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County: Adams County
State: Nebraska
FIPS Code: 31001

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 0% to 5 % Percent Land in NF:
0.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
144
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
Amenity Level: Low National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 0.34 Hastings Shelterbelt
144
% Water: 0.1
Mean Jan. Temp: 25
Mean July Temp: 77
Topography: Smooth Plains
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area
Economic Type: Nonspecialized
Policy Type: None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 30,553 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 30,656 0.3% -2.9% 3.2%
1990: 29,625 -3.4% -7.2% 3.9%
2000: 31,151 5.2% 2.3% 2.9%
2005: 33,070 6.2% 4.4% 1.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
28,735 92.2% 0-to-19:
8,842 28.4%
Black:
184 0.6% 20-to-39:
8,292 26.6%
Hispanic:
1,428 4.6% 40-to-59:
7,923 25.4%
American Indian:
99 0.3% 60-plus:
6,094 19.6%
Other:
705 2.3%
Median Age: 36.5
Population Density (persons per square mile): 55.3
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 86.3%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 19.9%
Median Family Income: $45,620
Families Below Poverty Line: 5.5%
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