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Adrian, MI
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Living in Adrian



Adrian is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 20,442 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Adrian is the 66th largest community in Michigan.

Adrian is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Adrian enrolled in college, Adrian has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

In terms of college education, Adrian is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.32% of adults 25 and older in Adrian have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Adrian in 2018 was $24,078, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,312 for a family of four. However, Adrian contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Adrian is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Adrian home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Adrian residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Adrian also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Adrian include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Adrian is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.