Adams vs Austin

A side-by-side comparison of Adams and Austin: population, income, housing, and more.

Adams and Austin are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Austin has the higher population (26,167 vs 764 in Adams). Adams has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $66,488 in Austin). Adams has the higher median home value ($160,400 vs $155,100 in Austin).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Austin
Population	764	26,167
Median age	48.5 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$85,000	$66,488
Median home value	$160,400	$155,100
Median gross rent	$692	$860
Housing units	363	10,969
Homeownership rate	86.9%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Austin
Population	755 → 764 (+1.2%)	25,114 → 26,167 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$56,705 → $85,000 (+49.9%)	$48,127 → $66,488 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$110,300 → $160,400 (+45.4%)	$107,800 → $155,100 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $692 (+24.0%)	$738 → $860 (+16.5%)

Adams

Population

755764

Median household income

$56,705$85,000

Median home value

$110,300$160,400

Median gross rent

$558$692

Austin

Population

25,11426,167

Median household income

$48,127$66,488

Median home value

$107,800$155,100

Median gross rent

$738$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Austin
Under 5	5.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	9.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	8.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	23.4%	9.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.0%
75 and over	9.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Austin
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	63.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	8.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Austin
No high school diploma	4.0%	13.4%
High school graduate	27.8%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Austin
Drove alone	84.3%	77.8%
Carpooled	3.8%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	4.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	3.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.5%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Austin
1-unit, detached	89.5%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Austin
Poverty rate	5.5%	14.8%
Average household size	2.25	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1958	1957