Adair County vs Marion County

A side-by-side comparison of Adair County and Marion County: population, income, housing, and more.

Adair County and Marion County are counties in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marion County has the higher population (28,493 vs 25,224 in Adair County). Marion County has the higher median household income ($63,908 vs $56,583 in Adair County). Adair County has the higher median home value ($159,500 vs $158,100 in Marion County).

Population, income & housing

	Adair County	Marion County
Population	25,224	28,493
Median age	29.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,583	$63,908
Median home value	$159,500	$158,100
Median gross rent	$782	$813
Housing units	11,380	12,886
Homeownership rate	60.6%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adair County	Marion County
Population	25,369 → 25,224 (-0.6%)	28,608 → 28,493 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$41,929 → $56,583 (+34.9%)	$48,784 → $63,908 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$126,800 → $159,500 (+25.8%)	$123,400 → $158,100 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $782 (+21.1%)	$665 → $813 (+22.3%)

Adair County

Population

25,36925,224

Median household income

$41,929$56,583

Median home value

$126,800$159,500

Median gross rent

$646$782

Marion County

Population

28,60828,493

Median household income

$48,784$63,908

Median home value

$123,400$158,100

Median gross rent

$665$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adair County	Marion County
Under 5	5.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	13.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	25.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.1%
75 and over	6.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adair County	Marion County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	89.4%
Black or African American	4.2%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	1.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adair County	Marion County
No high school diploma	7.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	33.2%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adair County	Marion County
Drove alone	75.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	11.6%	10.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	4.2%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	6.1%
Other means	1.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adair County	Marion County
1-unit, detached	67.9%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.3%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Adair County	Marion County
Poverty rate	21.2%	13.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1973	1970