AdairIL
A town of 215, settled in 1867.
Is Adair a good place to live?
Adair’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 769 Illinois towns, just 7 have a lower share of households owning their home than Adair. Adair has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
215 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Adair: who provides what
Adair is unincorporated, so McDonough County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Adair.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Adair’s workers commute out
The share of residents in Adair who live below the poverty line is 21%, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The town had 6 jobs in 2023, down 36 from 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles. The top destinations are Macomb (37%), Mount Sterling (4%) and Bushnell (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Adair’s year
The range runs from 17° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 11 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adair skews younger than Illinois
46% of Adair adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. People 65 and older are one in ten residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (23% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 49% and 87% women
The Census survey reached too few of Adair’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.8 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Adair | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.8% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 29.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.2% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.9% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.9% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Adair is
CDC measures, 32 in all: Adair beats Illinois on 6 and trails on 8. The share of adults in Adair who report frequent mental distress: 15%. Two figures for adults here: 14% have diabetes, 31% feel lonely.
| Adair | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Adair | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 13.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Adair, with drought at the top
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 54% of U.S. communities. 29% of Adair’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by cold waves at 22%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2013.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Adair
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Adair
About 0 of every 100 Adair residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Adair for work
Where Adair’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Adair
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Adair, IL a good place to live?
Adair has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.