Russell County, KY Demographic Data
Russell County, KY Summary
Russell County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 17,562
- Area: 282.88 sq. miles
- Land Area: 253.66 sq. miles
- Water Area: 29.22 sq. miles
- Population Density: 62.08 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 981.96 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Russell County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,032
51%
50.8
Male
8,652
49%
49.2
Total Population
17,684
323,128,000
Russell County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,088
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,279
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
924
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,014
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
955
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,898
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,082
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,657
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,138
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,353
7.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,890
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,087
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
319
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,703
77.5%
77.2
Female
7,081
51.7%
51.3
Male
6,622
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,164
74.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,212
23.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,296
18.6%
15.2
Female
1,776
53.9%
55.8
Male
1,520
46.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Russell County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,529
99.1%
96.8
White
16,938
95.8%
72.6
Black or African American
44
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
24
0.1%
0.8
Asian
75
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
52
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
19
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
4
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
126
0.7%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
126
0.7%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
322
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
155
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
624
3.5%
17.8
Mexican
396
2.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
25
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
5
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
198
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,060
96.5%
82.2
Russell County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,666
13.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,602
12.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,361
35.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,304
18.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
911
7.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
935
7.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
645
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,268
26.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,156
73.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,580
12.7%
31.2
Russell County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,228
22.4%
33.7%
Now Married
7,259
50.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,138
14.9%
11.0%
Separated
292
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,476
10.3
5.8%
Russell County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,019
96.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
577
3.5%
21.6%
Spanish
423
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
138
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
7
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
9
0.1%
1.1%
Russell County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,128
15.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
697
9.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,087
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
976
13.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,032
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,103
15.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
528
7.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
321
4.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
128
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
81
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
31,539
57,617
Per capita income
17,702
31,128
Russell County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
130
2.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
529
8.6%
9.8
Construction
459
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,360
22.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
199
3.2%
6.6
Information
74
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,335
21.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
239
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
307
5.0%
11.4
Public administration
257
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
790
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
394
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
88
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
645
10.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,643
26.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,593
25.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,173
19.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,107
18.0%
18.1%
Russell County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,013
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,039
83.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
558
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
21
0.3%
5.1
Walked
103
1.7%
2.7
Other means
116
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
176
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.3
26.6
Russell County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
658
9.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,125
30.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,429
34.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,869
26.4%
21.0
Russell County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,081
71.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,267
74.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,814
25.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,866
28.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Russell County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,947
1 room
395
4.0%
2.4
2 rooms
171
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
486
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,922
19.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,803
28.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,636
16.4%
17.8
7 rooms
928
9.3%
12.0
8 rooms
758
7.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
848
8.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Russell County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,947
1-unit, detached
6,645
66.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
41
0.4%
5.9
2-units
132
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
234
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
246
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
49
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
83
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
2,514
25.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
3
0.0%
0.1
Russell County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
340
3.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
393
4.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,175
11.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
948
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,659
16.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,982
19.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,777
17.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,510
15.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
110
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
53
0.5%
1.4%
Russell County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
202
2.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
248
3.5%
4.7
Electricity
6,041
85.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
163
2.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
9
0.1%
0.1
Wood
383
5.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
13
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
22
0.3%
1.1
Russell County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,363
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
44
1.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
54
2.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
78
3.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
176
7.4%
20.1%
Less than $500
223
9.4%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
578
24.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,210
51.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
982
42.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
286
12.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
233
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
177
7.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
616
26.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
69
0.0%
0.0%
Russell County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,544
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
11
0.7%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
32
2.1%
11.9%
Less than $500
712
46.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
789
51.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
270
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
519
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
163
10.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
124
8.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
301
19.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
146
9.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
215
14.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
561
37.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
304
0.0%
0.0%
Russell County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,267
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,176
22.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,832
34.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,012
19.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
490
9.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
469
8.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
248
4.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
36
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
88,600
205,000
