Russellville is a city of 29,162 people in Arkansas. The median age is 30.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $172,400. The average commute runs 16 minutes. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. 20.8% of locals live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,877, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Russellville
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share1.1% → 18.5%(+17.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.8% → 28.8%(+8.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate14.7% → 20.8%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Russellville's population equals 45% of Pope County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 77% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 69% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.1%(239)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(222)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.9%(509)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,187 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Russellville, decade by decade
Russellville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
21,260
$54,966
$128,164
20.8%
16.3
2000
23,682
$56,056
$132,616
25.5%
26.8
2010
27,920
$55,074
$156,373
24.5%
44.8
2020
28,940
$45,374
$161,322
29.0%
61.1
2024
29,162
$50,877
$172,400
28.8%
58.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
