Russell County, Virginia

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Russell County, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Russell County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,538	8,705,170	334,922,499	1636th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,012	$93,170	$80,734	2770th of 3,221
Median Age	46.7	39.0	38.9	520th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.1%	42.2%	35.7%	3018th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$120,600	$383,700	$332,700	2661st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$653	$1,579	$1,413	2929th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.7%	9.9%	12.5%	980th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.3%	5.2%	2215th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	53.9	220.5	n/a	1467th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	13.1%	14.1%	2905th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.8	n/a	n/a	2216th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	67.3%	65.2%	1316th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.0	27.3	26.4	520th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.9%	18.3%	15.1%	2707th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.5%	n/a	n/a	2029th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.9%	48.7%	46.9%	1505th of 3,222
Broadband Access	65.5%	n/a	n/a	3047th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Russell County, Virginia

Statistic	Russell County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.7%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	6.6	60.7	61.4

Age in Russell County, Virginia

Statistic	Russell County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	46.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	18.9%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.5%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Russell County, Virginia

Statistic	Russell County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	10,669	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.0%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.3%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.1%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.2%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	21.5%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Russell County, Virginia

Statistic	Russell County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,997	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.7%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.4%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.5%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.8%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Russell County, Virginia

Statistic	Russell County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	12,761	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.3%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.8%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.2%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$576	$2,790	n/a

Education in Russell County, Virginia

Statistic	Russell County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	17.2%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.6%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.1%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Russell County, Virginia

Statistic	Russell County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.1%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.5%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Russell County, Virginia

Statistic	Russell County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.2%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.8%	14.3%	16.7%

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