COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Russell County

Kansas · 7,370 residents · 886 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Russell County is home to 7,370 people in Kansas. The median age is 44.1, about 9 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $43,900, having risen by half since 1990. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 28%. Median rent is $325 a month. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 44.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,370

−6%since 1990

from 7,835 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.1

+9%since 1990

from 40.4 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

886 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55%(372)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.9%(438)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(482)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.2%(527)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.6%(263)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 348.8%(651)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.5%(1,069)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.4%(989)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.9%(805)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7411.1%(819)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 849%(662)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over4%(293)

US avg: 1.5%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,284

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,843 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,073

+51%since 1990

from $11,338 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.0%

−1.5 ptssince 1990

from 13.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

+21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$325

−4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $257 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

75.2%

−0.6 ptssince 1990

from 75.8% in 1990

24.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(7,742)

Black0.7%(55)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(35)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(7,146)

Black0.5%(36)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(67)

Asian0.3%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(207)

Puerto Rican0.4%(28)

Central American0.1%(4)

Honduran0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(14)

Filipino0.1%(6)

Japanese0%(2)

Thai0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.5%(36)

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

German44.8%(2,989)

Irish8.4%(564)

English7.7%(511)

American4.2%(282)

French3.1%(204)

Russian2.2%(146)

Italian2%(134)

Dutch1.8%(120)

Czech1.7%(113)

Scottish1.5%(103)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(80)

Swedish1.1%(72)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

British0.8%(55)

Polish0.6%(41)

Swiss0.4%(25)

Welsh0.1%(8)

Austrian0.1%(6)

Norwegian0.1%(6)

Australian0%(3)

Brazilian0%(3)

Danish0%(3)

Canadian0%(2)

Greek0%(2)

Belgian0%(1)

French Canadian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.7%

+2.6 ptssince 1990

from 14.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

83.1%

+8.6 ptssince 1990

from 74.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.1%

+0.9 ptssince 1990

from 5.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.4 min

−14%since 1990

from 14.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.1%(670)

Married62.5%(1,812)

Widowed3.2%(94)

Divorced11.1%(321)

Women 15+

Never married14.5%(462)

Married56.4%(1,803)

Widowed17.2%(550)

Divorced11.9%(379)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2013

from 8.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.6%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.3%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% 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)20.6%(91)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(74)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.2%(186)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 441 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper