Russell County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Russell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,679	2,947,197	334,922,499	2761st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,392	$74,275	$80,734	1856th of 3,221
Median Age	44.4	37.4	38.9	848th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.7%	35.6%	35.7%	2048th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$119,000	$217,200	$332,700	2692nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$805	$1,060	$1,413	2062nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.7%	11.3%	12.5%	1322nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.8%	3.9%	5.2%	2982nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.5	36.0	n/a	2742nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	7.4%	14.1%	2186th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1360th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.1%	67.2%	65.2%	1502nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.2	19.7	26.4	3158th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.1%	11.8%	15.1%	1752nd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.3%	n/a	n/a	1384th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.8%	49.1%	46.9%	2077th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.2%	n/a	n/a	1195th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Russell County, Kansas

Statistic	Russell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.1%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.4	44.7	61.4

Age in Russell County, Kansas

Statistic	Russell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	44.4	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.3%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.1%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Russell County, Kansas

Statistic	Russell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	3,100	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.1%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.3%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.5%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	23.8%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Russell County, Kansas

Statistic	Russell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,019	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.2%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.8%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.5%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.7%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.7%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.2%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Russell County, Kansas

Statistic	Russell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	3,674	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.8%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.6%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.6%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,957.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.0%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,218	$2,798	n/a

Education in Russell County, Kansas

Statistic	Russell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	5.8%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.4%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.1%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Russell County, Kansas

Statistic	Russell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.2%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.9%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	67.8%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.2%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.9%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Russell County, Kansas

Statistic	Russell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.5%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.7%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	9.2%	16.7%

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