Demographics of Adel city, Georgia

Adel city, Georgia had 5,854 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +295 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Adel city, in four figures

5,854
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,641 ±18.; +5.3%
Change since July 2020: +295 people.; 36.8 ±5.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $43,618 ±$14,295
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Adel city, Georgia's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Adel city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Adel city, Georgia's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Adel city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,559	100.0	100.0
2021	5,580	100.4	100.2
2022	5,597	100.7	100.7
2023	5,677	102.1	101.6
2024	5,763	103.7	102.5
2025	5,854	105.3	103.1

Population of Adel city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,559	—
2021	5,580	+21
2022	5,597	+17
2023	5,677	+80
2024	5,763	+86
2025	5,854	+91

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±5.2: for men 32.3 ±9.1 and for women 41.9 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Adel city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	405 ±185	7.2% ±3.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	934 ±267	16.6% ±4.7	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	673 ±234	11.9% ±4.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,423 ±317	25.2% ±5.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,287 ±279	22.8% ±4.9	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	919 ±186	16.3% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $43,618 ±$14,295, and income per person $22,950 ±$3,825, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Adel city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	728 ±206	34.0% ±8.9	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	464 ±147	21.7% ±6.5	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	168 to 550	8.0% to 25.5%	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	103 to 313	9.7% ±4.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	59 to 227	2.8% to 10.6%	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	90 to 298	4.3% to 13.8%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 87	0% to 4.1%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Adel city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	1,309 ±436	23.9% ±8.0	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	56 to 382	5.0% to 27.7%	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	807 ±284	26.5% ±8.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	283 ±123	25.7% ±9.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Adel city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Adel city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	2,527 ±235	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.6% ±4.7	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.4% ±5.8	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.2% ±7.2	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.8% ±7.4	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,900 ±$14,663	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$969 ±$51	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±5	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Adel city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	945 ±304	16.8% ±5.4	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,023 ±378	35.9% ±6.7	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,600 ±311	46.1% ±5.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 186	0% to 3.3%	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Adel city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	3,848 ±285	68.2% ±5.0	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,207 ±356	21.4% ±6.3	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	59 to 633	1.0% to 11.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 524	0% to 9.3%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 524	0% to 9.3%	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Adel city among the places of Georgia

156th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Adel city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Temple city	5,901 ±94
Oakwood city	5,862 ±18
Conley CDP	5,822 ±1,399
Jackson city	5,741 ±19
Waynesboro city	5,644 ±27
Adel city	5,641 ±18
Sandersville city	5,601 ±19
Senoia city	5,589 ±37
Eastman city	5,584 ±24
Sylvester city	5,489 ±32
Fairview CDP	5,302 ±812

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 6 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 12 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 40 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate
No. 89 Places in Georgia by median household income
No. 106 Places in Georgia by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026