Russellville is a city of 7,316 people in Kentucky. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 0%. At a median age of 43.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $168,700. Households here earn about 29% less than in Kentucky as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,484, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Russellville
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.0% → 14.1%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share17.2% → 9.7%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants60.9% → 56.3%(−4.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Logan County
Russellville's population equals 26% of Logan County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 9.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 43% 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)2.7%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(125)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31%(158)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 510 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
7,454
$43,727
$103,203
11.0%
38.8
2000
7,149
$46,720
$116,950
9.9%
45.1
2010
6,960
$37,245
$118,970
10.1%
47.3
2020
7,164
$41,304
$119,507
15.2%
54.4
2024
7,316
$45,484
$168,700
14.1%
43.2
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.
