Russell County, Alabama

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Key figures

Statistic	Russell County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	58,811	5,086,768	334,922,499	908th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,197	$63,999	$80,734	2709th of 3,221
Median Age	37.5	39.3	38.9	2664th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.2%	28.4%	35.7%	2315th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$165,700	$209,900	$332,700	1896th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$939	$1,007	$1,413	1225th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.2%	15.6%	12.5%	370th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.2%	4.7%	5.2%	637th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	91.7	100.4	n/a	1046th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	4.0%	14.1%	1640th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.5	n/a	n/a	2764th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.3%	70.2%	65.2%	2955th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.3	25.5	26.4	1117th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.3%	8.8%	15.1%	1384th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.3%	n/a	n/a	1381st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.9%	46.1%	46.9%	2795th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.9%	n/a	n/a	2722nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Russell County, Alabama

Statistic	Russell County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	43.9%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.0%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	45.1%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.9	52.8	61.4

Age in Russell County, Alabama

Statistic	Russell County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	37.5	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Russell County, Alabama

Statistic	Russell County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	23,938	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.7%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.7%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.8%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.3%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	30.7%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Russell County, Alabama

Statistic	Russell County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,243	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.0%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.5%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.5%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.2%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.7%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.1%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Russell County, Alabama

Statistic	Russell County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	27,711	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.1%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.0%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.6%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.7%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$629	$788	n/a

Education in Russell County, Alabama

Statistic	Russell County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	13.0%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.5%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.3%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.3%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Russell County, Alabama

Statistic	Russell County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.9%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.7%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.3%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.5%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Russell County, Alabama

Statistic	Russell County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	30.2%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.9%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	4.5%	16.7%

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