Adair is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 736 people and two associated neighborhoods, Adair is the 260th largest community in Oklahoma. Adair real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Adair house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Adair is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Adair is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Adair who work in office and administrative support (14.72%), teaching (9.44%), and management occupations (7.78%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Adair has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Adair has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Adair than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Adair may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Adair doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Adair citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.08% of adults 25 and older in Adair have a college degree. The per capita income in Adair in 2022 was $29,060, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,240 for a family of four. However, Adair contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Adair is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Adair home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Adair residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Adair include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Adair is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
