COMPARING TWO PLACES
Russell County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Russell County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Russell County is 97% smaller than Wayne County. Wayne County earns more, with a median household income $9,342 higher. Russell County has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -1%).
RUSSELL COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population58,8981,769,038−97% vs Wayne County
Population density922,891−2,800
Population growth11.8%-1.5%+13.3 pts
Median age37.537.9−0.4
Male47.6%48.4%−0.8 pts
Female52.4%51.6%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born2.7%10.3%−7.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic43.9%47.9%−4.0 pts
Black45.1%36.6%+8.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%6.9%−0.9 pts
Asian0.5%3.7%−3.1 pts
Other4.5%5.0%−0.5 pts
Median household income$51,197$60,539−$9,342
Per capita income$28,243$34,906−$6,663
Poverty rate22.2%20.8%+1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.493−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%27.6%−9.4 pts
Graduate degree5.9%10.8%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%8.7%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation55.9%59.2%−3.2 pts
Median home value$165,700$178,500−$12,800
Median gross rent$939$1,132−$193
Owner-occupied61.3%64.8%−3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%12.5%+1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households48.2%49.1%−0.9 pts
Average commute26.324.7+1.6
Worked from home9.3%14.1%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.9%1.8%−0.9 pts
Uninsured11.3%5.6%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025