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Colorado Facts & Stats
As of 2025, a household in Adams County, Colorado, needs to earn approximately $76,518 annually to afford a two-bedroom apartment. The average fair market rent of this apartment is $2,140 in Adams County.
According to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative's Point in Time Survey, 69% of those homeless in Adams County are families with children.
The top three reasons given for homelessness in Adams County are:
1. Loss of employment
2. Housing costs are too high
3. Family or relationship breakup (divorce)
To afford a $1,566/month rental, a single wage earner would need to be paid $30.12/hour to live comfortably & a minimum wage worker must work 100 hours per week to afford the same rental.
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