Adams County, PA - 1990 Census Profile

                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change
   
TOTAL POPULATION                            78,274       68,292     14.7      
  Persons living in households              75,340       65,633     14.8      
  Persons living in group quarters           2,934        2,659     10.4      
                                                                              
Rural Population                            65,563       55,464     18.3      
Urban population                            12,711       12,828     -0.9      
Metro status of county                       Metro        Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                        38,215       33,459     14.3      
Female                                      40,059       34,833     15.1      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                                5,499        4,691     17.3      
5 to 17 years                               14,096       14,739     -4.3      
18 to 24 years                               8,828        9,566     -7.7      
25 to 44 years                              24,305       18,140     34.0      
45 to 54 years                               8,010        6,802     17.8      
55 to 64 years                               6,902        6,606      4.5      
65 to 74 years                               6,063        4,654     30.3      
75 to 84 years                               3,336        2,319     43.9      
85 years and over                            1,235          775     59.4      
Total under 18                              19,595       19,430      0.9      
Total 65 and over                           10,634        7,748     37.3      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                          75,735       66,683     13.6      
Black non-Hispanic                             861          675     27.6      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp           78           40     95.0      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic         363          187     94.2      
Other race, non-Hispanic                        21           94    -77.6      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                1,216          613     98.4      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            
Total Households                            28,067       22,897     22.6      
 Family households (families)               21,192       18,091     17.2      
  Families with children                    10,497        9,776      7.4      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children      1,344        1,063     26.5      
 Persons living alone                        5,597        4,057     38.0      
  Persons 65 and over living alone           2,640        1,870     41.2      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                  13,018        6,323    105.9      
Household (median)                          30,304       16,684     81.7      
Family (median)                             34,172       18,527     84.5      
  Married couple families (mean)            41,531          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      17,210          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                            4.5          6.0    -24.9      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)            7.1          7.9    -10.1      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       27.1         30.8    -12.0      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                        6.4          7.9    -18.9      
  Black                                       20.5         18.8      9.1      
  Other race                                  22.2         25.6    -13.2      
  Hispanic                                    27.3         23.1     18.2      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)            7.9         11.1    -28.8      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       18.6          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)             9.2          9.7     -5.1      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                             1,128          456    147.4      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch     12,953       14,502    -10.6      
  College                                    3,720        2,924     27.3      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        70.0         59.1     18.5      
  College grad (%)                            13.2         11.4     15.8      
                                                                              
HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                         30,141       24,495     23.1      
  Occupied (%)                                93.1         93.4     -0.3      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        73.3         72.7      0.9      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units     79,600       43,200     84.3      
Median rent, specified renter-occ units        300          159     88.7      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     1.1          1.0     10.0      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                        3.8          4.3    -11.6      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over            40,056       31,636     26.7      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      27.3         34.6    -21.0      
  Employed in service industry (%)            24.7         11.6    113.0      
  Unemployment rate - 1989                     2.4          5.2    -53.8      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)            9.8          9.4      4.6      
  Mean Income                               22,857       10,484    118.1      
Families with one worker                      24.4         29.9    -18.5      
  Mean Income                               29,704       16,631     78.7      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       65.8         60.7      8.4      
  Mean Income                               45,364       24,099     88.3      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              59.8         53.3     12.2      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               4.0          6.1    -34.4      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         73.7         62.4     18.2      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               3.9          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              17.1         15.8      8.3      
  Sales and support (%)                       26.8         23.0     16.6      
  Service (%)                                 12.7         11.6      9.5      
  Farming (%)                                  3.9          5.4    -27.7      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        14.3         14.8     -3.3      
  Labor (%)                                   25.1         29.1    -13.7      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape ile 1 and 3