Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
32% of residents are 65 or older in Adams, against 18% in Oregon’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. No town among the 143 in Oregon we compare has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Adams. Its National Register listings include Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church and Adams Odd Fellows Hall. Adams has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Adams beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 268 in 1900, a low of 154 in 1950, 389 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1885 and 3 maps from 1935 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Adams, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Adams.
0.7% of Adams working residents work locally, below both the Oregon town median (9.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Adams’ median household income is $57,000. The top destinations are Pendleton (21%), Walla Walla (16%) and Milton-Freewater (7%).
| Adams | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adams has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Adams is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adams beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of Adams adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 6 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Adams.
| Adams | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Adams | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Loiland Baseball Field | — | 4 |
| 2. Adams City Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Adams
About 0 of every 100 Adams residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
Where Adams’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Adams on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Oregon, U.S.
Adams is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, located about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Pendleton on Oregon Route 11. As of the 2020 census, Adams had a population of 389. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Adams has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
