CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Russellville

Arkansas · 21,260 residents · 28.3 sq mi

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Russellville is a city of 21,260 people in Arkansas. Median home value sits at $53,400. The average commute runs 13 minutes. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. Median household income is $22,902, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $335 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,260

−10%vs 2000

vs 23,682 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

28.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,550)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,373)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(1,350)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.4%(1,989)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.8%(2,519)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(3,367)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(2,883)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(1,858)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(1,574)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(1,471)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(1,030)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(296)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,902

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,772 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,234

−31%vs 2000

vs $16,315 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,400

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$335

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $428 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.2%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.7% in 2000

41.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.4%(20,938)

Black5.1%(1,214)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(773)

Asian1.2%(279)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(19,935)

Black4.7%(996)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(233)

Asian0.5%(114)

Other1%(215)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican10%(2,924)

Central American4.9%(1,436)

Salvadoran3.1%(892)

Honduran1.2%(339)

South American0.9%(264)

Cuban0.8%(224)

Guatemalan0.7%(205)

Puerto Rican0.7%(199)

Venezuelan0.7%(197)

Spaniard0.2%(64)

Uruguayan0.2%(50)

Peruvian0.1%(17)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Dominican0%(10)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(126)

Chinese0.4%(108)

Laotian0.1%(41)

Indonesian0.1%(25)

Korean0%(14)

Thai0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.4%(105)

Native Hawaiian0%(9)

Ancestry

American13.8%(4,016)

English12%(3,486)

German8.3%(2,418)

Irish7.7%(2,260)

Italian1.9%(557)

Scottish1.9%(547)

French1.9%(546)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(351)

British0.9%(254)

Swedish0.7%(215)

Norwegian0.7%(214)

Dutch0.5%(150)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(110)

Subsaharan African0.3%(93)

Finnish0.3%(79)

Polish0.3%(73)

Portuguese0.2%(58)

West Indian0.2%(54)

Brazilian0.2%(50)

Australian0.1%(34)

French Canadian0.1%(27)

Hungarian0.1%(25)

Nigerian0.1%(21)

Greek0.1%(19)

Czech0%(14)

Iranian0%(13)

Danish0%(12)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.8%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.9%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.9 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 11.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.1%(5,401)

Married41.3%(4,841)

Widowed2.3%(271)

Divorced10.2%(1,196)

Women 15+

Never married35.1%(4,149)

Married42.1%(4,970)

Widowed10.4%(1,229)

Divorced12.4%(1,470)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−12.0 ptssince 2013

from 19.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.2%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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