Demographics of Adel city, Iowa

Adel city, Iowa had 7,098 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +904 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

7,098
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,430 ±47.; +14.6%
Change since July 2020: +904 people.; 36.5 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,250 ±$22,906
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, Iowa's population grew 14.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Adel city, Iowa'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, Iowa's population grew 14.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Adel city, Iowa'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	6,194	100.0	100.0
2021	6,353	102.6	100.2
2022	6,582	106.3	100.7
2023	6,641	107.2	101.6
2024	6,939	112.0	102.5
2025	7,098	114.6	103.1

Population of Adel city, Iowa on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,194	—
2021	6,353	+159
2022	6,582	+229
2023	6,641	+59
2024	6,939	+298
2025	7,098	+159

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.5 ±1.6: for men 35.3 ±2.3 and for women 38.4 ±3.9. 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	Iowa	United States
Under 5	637 ±226	9.9% ±3.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,315 ±248	20.5% ±3.9	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	125 to 481	1.9% to 7.5%	10.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,228 ±372	34.7% ±5.8	25.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,155 ±249	18.0% ±3.9	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	792 ±184	12.3% ±2.9	18.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,250 ±$22,906, and income per person $37,696 ±$3,469, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,059 ±$418 in Iowa 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	Iowa	United States
Under $25,000	119 to 391	5.1% to 16.4%	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	408 ±169	17.2% ±7.0	18.5% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	380 ±158	16.0% ±6.5	17.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	101 to 307	4.3% to 12.9%	14.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	684 ±191	28.8% ±7.7	18.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	265 ±130	11.2% ±5.4	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	89 to 263	7.4% ±3.6	8.6% ±0.2	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	Iowa	United States
All ages	456 ±222	7.2% ±3.5	11.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 69	0% to 3.5%	12.9% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	125 to 473	3.8% to 14.0%	11.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	32 to 232	3.6% to 21.6%	8.8% ±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	Iowa	United States
Housing units	2,421 ±211	1,437,699 ±523	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.0% ±11.4	91.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 5.7%	8.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.2% ±7.3	71.7% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.8% ±7.6	28.3% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$327,900 ±$26,562	$208,000 ±$1,141	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$926 ±$195	$972 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±12	1972 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Iowa	United States
Hispanic or Latino	104 to 662	1.6% to 10.3%	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,544 ±334	86.2% ±5.2	82.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 156	0% to 2.4%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.8%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 257	0% to 4.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	118 to 490	1.8% to 7.6%	3.5% ±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	Iowa	United States
Born in the state	5,108 ±306	79.4% ±4.7	69.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,030 ±233	16.0% ±3.6	23.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 216	0% to 3.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	50 to 360	0.8% to 5.6%	5.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 74	0% to 1.2%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	21 to 321	0.3% to 5.0%	3.3% ±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 Iowa

62nd of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Iowa page.

Places of Iowa near Adel city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Charles City city	7,232 ±33
Hiawatha city	7,206 ±37
Nevada city	6,983 ±21
Eldridge city	6,818 ±20
Atlantic city	6,763 ±18
Adel city	6,430 ±47
Orange City city	6,426 ±35
Independence city	6,164 ±32
Maquoketa city	6,075 ±26
Polk City city	6,037 ±18
Asbury city	5,989 ±24

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Iowa by median home value
No. 4 Places in Iowa by median household income
No. 13 Places in Iowa by homeownership rate
No. 13 Places in Iowa by median rent
No. 20 Places in Iowa by per capita income
No. 27 Places in Iowa by median age

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