemical Manufacturing 90 1.89%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 79 1.66%
19. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 69 1.45%
20. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 67 1.40%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 533 13.63%
2. Educational Services 445 11.38%
3. Finance and Insurance 224 5.73%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 202 5.16%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 194 4.96%
6. Department and Other General Stores 169 4.32%
7. Social Assistance 165 4.22%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 136 3.48%
9. Public Administration 134 3.43%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 131 3.35%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 117 2.99%
12. Metal Manufactuing 115 2.94%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 97 2.48%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 86 2.20%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 79 2.02%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 54 1.38%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 51 1.30%
18. Printing and Related Manufacturing 50 1.28%
19. Truck Transportation 44 1.13%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 41 1.05%

Adams Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 350 7.33%
2. Other Production Occupations 340 7.12%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 294 6.16%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 233 4.88%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 231 4.84%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 191 4.00%
7. Other Management Occupations 173 3.63%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 160 3.35%
9. Farmers and Farm Managers 157 3.29%
10. Other Construction Trades 148 3.10%
11. Computer Specialists 143 3.00%
12. Carpenters 139 2.91%
13. Law Enforcement Workers 128 2.68%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 127 2.66%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 108 2.26%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 104 2.18%
17. Construction Laborers 92 1.93%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 92 1.93%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 86 1.80%
20. Engineers 86 1.80%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 358 9.15%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 296 7.57%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 159 4.07%
4. Customer Service Representatives 155 3.96%
5. Assemblers and Fabricators 150 3.84%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 149 3.81%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 145 3.71%
8. Other Management Occupations 140 3.58%
9. Registered Nurses 140 3.58%
10. Other Production Occupations 120 3.07%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 117 2.99%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 107 2.74%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 106 2.71%
14. Business Operations Specialists 87 2.22%
15. Computer Specialists 87 2.22%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 83 2.12%
17. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 80 2.05%
18. Cashiers 74 1.89%
19. Personal Appearance Workers 72 1.84%
20. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 69 1.76%

Adams Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,821 56.70%
15-35 hours 1,811 13.13%
1-14 hours 349 2.53%
No regular hours 3,813 27.64%

Adams Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 455 5.58%
5 AM-5:29 AM 449 5.51%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 509 6.25%
6 AM-6:29 AM 848 10.40%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,041 12.77%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,375 16.87%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,054 12.93%
8 AM-8:29 AM 469 5.75%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 169 2.07%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 299 3.67%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 181 2.22%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 41 0.50%
Noon-3:59 PM 543 6.66%
4 PM-11:59 PM 717 8.80%

Adams Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 495 6.07%
5-9 761 9.34%
10-14 1,158 14.21%
15-19 1,155 14.17%
20-24 1,135 13.93%
25-29 439 5.39%
30-34 917 11.25%
35-39 250 3.07%
40-44 547 6.71%
45-59 762 9.35%
60-89 385 4.72%
At least 90 146 1.79%

Adams Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 5 0.06% 5,138 63.04%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,714 21.03%
45-59 8 0.10% 754 9.25%
At least 60 0 0.00% 531 6.52%

Adams Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 992 11.55%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,919 80.58%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 38 0.44%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 13 0.15%
Color 6 Box Walked 188 2.19%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 437 5.09%

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Adams Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,054 (16,531 people)
Families (2000): 4,958 (15,116 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,478
People at same address in 1995: 11,054
Adams Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 338 5.58%
$10,000-$14,999 285 4.71%
$15,000-$19,999 239 3.95%
$20,000-$24,999 407 6.72%
$25,000-$29,999 376 6.21%
$30,000-$34,999 308 5.09%
$35,000-$39,999 303 5.00%
$40,000-$44,999 382 6.31%
$45,000-$49,999 346 5.72%
$50,000-$59,999 736 12.16%
$60,000-$74,999 920 15.20%
$75,000-$99,999 837 13.83%
$100,000-$124,999 337 5.57%
$125,000-$149,999 145 2.40%
$150,000-$199,999 36 0.59%
$200,000 or more 59 0.97%

Adams Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 983 16.80%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,073 35.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 131 2.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 988 16.89%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 22 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 953 16.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 451 7.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 152 2.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 87 1.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Adams Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,199 29.98%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,416 13.93%
Public Assistance 76 0.44%
Retirement 1,112 6.41%
Self Employment 1,123 6.48%
Social Security 1,578 9.10%
Supplemental Security 179 1.03%
Wage / Salary 4,920 28.37%
Other 739 4.26%

Adams Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,417 55.76%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,918 44.24%

Adams Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 522 7.96%
Color 1 Box Married 4,583 69.85%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,299 19.80%
Color 3 Box Widowed 157 2.39%

Adams Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 618 8.24%
Color 1 Box Married 4,878 65.07%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,296 17.29%
Color 3 Box Widowed 704 9.39%

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Adams Education Information Back to top
Adams Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 723 5.45%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,977 14.90%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,938 44.75%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,419 18.23%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 596 4.49%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,094 8.25%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 521 3.93%

Adams Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 115 0.66% 105 0.60% 220 1.26%
Kindergarten 124 0.71% 40 0.23% 164 0.94%
Grades 1-4 891 5.11% 261 1.50% 1,152 6.61%
Grades 5-8 845 4.85% 241 1.38% 1,086 6.23%
Grades 9-12 1,045 6.00% 54 0.31% 1,099 6.31%
Undergrad college 400 2.30% 107 0.61% 507 2.91%
Graduate or professional school 30 0.17% 22 0.13% 52 0.30%
Total 3,450 19.80% 830 4.76% 4,280 24.57%

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Adams Public Benefits Information Back to top
Adams Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 15,694 94.98%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 829 5.02%

Adams Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Adams Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 760
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Adams Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Adams Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,269 13.02%
10-19 Years 2,523 14.48%
20-29 Years 1,741 9.99%
30-39 Years 2,844 16.33%
40-49 Years 2,992 17.17%
50-59 Years 2,251 12.92%
60-69 Years 1,446 8.30%
70-79 Years 942 5.41%
80-89 Years 356 2.04%
90+ Years 57 0.33%

Adams Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,436 48.42%
Color 1 Box Female 8,985 51.58%

Adams Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 16,639 95.51%
Color 1 Box African-American 408 2.34%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 150 0.86%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 132 0.76%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 44 0.25%
Color 2 Box Asian 39 0.22%
Color 6 Box Other Race 6 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.02%

Adams Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,323 34.01%
2. United States Or American 2,875 22.62%
3. Irish 1,628 12.81%
4. English 1,612 12.68%
5. French Non-Basque 486 3.82%
6. Dutch 287 2.26%
7. Scottish 268 2.11%
8. Scotch Irish 225 1.77%
9. Italian 210 1.65%
10. Welsh 122 0.96%

Adams Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 16,198 96.75%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 212 1.27%
3. German 156 0.93%
4. Other West Germanic 68 0.41%
5. French 27 0.16%
6. African 15 0.09%
7. Russian 14 0.08%
8. Scandinavian 13 0.08%
9. Polish 11 0.07%
10. Other Indo European 8 0.05%

Adams Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 17,721 99.40%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 67 0.38%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 40 0.22%

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Adams Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.