Iowa · Census place 00505
Adel city, IA
Quick answer
Adel city has 6,259 residents, ranking #63 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $96,905, the median home is worth $320,500 and median gross rent runs $842 a month.
- Population
- 6,259Adel city residents
- Median household income
- $96,905Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $320,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $842Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Adel city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Adel city median would spend about 10.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 67.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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