Median Household Income
$50,012
Median Home Value
$120,600
Median Gross Rent
$653/mo
Poverty Rate
16.7%
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
Homeownership Rate
76.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
13.1%
Median Age
46.7
Population Over Time
Russell County shrank 10.2% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
28,444
2016
27,973
2018
27,408
2020
26,937
2022
25,763
2024
25,538
Business & Industry
Russell County has 436 business establishments employing 5,324 people.
Health care and social assistance
70
Other services (except public administration)
49
Construction
42
Accommodation and food services
33
Professional, scientific, and technical services
30
Finance and insurance
28
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
13
Information
12
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.