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Russell Springs, KY

2,755 Population
4.7 square miles 584.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±5.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Russell County: 42.2 ±1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$24,159 ±$4,560 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Russell County: $28,231 † ±$2,825
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $34,960 ±$241
$37,500 ±$9,672 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Russell County: $50,520 † ±$5,517
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $62,417 ±$401

26.5% ±11.3% (704  ±300) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Russell County: 23.4% † 4,142 (±4.3% / ±758)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 707,480 (±0.2% / ±10,444)

13.8 minutes ±1.9 (14,745  ±3,389) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Russell County: 19.9 134,860 (±1.7 / ±14,915)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,734,136 (±0.1 / ±320,197)

Families

1,052 ±124 Number of households
  • Russell County: 7,210 ±280
  • Kentucky: 1,791,991 ±5,353
2.5 ±0.3 (2,657  ±32) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Russell County: 2.5 17,879 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,388,482

6.3% ±7.8% (37  ±47) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Russell County: 3.9% † 143 (±1.9% / ±71)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 5.3% 53,943 (±0.2% / ±1,856)

Housing

1,283 ±173 Number of housing units
  • Russell County: 10,146 ±23
  • Kentucky: 2,010,655 ±372

$170,300 ±$110,846 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Russell County: $148,200 † ±$21,870
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $192,300 ±$1,018

11.7% ±4.3% (320  ±117.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Russell County: 10% † 1,806 (±2.4% / ±434.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 12.9% 574,533 (±0.2% / ±9,944)

Social

81.9% ±12.9% (1,507  ±271.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Russell County: 81.8% 10,226 (±5.5% / ±689.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 88.5% 2,725,191 (±0.4% / ±12,155.7)
27.3% ±8.8% (502  ±168.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Russell County: 15.8% † 1,976 (±2.5% / ±317.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 27% 830,856 (±0.2% / ±6,979.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.1% ±0.3% (2  ±9) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Russell County: 1.5% 269
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 4.4% 199,605

6.7% ±3.4% (149  ±76) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Russell County: 7.7% † 1,070 (±1.7% / ±231)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 6.8% 235,118 (±0.1% / ±3,869)
149 Total veterans ±76 142 Male ±75 7 Female ±5

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