COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Adair County

Iowa · 8,409 residents · 569 sq mi

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Adair County is home to 8,409 people in Iowa. At a median age of 39.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $29,800. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 32 minutes on average. 74% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,409

+2%vs 2000

vs 8,243 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 41.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

569 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(554)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(582)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(657)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(486)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(361)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(1,119)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(990)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(833)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(846)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(942)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.4%(710)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.9%(329)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,426

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,179 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,565

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,262 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,800

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$240

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $373 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(8,115)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(58)

Asian0.2%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(8,369)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(20)

Asian0.3%(29)

Other0.1%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(186)

Central American0.4%(32)

Guatemalan0.3%(21)

Honduran0.1%(11)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(14)

Japanese0.1%(5)

Indonesian0.1%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German36.7%(2,738)

Irish12.5%(936)

English10.2%(759)

Danish5.1%(381)

American4.1%(307)

Swedish2.3%(174)

Dutch2.2%(165)

Norwegian2.1%(160)

Italian1.2%(91)

Subsaharan African1%(76)

Scottish0.8%(63)

Welsh0.8%(61)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

French0.7%(53)

Polish0.5%(37)

Russian0.3%(26)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(20)

Czech0.2%(13)

Belgian0.2%(12)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Serbian0.1%(7)

Swiss0.1%(6)

British0%(3)

Armenian0%(1)

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.5%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.6 min

+93%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married28.5%(865)

Married54.6%(1,659)

Widowed2.5%(77)

Divorced14.4%(437)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(568)

Married57%(1,718)

Widowed12.9%(388)

Divorced11.3%(342)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 6.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 71.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% 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)26.5%(103)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(42)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43%(167)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 388 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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