Adel

Population: 5,619
Median household income: $35,897
Median home value: $136,900

Adel, a community in Cook County, Georgia, has 5,619 residents. The median household income of $35,897 is below the Cook County median ($50,133).

Between 2019 and 2023, Adel's population grew 6.2% from 5,289 to 5,619, while its median home value rose 53.8% from $89,000 to $136,900.

71.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,619
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $35,897
Median home value: $136,900
Median gross rent: $929
Housing units: 2,674
Homeownership rate: 57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2895,619

Median household income

$32,288$35,897

Median home value

$89,000$136,900

Median gross rent

$757$929

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,289	$32,288	$89,000	$757
2020	5,297	$26,953	$91,600	$816
2021	5,459	$26,535	$115,600	$789
2022	5,571	$26,800	$125,600	$886
2023	5,619	$35,897	$136,900	$929

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	415	7.4%
5 to 17	731	13.0%
18 to 24	618	11.0%
25 to 34	520	9.3%
35 to 44	746	13.3%
45 to 54	747	13.3%
55 to 64	756	13.5%
65 to 74	527	9.4%
75 and over	559	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,146	38.2%
Black or African American	2,456	43.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	177	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	840	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	719	18.7%
High school graduate	1,559	40.4%
Some college or associate's	823	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	480	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	274	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled19.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,843	75.6%
Carpooled	481	19.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	0.3%
Other means	37	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	850	35.0%
15 to 29 min	465	19.1%
30 to 44 min	720	29.6%
45 to 59 min	170	7.0%
60+ min	225	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 24.6% (1,349 of 5,477)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,336	57.5%
Nonfamily households	986	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,322	86.8%
Vacant	352	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,340	57.7%
Renter-occupied	982	42.3%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,899	71.0%
1-unit, attached	61	2.3%
2 to 4 units	95	3.6%
5 to 19 units	275	10.3%
20 or more units	103	3.9%
Mobile home & other	241	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1300576
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 31.1248, -83.4255