Adair County, IA Population

Overview

7,439

Total Population

43.4

Median age

49.43%

Female population %

102.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

67.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

185

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Adair County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Adair County is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Adair County's population under 18 was 22.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Adair County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Adair County, 18.47% were under the age of 15, 16.08% aged 15 to 29, 43.81% aged 30 to 64, 17.64% aged 65 to 84, and 4.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 85 less females than males in Adair County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.43% females and 50.57% males in Adair County, IA.
The Adair County, IA gender ratio is 102.3:100 i.e. 102.3 men to 100 women (1.023).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 377.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 285.

Adair County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Adair County population: 97.07% are White, 0.58% are Black or African American, 0.90% are Asian, 0.40% are some other race and 1.05% are multiracial.
Adair County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 185 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,254 (97.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Adair County is White with a population of 7,221 (97.07% of the total population).

Adair County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,197 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Adair County's population decreased by 518 (6.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Adair County's population decreased by 185 (2.41%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Adair County's population was lowest in year 2016 at 7,006.