2022 population: 18,178 ( 613 from 2010 , 188 from 2020)
Land area: 253.7 square miles
Population density: 71.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,975	93.38%	1.8%
Black:	129	0.71%	63.3%
Indian:	38	0.21%	11.8%
Asian:	99	0.54%	147.5%
2+ races:	223	1.23%	48.7%
Hispanic:	714	3.93%	22.1%

Total non-White:	1,203	6.62%	35.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	429	11.9
Deaths:	693	19.3
Net Migration:	437	12.1
Net Immigration:	21	0.6

Change in White population:	299	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	314	1.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
17,565
16,676	94.94%
79	0.45%
34	0.19%
40	0.23%
150	0.85%
585	3.33%
889	5.06%

2000
16,315
15,942	97.71%
92	0.56%
18	0.11%
25	0.15%
90	0.55%
140	0.86%
373	2.29%

1990
14,716
14,570	99.01%
98	0.67%
18	0.12%
5	0.03%
n/a
25	0.17%
146	0.99%

1980
13,708
13,467	98.24%
114	0.83%
17	0.12%
0	0.00%
n/a
110	0.80%
241	1.76%

1970
10,542
10,426	98.90%
98	0.93%
3	0.03%
2	0.02%
n/a
13	0.12%
116	1.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,884	11.5
1,761	10.8
1,013	6.2
32	0.2

734	4.5
516	3.2

Number	Rate
1990's
1,921	13.1
1,785	12.1
1,380	9.4
9	0.1

1,372	9.3
227	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
1,762	12.9
1,563	11.4
909	6.6
n/a

1,103	8.0
-95	-0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,559	24.3
n/a

3,041	28.8
125	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Russell County, KY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.4
4,126	22.7%
14,052	77.3%
3,642	20.0%

7,007
2.54

4,491	64.1%
3,212	71.5%
438	9.8%
2,516	35.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.2
3,923	22.3%
13,642	77.7%
3,050	17.4%

7,401
2.35

4,989	67.4%
3,722	74.6%
496	9.9%
2,412	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
3,650	22.4%
12,665	77.6%
2,694	16.5%

6,957
2.32

4,837	69.5%
3,977	82.2%
307	6.3%
2,120	30.5%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
3,481	23.7%
11,235	76.3%
2,373	16.1%

5,925
2.46

4,461	75.3%
3,724	83.5%
292	6.5%
1,464	24.7%

1980
Number	Percent
33.1
3,887	28.4%
9,821	71.6%
2,016	14.7%

4,908
2.77

3,980	81.1%
3,429	86.2%
183	4.6%
928	18.9%

2022 Housing Data for Russell County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	536	7.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	536	7.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	545	7.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	300	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	367	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	453	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	418	6.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	214	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	242	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	533	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	593	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,103	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	435	6.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	287	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	248	3.5%
$200,000 or more	197	2.8%

Median Household Income	48,220
Per Capita Income	25,790

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	749	10.7%
Public Assistance	77	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,271	18.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,865	66.4%
Unemployed	403	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,268	70.3%
Not in Labor Force	3,076	29.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,801	2,102	57.1%
Non-Profit	104	368	22.0%
Self-Employed	617	177	77.7%

Local Government	222	509	30.4%
State Government	35	330	9.6%
Federal Government	11	138	7.4%

Total Private + Self	3,418	2,279	60.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	372	1,345	21.7%
Total	3,790	3,624	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	713	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,466	19.8%
Professional, Technical	1,610	21.7%
Service Occupations	1,217	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	88	1.2%
All others	2,408	32.5%

White Collar		51.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,618	21.8%
Health care and social assistance	1,149	15.5%
Educational services	866	11.7%
Retail trade	778	10.5%
Construction	496	6.7%
Accommodation and food services	410	5.5%
Other services	328	4.4%
Public administration	236	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	224	3.0%
Finance and insurance	207	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	203	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	184	2.5%
Wholesale trade	169	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	165	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	153	2.1%
Information	100	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	59	0.8%
Utilities	48	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	21	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	592	3.29%
Puerto Rican	2	0.01%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	89	0.49%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	89	0.49%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	10	0.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,232	95.6%
Spanish	610	3.6%
German, other Germanic	69	0.4%
Vietnamese	23	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	21	0.1%
Chinese	9	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.0%
Other	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,646	14.7%
English	2,567	14.2%
German	1,882	10.4%
Irish	1,657	9.2%
British	339	1.9%
Scottish	329	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	206	1.1%
French	195	1.1%
European	158	0.9%
Polish	143	0.8%
Italian	130	0.7%
Swiss	116	0.6%
Welsh	71	0.4%
Dutch	23	0.1%
Canadian	21	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	17,835	99.0%
Not a citizen	186	1.0%

Native	17,784	98.7%
Foreign-born	237	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
952	7.7%	1,200	9.7%	4,791	38.6%	3,437	27.7%	1,124	9.0%	918	7.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	952	7.7%
9-12 Years	1,200	9.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,791	38.6%
Some College	3,437	27.7%
Bach. Degree	1,124	9.0%
Grad Degree	918	7.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,908	6,461	447	6.5%	6.0%
1991	6,932	5,743	1,189	17.2%	7.3%
1992	6,811	6,028	783	11.5%	6.9%
1993	6,765	6,111	654	9.7%	6.2%
1994	6,626	6,107	519	7.8%	5.4%
1995	6,584	5,954	630	9.6%	5.4%
1996	6,414	5,675	739	11.5%	5.4%
1997	6,245	5,393	852	13.6%	5.2%
1998	6,258	4,652	1,606	25.7%	4.5%
1999	5,769	5,073	696	12.1%	4.5%

2000	7,433	7,013	420	5.7%	4.1%
2001	7,742	7,257	485	6.3%	5.2%
2002	7,689	7,090	599	7.8%	5.8%
2003	7,828	7,244	584	7.5%	6.2%
2004	7,718	7,245	473	6.1%	5.5%
2005	7,832	7,318	514	6.6%	5.9%
2006	8,172	7,638	534	6.5%	5.7%
2007	8,148	7,650	498	6.1%	5.4%
2008	8,270	7,657	613	7.4%	6.5%
2009	8,437	7,383	1,054	12.5%	10.8%

2010	7,338	6,387	951	13.0%	10.3%
2011	7,368	6,506	862	11.7%	9.4%
2012	7,229	6,478	751	10.4%	8.2%
2013	7,028	6,223	805	11.5%	7.9%
2014	6,586	5,914	672	10.2%	6.4%
2015	6,140	5,425	715	11.6%	5.2%
2016	6,135	5,626	509	8.3%	5.0%
2017	6,246	5,811	435	7.0%	4.8%
2018	6,266	5,914	352	5.6%	4.2%
2019	6,265	5,921	344	5.5%	4.1%

2020	6,085	5,586	499	8.2%	6.6%
2021	6,089	5,773	316	5.2%	4.4%
2022	6,263	5,956	307	4.9%	3.9%
2023	6,333	5,996	337	5.3%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	10,102
Median Value	$121,400

Occupied	7,007	69.4%
Vacant	3,095	30.6%

Owned	5,213	74.4%
Rented	1,794	25.6%
Median Rent	$611

Single-Family Units	7,051	69.8%
Detached	6,963	68.9%
Attached	88	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	441	4.4%
Mobile Homes	2,279	22.6%

Russell County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Russell County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Russell County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Russell County, KY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Russell County, KY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Russell County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Russell County, KY