Whitman County vs. Adams County

	Whitman County (WA)	Adams County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	49,791	19,759
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	44,778	18,728
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	44,776	18,728
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.2%	9.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.0%	35.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.4%	11.1%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	49.3%
White alone, percent	83.9%	88.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.4%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	6.0%
Asian alone, percent	8.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	4.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	64.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	33.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,153	513
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	25.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,011	6,662
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	43.1%	63.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$208,200	$154,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,426	$1,305
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$446	$436
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$776	$744
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.2%	12.3%
Building permits, 2018	264	47
Households, 2014-2018	17,910	5,881
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	3.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	61.8%	91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.1%	54.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.7%	78.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.9%	66.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.2%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	13.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.2%	12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	63.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.3%	53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,120	18,696
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	333,569	157,812
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,157	$8,304
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.7	18.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,163	$49,142
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,585	$19,152
Persons in poverty, percent	25.4%	15.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	837	358
Total employment, 2017	10,552	4,588
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	456,381	195,533
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,197	798
All firms, 2012	2,522	1,163
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,155	613
Women-owned firms, 2012	787	364
Minority-owned firms, 2012	268	390
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,127	717
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	156	107
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,055	986
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	16.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.7	9.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,159.09	1,924.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Whitman county (WA) and Adams county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.