COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Russell County

Kentucky · 14,716 residents · 253 sq mi

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Russell County is home to 14,716 people in Kentucky. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The poverty rate is 25.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $39,000. Median rent is $228 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,716

−10%vs 2000

vs 16,315 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

253 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(873)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(975)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(986)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,064)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(979)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(2,233)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(2,121)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(1,547)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(1,565)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(1,417)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(700)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(256)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,788

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,042 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,967

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,183 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.6%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,000

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$228

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $313 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.6%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

19.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(15,942)

Black0.6%(92)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(140)

Asian0.1%(23)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(14,588)

Black0.7%(98)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(25)

Asian0%(5)

Other0.2%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(676)

Central American0.7%(121)

Guatemalan0.7%(121)

Puerto Rican0%(9)

Asian origin

Nepalese0.2%(33)

Filipino0.1%(10)

Uzbek0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(13)

Ancestry

English14.2%(2,586)

American13.6%(2,476)

Irish10.7%(1,946)

German10.5%(1,905)

Scottish1.8%(335)

French1.5%(274)

Italian0.7%(134)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(94)

Swiss0.5%(91)

Polish0.5%(88)

Dutch0.3%(55)

Welsh0.2%(28)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.1%(22)

British0.1%(17)

Norwegian0.1%(14)

Russian0.1%(13)

Swedish0.1%(13)

Czech0.1%(12)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

Arab0.1%(10)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.2%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.2%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 15.7 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 married27.8%(1,996)

Married51.7%(3,713)

Widowed3.2%(230)

Divorced17.3%(1,240)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(1,649)

Married50.1%(3,802)

Widowed13.1%(994)

Divorced15%(1,141)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−12.6 ptssince 2013

from 20.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.0%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.1%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.4%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.0%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% 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)10.5%(88)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26%(217)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.7%(340)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 835 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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