Adrian, Michigan demographics

Adrian, MI demographics: median age 35.8; 21.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Adrian city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2600440. The survey estimates a population of 20,395 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Adrian is 35.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 8,137 households (±317). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.8 ±1.6	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,395
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	3,938 ±411	19.3% ±2.0 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	5,995 ±489	29.4% ±2.4 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	6,655 ±544	32.6% ±2.7 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	3,807 ±419	18.7% ±2.1 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,395
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	9,885 ±362	48.5% ±1.8 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	10,510 ±365	51.5% ±1.8 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,395
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	15,849 ±472	77.7% ±2.3 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	952 ±208	4.7% ±1.0 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	78 ±66 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	81 ±65 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,031 ±314	5.1% ±1.5 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,404 ±417	11.8% ±2.0 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,395
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,175 ±388	79.3% ±1.9 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,220 ±381	20.7% ±1.9 pp	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,392 ±266	29.4% ±3.1 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	769 ±238	9.5% ±2.9 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,196 ±207	14.7% ±2.5 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,154 ±371	38.8% ±4.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	626 ±194	7.7% ±2.4 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,186 ±205	26.9% ±2.3 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,951 ±367	73.1% ±3.5 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,154 ±371	38.8% ±4.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,483 ±277	30.5% ±3.2 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	911 ±203	11.2% ±2.5 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	705 ±186	8.7% ±2.3 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	508 ±165	6.2% ±2.0 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	319 ±134	3.9% ±1.6 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	57 ±43 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,395
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	19,647 ±250	96.3% ±1.2 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	748 ±257	3.7% ±1.3 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,600
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	17,677 ±422	90.2% ±2.0 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,552 ±314	7.9% ±1.6 pp	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	59 ±61 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	72 ±57 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	5 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	25 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	17 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	176 ±256 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	14 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,100
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,489 ±356	11.4% ±2.7 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,866 ±488	37.1% ±3.5 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,830 ±381	21.6% ±2.8 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,051 ±235	8.0% ±1.8 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,688 ±302	12.9% ±2.3 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,176 ±246	9.0% ±1.9 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 20,309
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	17,164 ±474	84.5% ±2.3 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,363 ±309	6.7% ±1.5 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	734 ±165	3.6% ±0.8 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	997 ±361	4.9% ±1.8 pp	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	51 ±45 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.1% of Adrian residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 87.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Adrian	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.1% ±1.2 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.9% ±2.0 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.7% ±1.0 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Adrian . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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