With 6,430 people, Adel is a city in Iowa. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 2,995 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 3%. Households here earn about 27% more than in Iowa as a whole. Median rent is $926 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,250, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Adel
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$128,644 → $327,900(+155%)US over the same years: +67%
Population3,304 → 6,430(+95%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants70.0% → 65.2%(−4.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adel's population equals 6.0% of Dallas County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 11% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.9%(48)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.2%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(61)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 193 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Adel, decade by decade
Adel population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,304
$67,524
$128,644
18.4%
4.3
2000
3,435
$71,815
$168,503
20.4%
7.1
2010
3,682
$60,240
$209,600
29.2%
9.2
2020
6,153
$80,001
$250,892
42.2%
17.2
2024
6,430
$95,250
$327,900
37.9%
31.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
