Orient

Population: 411
Median household income: $81,250
Median home value: $109,800

Located in Adair County, Iowa, Orient is a community with a population of 411. At $81,250, its median household income sits above Adair County's $66,176.

Between 2019 and 2023, Orient's population declined 12.0% from 467 to 411, while its median home value rose 40.8% from $78,000 to $109,800.

Households average 2.58 people. The median gross rent is $1,304.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 411
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $81,250
Median home value: $109,800
Median gross rent: $1,304
Housing units: 172
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 12.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

467411

Median household income

$45,833$81,250

Median home value

$78,000$109,800

Median gross rent

$560$1,304

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	467	$45,833	$78,000	$560
2020	434	$53,125	$82,200	$555
2021	432	$58,125	$84,000	$615
2022	417	$66,563	$96,600	$685
2023	411	$81,250	$109,800	$1,304

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7418.5%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	2.9%
5 to 17	74	18.0%
18 to 24	34	8.3%
25 to 34	48	11.7%
35 to 44	54	13.1%
45 to 54	23	5.6%
55 to 64	60	14.6%
65 to 74	76	18.5%
75 and over	30	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	357	86.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	6.8%
Two or more races	15	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	5.5%
High school graduate	129	44.3%
Some college or associate's	111	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	23	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	142	69.3%
Carpooled	24	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	11.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	7.3%
Other means	1	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	100	52.6%
15 to 29 min	56	29.5%
30 to 44 min	5	2.6%
45 to 59 min	2	1.1%
60+ min	27	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 13.0% (53 of 409)

	Count	Share
Family households	114	71.7%
Nonfamily households	45	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	159	92.4%
Vacant	13	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	132	83.0%
Renter-occupied	27	17.0%

1-unit, detached92.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	159	92.4%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1959565
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2032, -94.4173