CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Adrian

Michigan · 22,097 residents · 8.01 sq mi

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With 22,097 people, Adrian is a city in Michigan. The typical home is worth $44,300. 20.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 20% less than in Michigan as a whole. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,097

+2%vs 2000

vs 21,574 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 31.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(1,786)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,671)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(1,454)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.2%(2,252)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410%(2,208)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(3,305)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(2,779)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(1,848)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(1,581)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(1,505)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,156)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(552)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,788

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,203 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,006

−33%vs 2000

vs $16,528 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.7%

+6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,300

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$374

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $504 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.2%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.4% in 2000

41.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.9%(16,582)

Black3.3%(722)

Hispanic / Latino17%(3,665)

Asian0.8%(178)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.6%(19,125)

Black3.3%(735)

Hispanic / Latino12.8%(2,828)

Asian0.6%(143)

Other9.5%(2,094)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican17.6%(3,589)

Puerto Rican0.7%(139)

Spaniard0.5%(100)

South American0.3%(70)

Central American0.3%(53)

Salvadoran0.2%(41)

Argentine0.1%(28)

Ecuadorian0.1%(19)

Cuban0.1%(15)

Dominican0.1%(13)

Guatemalan0.1%(12)

Colombian0.1%(12)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Chilean0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(36)

Chinese0.1%(25)

Filipino0.1%(13)

Asian Indian0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

German17.6%(3,596)

American11.9%(2,422)

English10.7%(2,176)

Irish10.5%(2,133)

Polish3.4%(696)

Italian3.3%(682)

French3%(610)

Scottish2.1%(422)

Arab0.9%(180)

Iraqi0.8%(158)

Dutch0.8%(156)

Finnish0.7%(150)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.7%(143)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(133)

Canadian0.4%(85)

Subsaharan African0.3%(71)

Swedish0.3%(69)

Nigerian0.3%(64)

Belgian0.3%(62)

French Canadian0.3%(59)

Norwegian0.3%(56)

Swiss0.2%(40)

Romanian0.1%(29)

Greek0.1%(21)

Welsh0.1%(20)

Portuguese0.1%(18)

West Indian0.1%(17)

Jamaican0.1%(17)

Russian0.1%(14)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Danish0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(7)

British0%(6)

Lebanese0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(4)

Slovene0%(4)

Kenyan0%(4)

Czech0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.2%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 14.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married53.4%(4,484)

Married32.5%(2,728)

Widowed1.9%(161)

Divorced12.2%(1,029)

Women 15+

Never married39.2%(3,440)

Married34%(2,985)

Widowed9.8%(858)

Divorced17%(1,493)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.5%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.8%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.6%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 59.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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