2022 population: 7,494 ( 188 from 2010 , 4 from 2020)
Land area: 569.3 square miles
Population density: 13.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,068	94.32%	5.8%
Black:	61	0.81%	454.5%
Indian:	21	0.28%	425.0%
Asian:	43	0.57%	87.0%
2+ races:	74	0.99%	117.6%
Hispanic:	227	3.03%	124.8%

Total non-White:	426	5.68%	143.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	209	13.9
Deaths:	262	17.5
Net Migration:	41	2.7
Net Immigration:	13	0.9

Change in White population:	-439	-5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	251	3.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,682
7,507	97.72%
11	0.14%
4	0.05%
23	0.30%
34	0.44%
101	1.31%
175	2.28%

2000
8,243
8,115	98.45%
6	0.07%
6	0.07%
19	0.23%
34	0.41%
58	0.70%
128	1.55%

1990
8,409
8,352	99.32%
0	0.00%
8	0.10%
29	0.34%
n/a
20	0.24%
57	0.68%

1980
9,509
9,409	98.95%
0	0.00%
3	0.03%
15	0.16%
n/a
49	0.52%
100	1.05%

1970
9,487
9,398	99.06%
4	0.04%
8	0.08%
5	0.05%
n/a
71	0.75%
89	0.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
715	8.7
1,044	12.7
-536	-6.5
16	0.2

-608	-7.4
47	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
818	9.7
1,135	13.5
-45	-0.5
5	0.1

-237	-2.8
71	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
1,173	12.3
1,108	11.7
-1,205	-12.7
n/a

-1,057	-11.1
-43	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-284	-3.0
n/a

11	0.1
11	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Adair County, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.0
1,653	22.1%
5,841	77.9%
1,659	22.1%

3,224
2.27

1,893	58.7%
1,559	82.4%
121	6.4%
1,331	41.3%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
1,725	22.5%
5,957	77.5%
1,644	21.4%

3,292
2.29

2,148	65.2%
1,807	84.1%
149	6.9%
1,144	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
1,975	24.0%
6,268	76.0%
1,819	22.1%

3,398
2.37

2,359	69.4%
2,067	87.6%
122	5.2%
1,039	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
39.5
2,098	24.9%
6,311	75.1%
1,981	23.6%

3,418
2.41

2,428	71.0%
2,183	89.9%
109	4.5%
990	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
36.2
2,574	27.1%
6,935	72.9%
1,874	19.7%

3,603
2.59

2,706	75.1%
2,542	93.9%
62	2.3%
897	24.9%

2022 Housing Data for Adair County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	111	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	154	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	168	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	129	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	113	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	147	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	144	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	163	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	148	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	277	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	350	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	508	15.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	252	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	207	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	207	6.4%
$200,000 or more	146	4.5%

Median Household Income	63,172
Per Capita Income	36,118

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	93
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	218	6.8%
Public Assistance	72	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	406	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,246	76.9%
Unemployed	120	2.8%
In Armed Forces	2	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,368	79.8%
Not in Labor Force	854	20.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,390	938	59.7%
Non-Profit	39	211	15.6%
Self-Employed	354	187	65.4%

Local Government	131	218	37.5%
State Government	40	35	53.3%
Federal Government	29	44	39.7%

Total Private + Self	1,744	1,125	60.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	239	508	32.0%
Total	1,983	1,633	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	763	20.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	744	20.4%
Professional, Technical	454	12.4%
Service Occupations	507	13.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	169	4.6%
All others	1,184	32.4%

White Collar		53.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	596	16.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	575	15.7%
Retail trade	384	10.5%
Health care and social assistance	347	9.5%
Construction	322	8.8%
Educational services	242	6.6%
Finance and insurance	207	5.7%
Public administration	140	3.8%
Accommodation and food services	138	3.8%
Other services	127	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	119	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	93	2.5%
Utilities	92	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	88	2.4%
Wholesale trade	83	2.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	54	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	0.4%
Information	13	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	146	1.95%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	38	0.51%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	27	0.36%
Honduran	11	0.15%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	12	0.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indonesian	5	0.07%
Filipino	4	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,893	98.1%
Spanish	102	1.5%
Other	18	0.3%
German, other Germanic	5	0.1%
Other Asian	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,913	38.9%
Irish	880	11.8%
English	686	9.2%
Danish	465	6.2%
American	398	5.3%
Swedish	178	2.4%
Norwegian	172	2.3%
Dutch	130	1.7%
Italian	121	1.6%
European	99	1.3%
French	94	1.3%
Scottish	70	0.9%
Welsh	56	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	54	0.7%
Polish	39	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,449	99.6%
Not a citizen	30	0.4%

Native	7,410	99.1%
Foreign-born	69	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
80	1.5%	147	2.8%	2,174	41.1%	1,879	35.6%	755	14.3%	250	4.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	80	1.5%
9-12 Years	147	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,174	41.1%
Some College	1,879	35.6%
Bach. Degree	755	14.3%
Grad Degree	250	4.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,027	3,924	103	2.6%	4.4%
1991	4,013	3,888	125	3.1%	4.7%
1992	4,224	4,086	138	3.3%	4.5%
1993	4,134	3,994	140	3.4%	4.1%
1994	4,357	4,218	139	3.2%	3.6%
1995	4,538	4,382	156	3.4%	3.5%
1996	4,455	4,309	146	3.3%	3.6%
1997	4,333	4,211	122	2.8%	3.1%
1998	4,264	4,156	108	2.5%	2.8%
1999	4,464	4,353	111	2.5%	2.7%

2000	4,463	4,342	121	2.7%	2.7%
2001	4,551	4,426	125	2.7%	3.3%
2002	4,426	4,265	161	3.6%	4.0%
2003	4,288	4,115	173	4.0%	4.4%
2004	4,307	4,127	180	4.2%	4.5%
2005	4,396	4,219	177	4.0%	4.3%
2006	4,427	4,286	141	3.2%	3.7%
2007	4,404	4,250	154	3.5%	3.7%
2008	4,384	4,209	175	4.0%	4.1%
2009	4,212	3,969	243	5.8%	6.4%

2010	4,095	3,864	231	5.6%	6.1%
2011	4,113	3,910	203	4.9%	5.6%
2012	4,064	3,885	179	4.4%	5.1%
2013	4,078	3,906	172	4.2%	4.7%
2014	4,151	3,985	166	4.0%	4.2%
2015	4,224	4,089	135	3.2%	3.7%
2016	4,255	4,131	124	2.9%	3.6%
2017	4,148	4,033	115	2.8%	3.1%
2018	4,162	4,061	101	2.4%	2.6%
2019	4,305	4,204	101	2.3%	2.8%

2020	4,179	4,013	166	4.0%	5.3%
2021	4,327	4,205	122	2.8%	3.8%
2022	4,345	4,254	91	2.1%	2.7%
2023	4,415	4,310	105	2.4%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,606
Median Value	$131,600

Occupied	3,224	89.4%
Vacant	382	10.6%

Owned	2,278	70.7%
Rented	946	29.3%
Median Rent	$723

Single-Family Units	3,050	84.6%
Detached	3,015	83.6%
Attached	35	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	161	4.5%
Mobile Homes	74	2.1%

Adair County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Adair County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Adair County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Adair County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Adair County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Adair County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Adair County, IA