Adams County, WA, USA - panoramio · Photo: Michael Boyd · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Adams County, Washington
20,800 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
The community services in Adams County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
Adams County, WA, USA - panoramio · Photo: Michael Boyd · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
1,930 ±271
31% of occupied homes
$45,500 ±14,104
Affords $1,138/month at 30% of income
59% of area median income(what renters pay)
$877 ±81
Includes utilities; renters already housed
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Vacant units for rent, of rental stock
What renters can afford vs. typical asking rent
HUD FY2026 income limits at 30% of income, against today’s median asking rent.
30% AMI
Extremely low income
50% AMI
Very low income
80% AMI
Low income
100% AMI
Median income
2 bedroom
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Median asking rent
Renter cost burden by income band
HUD CHAS 2018-2022. Column width is renter households in each band; height is the share paying 30–50% or 50%+ of income on rent.
All renters: 36% cost-burdened, 19% severely (CHAS). Census ACS 2024: 47% and 25%. HUD doesn’t publish the burden split above 80% AMI.
Around the county
Median household income (all)
$66,136 ±4,393
Renters earn 69% of this
Poverty rate
19.5%
of 20,800 residents
Key takeaways
About 7 in 10 renters below 50% AMI are cost-burdened
78% of extremely low-income and 46% of very low-income renter households pay more than 30% of income on rent; 56% of the lowest band pay half or more.
Rent affordability gap by unit size
Median asking rent vs. what a household at 30% of area median income can afford. HUD sizing: one person for a studio, 1.5 per bedroom. Select a size to update the charts above.
Sources: Census ACS 5-year (2024) · HUD CHAS (2018-2022) · HUD FY2026 income limits. How this is calculated.