Adair County, Iowa

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Key figures

Statistic	Adair County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,460	3,210,507	334,922,499	2695th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,092	$75,059	$80,734	1334th of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	38.6	38.9	1364th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.9%	31.4%	35.7%	2012th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$160,400	$208,000	$332,700	2016th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$799	$972	$1,413	2103rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.5%	11.1%	12.5%	2535th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	3.6%	5.2%	1900th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.1	57.5	n/a	2533rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	5.9%	14.1%	2252nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1349th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.9%	71.7%	65.2%	1724th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.4	19.8	26.4	2458th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	11.3%	15.1%	934th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.6%	n/a	n/a	2905th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.4%	48.3%	46.9%	1583rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.8%	n/a	n/a	2340th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Adair County, Iowa

Statistic	Adair County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.3	31.4	61.4

Age in Adair County, Iowa

Statistic	Adair County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	42.4	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.6%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Adair County, Iowa

Statistic	Adair County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	3,236	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.6%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.2%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.9%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	23.7%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Adair County, Iowa

Statistic	Adair County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,750	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.5%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.4%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.1%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.5%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.5%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.8%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.8%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Adair County, Iowa

Statistic	Adair County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	3,568	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.3%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.3%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.1%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.1%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,050	$2,897	n/a

Education in Adair County, Iowa

Statistic	Adair County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	5.1%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.6%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.4%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.8%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Adair County, Iowa

Statistic	Adair County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.4%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.1%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.0%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.6%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Adair County, Iowa

Statistic	Adair County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.6%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.2%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	7.8%	16.7%

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