Adel, GA Population

Overview

5,459

Total Population

40.5

Median age

53.16%

Female population %

88.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

59.1

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

283

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Adel is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Adel's population under 18 was 20.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Adel's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Adel, 15.20% were under the age of 15, 22.93% aged 15 to 29, 39.92% aged 30 to 64, 19.33% aged 65 to 84, and 2.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 345 more females than males in Adel:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.16% females and 46.84% males in Adel, GA.
The Adel, GA gender ratio is 88.1:100 i.e. 88.1 men to 100 women (0.881).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 274.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 280.

Adel's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Adel population: 43.67% are White, 45.52% are Black or African American, 1.76% are Asian, 0.75% are some other race and 8.30% are multiracial.
Adel's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 283 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,176 (94.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Adel is Black or African American with a population of 2,485 (45.52% of the total population).

Adel's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 5,617 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Adel's population decreased by 132 (2.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Adel's population increased by 262 (4.93%), 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, Adel's population was lowest in year 2012 at 5,223.