City safety & data profile

AdrianMI

Adrian, MI is a 21K-resident city in Lenawee County with a median household income of $50,209.

Lenawee County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Adrian, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Adrian has a population larger than 46% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $138,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

21K
Population (place)
Bottom 47%
By size
$50,209
Median income (place)
$138,000
Median home (place)
20.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Adrian

Adrian posts a median household income higher than 9% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Adrian area.

Bottom 10%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Adrian

Where Adrian income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$50,209 Bottom 9% higher than 9% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Adrian $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Adrian, MI beyond the headline numbers

Adrian sits inside Lenawee County, Michigan, at roughly 41.90°N, -84.04°W. Population 20,691, $50,209 median household income. Median home value $138,000, median rent $956. Poverty rate 20.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Adrian, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

20.3% of Adrian, MI residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Adrian runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 8.9% of Adrian workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, frequent mental distress departs furthest from its peer median: 20.8% in Adrian, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Adrian workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Adrian from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
20,691
Adrian · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$50,209
-44% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$138,000
-67% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Lenawee County): Adrian's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
98K-1%
Median Income
$70,518+48%
Median Home Value
$196,800+68%
Poverty Rate
10.7%-24%
Unemployment
4.7%-61%

Economics

Economics indicators for Adrian, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$956/mo
Poverty Rate
20.3% +64% vs avg
Unemployment 5.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 21.9%
Work From Home 8.9%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 77.7%
African American 4.7%
Asian 0.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
41.9%
Short Sleep Duration
38%
High Blood Pressure
35.9%
Physical Inactivity
30.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.8%
Current Smoking
16.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.1%
Binge Drinking
16%
Diabetes
12.9%
Current Asthma
12%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.7%
Annual Checkup 76.9%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
10.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.5%
Stroke
3.9%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
0
★★★
1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
PROMEDICA CHARLES AND VIRGINIA HICKMAN HOSPITAL
ADRIAN · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Adrian?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Adrian right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MI-ADRIAN · Adrian

Adrian: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Adrian; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Adrian, MI?
Adrian, MI has a population of 20,691 people, located in Lenawee County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Adrian?
The median household income in Adrian, MI is $50,209 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 20.3%.
What is the median home value in Adrian?
The median home value in Adrian, MI is $138,000. Median rent is $956/month.
What are the top health concerns in Adrian?
The top health indicators in Adrian include Obesity (41.9%), Short Sleep Duration (38%), High Blood Pressure (35.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Adrian?
Adrian has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Adrian?
The median age in Adrian, MI is 35.8 years. 21.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Adrian, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (20.3% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($50,209 here).

Compare Adrian with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Adrian's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Adrian area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Adrian against Michigan peers on any ranking lens. Explore Michigan

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Lenawee County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.