Adams County

Adams County has 36,227 residents across 4 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $65,289, 9% below the Indiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $178,400, and 16% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

36,227residentsACS 2020–2024

$65,289median household incomeIndiana: $72K

$178,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

78%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Adams County in IndianaZIP codes in Adams County highlighted; the rest of Indiana in grey

Map of Indiana with Adams County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 4 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
46711	8,353	$71K	$173K	75%	21%	75%	25 min
46733	19,318	$64K	$176K	84%	15%	82%	24 min
46740	4,486	$58K	$159K	86%	10%	70%	29 min
46772	3,288	$80K	$242K	91%	18%	63%	29 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

36,227 residents in 12,401 households, next to the Indiana figure.

31%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

26%

of households are people living alone

57%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

13,308 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,400 (±$13,273).

84%

of households own their home

83%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$833

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–200911%

1990–199910%

1980–198912%

1970–197913%

1960–19699%

1950–195911%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier24%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$4,066.

$65,289

median household income

11.2%

of people live below the poverty line

2.8%

unemployment rate

16%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min

average commute to work

15%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

88%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

13%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

78%

of households have a broadband subscription

19%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates