Demographics of Adrian city, Michigan

Adrian city, Michigan had 20,191 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −430 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Adrian city, in four figures

20,191
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,395 ±43.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −430 people.; 35.8 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,209 ±$3,644
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.

Adrian city, Michigan's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Adrian city, Michigan'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

Adrian city, Michigan's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Adrian city, Michigan'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	20,621	100.0	100.0
2021	20,518	99.5	100.2
2022	20,400	98.9	100.7
2023	20,289	98.4	101.6
2024	20,291	98.4	102.5
2025	20,191	97.9	103.1

Population of Adrian city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,621	—
2021	20,518	−103
2022	20,400	−118
2023	20,289	−111
2024	20,291	+2
2025	20,191	−100

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.8 ±1.6: for men 32.6 ±1.9 and for women 38.3 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Adrian city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	795 ±173	3.9% ±0.8	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,143 ±373	15.4% ±1.8	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,357 ±390	16.5% ±1.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,840 ±436	23.7% ±2.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,453 ±440	21.8% ±2.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,807 ±419	18.7% ±2.1	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,209 ±$3,644, and income per person $26,974 ±$2,407, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Adrian city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	2,033 ±358	25.0% ±4.3	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,012 ±312	24.7% ±3.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,757 ±291	21.6% ±3.5	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	988 ±220	12.1% ±2.7	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	883 ±216	10.9% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	253 ±101	3.1% ±1.2	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	98 to 324	1.2% to 4.0%	9.5% ±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 Adrian city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	3,666 ±666	20.3% ±3.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,021 ±270	26.8% ±6.1	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,136 ±426	22.1% ±4.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	509 ±180	11.0% ±3.7	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Adrian city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Adrian city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	9,328 ±370	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.2% ±4.8	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.8% ±2.6	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.7% ±3.5	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.3% ±4.2	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$138,000 ±$8,490	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$956 ±$32	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±2	1972 ±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 Adrian city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,220 ±381	20.7% ±1.9	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,474 ±513	71.0% ±2.5	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	870 ±180	4.3% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 96	< 0.1% to 0.5%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 170	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	683 ±189	3.3% ±0.9	4.5% ±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 Adrian city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	13,796 ±550	67.6% ±2.7	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,753 ±535	28.2% ±2.6	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	38 to 158	0.2% to 0.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	748 ±257	3.7% ±1.3	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	143 to 575	0.7% to 2.8%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	389 ±153	1.9% ±0.8	3.1% ±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%.

Adrian city among the places of Michigan

58th of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Adrian city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wyandotte city	24,489 ±35
Waverly CDP	23,575 ±712
Birmingham city	21,763 ±46
Marquette city	21,325 ±32
Mount Pleasant city	21,236 ±39
Adrian city	20,395 ±43
Monroe city	20,320 ±77
Ypsilanti city	19,857 ±32
Ferndale city	19,190 ±28
Cutlerville CDP	18,780 ±1,487
Haslett CDP	18,559 ±984

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