Adrian is a city of 20,395 people in Michigan. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $138,000, having risen by half since 2000. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 31%. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 2,547 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,209, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 9%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Adrian
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.0% → 21.9%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$106,323 → $138,000(+30%)US over the same years: +67%
White share82.1% → 71.0%(−11.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adrian's population equals 21% of Lenawee County's. Its number of households without a car equals 49% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 39% 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)14.3%(86)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(88)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.6%(287)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(3)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 603 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
Adrian, decade by decade
Adrian 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
22,097
$59,493
$106,323
16.0%
38.4
2000
21,574
$62,306
$152,108
20.1%
47.3
2010
21,133
$53,682
$135,801
19.4%
52.6
2020
20,645
$42,809
$96,721
18.9%
58.5
2024
20,395
$50,209
$138,000
21.9%
56.3
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.
