Russell, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

218

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.5

10.6% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

53.2%

5.89% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$22,917

2.49% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$75,000

Population & Diversity

Russell, AR is home to a population of 218 people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.917% of Russell, AR residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 20.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (205 people) in Russell, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 2 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Russell, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Russell, AR was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Russell, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Russell, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
205 ± 99
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
10 ± 12
Other (Hispanic)
2 ± 3

0.917%

Hispanic Population

2 people

0.917% of the people in Russell, AR are hispanic (2 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Russell, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,868 ± 6,279 people
El Salvador
15,793 ± 3,077 people
India
10,798 ± 2,547 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,868 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,793 and India with 10,798.

Foreign-Born Population

0.917%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

1.89%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2024, 0.917% of Russell, AR residents (2 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Russell, AR was 1.89%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Russell, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Russell, AR was $75,000 in 2024, which is 0.225 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $77,500 to $75,000, a 3.23% decrease. The homeownership rate in Russell, AR is 36.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Russell, AR have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Russell, AR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$75,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$29,954

$33

Median Property Taxes

±$44

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Russell, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Russell, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$22,917

Median Household Income

± $3,105

Number of Households

± 52

In 2024, the median household income of the 90 households in Russell, AR grew to $22,917 from the previous year's value of $22,361.

The following chart displays the households in Russell, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Russell, AR is from Arkansas.

0.445

2024 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.844% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (92.3%)
Carpooled (7.69%)

In 2024, 92.3% of workers in Russell, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.69%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Russell, AR have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Russell, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Russell, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Russell, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Russell, AR have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

53.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Russell, AR (116 out of 218 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Russell, AR is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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