Adel

Population: 6,259
Median household income: $96,905
Median home value: $320,500

Adel is a community in Dallas County, Iowa, home to 6,259 residents. At $96,905, its median household income sits below Dallas County's $102,349.

Between 2019 and 2023, Adel's population grew 36.4% from 4,588 to 6,259, while its median home value rose 77.8% from $180,300 to $320,500.

43.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,259
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $96,905
Median home value: $320,500
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 2,376
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5886,259

Median household income

$65,000$96,905

Median home value

$180,300$320,500

Median gross rent

$708$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,588	$65,000	$180,300	$708
2020	4,924	$66,005	$207,000	$697
2021	5,867	$67,440	$230,000	$691
2022	6,090	$91,891	$286,000	$818
2023	6,259	$96,905	$320,500	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 511.0%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4423.5%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	687	11.0%
5 to 17	1,179	18.8%
18 to 24	385	6.2%
25 to 34	573	9.2%
35 to 44	1,471	23.5%
45 to 54	652	10.4%
55 to 64	563	9.0%
65 to 74	428	6.8%
75 and over	321	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,382	86.0%
Black or African American	45	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.4%
Asian	36	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	102	1.6%
Two or more races	288	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	380	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	272	6.8%
High school graduate	879	21.9%
Some college or associate's	1,123	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,184	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	550	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,342	74.7%
Carpooled	117	3.7%
Public transit	6	0.2%
Walked	127	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	462	14.7%
Other means	80	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	728	27.2%
15 to 29 min	1,059	39.6%
30 to 44 min	801	30.0%
45 to 59 min	59	2.2%
60+ min	25	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 9.1% (564 of 6,197)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,552	67.3%
Nonfamily households	754	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,306	97.1%
Vacant	70	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,562	67.7%
Renter-occupied	744	32.3%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,758	74.0%
1-unit, attached	139	5.9%
2 to 4 units	176	7.4%
5 to 19 units	37	1.6%
20 or more units	199	8.4%
Mobile home & other	67	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1900505
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.6094, -94.0127