Editing Adams County, Indiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 2264
|1850= 5797
|1860= 9252
|1870= 11382
|1880= 15385
|1890= 20181
|1900= 22232
|1910= 21840
|1920= 20503
|1930= 19957
|1940= 21254
|1950= 22393
|1960= 24643
|1970= 26871
|1980= 29619
|1990= 31095
|2000= 33625
|2010= 34387
|2020= 35809
|estyear=2024
|estimate=36584
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2015<ref name="census-quickfacts"/> 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data|website=Census.gov}}</ref><ref name="census-dp1"/> 2024<ref name=qf/>
}}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 35,809 people, and 12,481 households in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US18001 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|101.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 13,403 housing units at an average density of {{convert|39.5|/sqmi}}.<ref name="quickfacts2020">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Adams County, Indiana; United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/adamscountyindiana,US/PST045221 |website=www.census.gov |access-date=February 18, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2000 the racial makeup of the county was 97.8% white, 0.6% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 30.3% were [[Germans|German]], 5.6% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 4.1% were [[English people|English]], and 2.7% were French (not Basque). Additionally, 11.5% of the population has a visible or non-visible disability.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

Of the 12,481 households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together and 24% had a female householder with no spouse present. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.39. The median age was 33.5 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/><ref name="quickfacts2020"/> Of the total population, 77.1% own homes and 8.7% are renters.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

Regarding educational attainment, 40.6% of the population has a high school degree or higher, with 15.5% having a bachelor's degree or higher. Manufacturing employees the most employed residents at 31.2%, followed by 17.6% in education, health care and social services, and 10.3% in retail.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $52,504 and the median income for a family was $65,609. The per capita income for the county was $23,316. About 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+Adams County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Adams County, Indiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Adams%20County,%20Indiana&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|33,080
|92.4%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|171
|0.5%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|80
|0.22%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|135
|0.4%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|4
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|702
|2%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,637
|4.6%
|}

===Amish community===
The [[Amish]] community in Adams County belongs the [[Swiss Amish]], which is an Amish affiliation whose ancestors came to Adam County in 1840 and who speak a [[Bernese dialect]] in everyday life. They had a total population of 8,595 people in 58 congregations in 2017,<ref name=update>[http://amishamerica.com/12-largest-amish-communities-2017/ The 12 Largest Amish Communities (2017).] at Amish America</ref> or 24.2% of the county's population.