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Adel, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Adel, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,594. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ADEL-IA · Adel, IA 1 ZIPs · 6,594 pop · #3975/25278 · Dallas County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $103,114
  • RANK-TOP #3975/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waukee
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,594
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $395,400

Nearest income peer: Waukee, IA ( $352 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Adel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Adel on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Adel, IA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 16%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,594
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$103,114
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $103,114 and home value $395,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 43.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Adel as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Fairbank is the closest lower-income city and Bryant the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Adel.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50003, is all of Adel

There is no split to weigh here: 50003 holds every one of Adel's 6,594 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Adel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 281 establishments, 2,172 employees , annual payroll $118,420k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50003 (281 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (44) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Adel, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Dallas County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Adel. See the Dallas County roll-up →

Adel lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Dallas County: Urbandale, Granger and Dallas Center earn more and Perry, Woodward and Redfield earn less. Urbandale marks the far end of that range at $175,944, 71% above Adel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50003 6,594 $103,114 281 22
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Adel roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Adel, .