What is the median household income in Adrian, MO?

The median household income in Adrian, MO is $52,829 (±$9,488) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $631 a month would take about $25,200 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Adrian, the median household income went from $48,194 in 2015–2019 to $52,829 in 2020–2024 (+9.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median household income
$52,829 (±$9,488)
Median renter income
$20,313 (±$10,863)
Income to afford median rent
about $25,200

Income in Adrian against Bates County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
AdrianBates CountyMissouriUnited States
Median household income$52,829 (±$9,488)$60,733 (±$4,639)$70,702 (±$325)$80,734
Median renter household income$20,313 (±$10,863)$36,094 (±$5,744)$43,288 (±$509)$52,966
Median owner household income$63,854 (±$8,957)$73,390 (±$5,513)$87,780 (±$425)$100,009
Median gross rent$631 (±$79)$786 (±$73)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413

In Adrian, median household income is not measurably different from Bates County ($60,733).

It is also lower than in Missouri ($70,702).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Bates County, Adrian ranks 22 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 677 of 1,154.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Adrian

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $631 a month ($7,572 a year) needs an income of about $25,200 a year.

The median renting household in Adrian earns $20,313 a year, less than that.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median household income$48,194 (±$13,828)$52,829 (±$9,488)+9.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median gross rent$739 (±$103)$631 (±$79)−14.6%Down after inflation
Median home value$101,300 (±$13,559)$159,500 (±$8,871)+57.5%Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Adrian

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Adrian
PlaceDistanceMedian household incomeCompared with this place
Adrian—$52,829 (±$9,488)—
Deer Creek Township (Bates County)2.9 mi$72,262 (±$10,970)Higher
Mound Township3.3 mi$57,404 (±$26,769)Not measurably different
Passaic5.2 mi$92,656 (±$75,225)Not measurably different
Archie5.9 mi$68,750 (±$17,164)Not measurably different
Elkhart Township6.0 mi$59,523 (±$28,552)Not measurably different
Grand River Township (Bates County)6.6 mi$83,750 (±$80,713)Not measurably different
East Boone Township6.6 mi$71,550 (±$38,959)Not measurably different
Mount Pleasant Township8.9 mi$43,429 (±$6,590)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Deer Creek Township (Bates County), MO ($72,262).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Bates County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian household income
16Prairie Township (Bates County)$65,313 (±$63,216)
17Howard Township (Bates County)$62,500 (±$27,257)
18Elkhart Township$59,523 (±$28,552)
19Hume$58,750 (±$31,593)
20Walnut Township$57,679 (±$13,742)
21Mound Township$57,404 (±$26,769)
22Adrian$52,829 (±$9,488)
23Osage Township (Bates County)$51,625 (±$12,542)
24West Point Township$50,417 (±$30,416)
25Rich Hill$47,167 (±$6,553)
26Amsterdam$45,536 (±$3,816)
27Mount Pleasant Township$43,429 (±$6,590)
28Rockville Township$42,857 (±$17,256)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Bates County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Adrian

What is the median household income in Adrian?

The median household income in Adrian is $52,829 (±$9,488) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Adrian?

About $25,200 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $631 a month.

Have incomes in Adrian kept up with inflation?

In Adrian, the median household income went from $48,194 in 2015–2019 to $52,829 in 2020–2024 (+9.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

What do renters earn in Adrian?

The median renting household in Adrian, MO earns $20,313 (±$10,863) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Adrian city, Missouri (place:00244, in state:29).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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Request a Census API key.

DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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