Adel vs Woodward

A side-by-side comparison of Adel and Woodward: population, income, housing, and more.

Adel and Woodward are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Adel has the higher population (6,259 vs 1,002 in Woodward). Adel has the higher median household income ($96,905 vs $68,571 in Woodward). Adel has the higher median home value ($320,500 vs $179,500 in Woodward).

Population, income & housing

	Adel	Woodward
Population	6,259	1,002
Median age	36.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$96,905	$68,571
Median home value	$320,500	$179,500
Median gross rent	$842	$484
Housing units	2,376	377
Homeownership rate	67.7%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adel	Woodward
Population	4,588 → 6,259 (+36.4%)	1,243 → 1,002 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$65,000 → $96,905 (+49.1%)	$64,118 → $68,571 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$180,300 → $320,500 (+77.8%)	$137,500 → $179,500 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $842 (+18.9%)	$763 → $484 (-36.6%)

Adel

Population

4,5886,259

Median household income

$65,000$96,905

Median home value

$180,300$320,500

Median gross rent

$708$842

Woodward

Population

1,2431,002

Median household income

$64,118$68,571

Median home value

$137,500$179,500

Median gross rent

$763$484

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adel	Woodward
Under 5	11.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	18.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.2%	9.4%
35 to 44	23.5%	15.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	14.0%
55 to 64	9.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.6%
75 and over	5.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adel	Woodward
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adel	Woodward
No high school diploma	6.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	21.9%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adel	Woodward
Drove alone	74.7%	77.8%
Carpooled	3.7%	1.4%
Public transit	0.2%	9.0%
Walked	4.1%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	4.5%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adel	Woodward
1-unit, detached	74.0%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	9.8%
20 or more units	8.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Adel	Woodward
Poverty rate	9.1%	10.3%
Average household size	2.68	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1997	1958