Russell, KY Housing Market & City Data

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3,231
Population Estimate
$174,578
Median Home Value
97.6%
Employment Rate
35.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$88
Median Listing Price$173,900
Median Days on Market49
Active Listings12
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)24
Avg Listing Price$197,193
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-19%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-60%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.92
Family Dual Income41.2
Median Household Income$62,950
Median Individual Income$32,099
Home Ownership79.6%
Home Value$174,578
Median Rent$860
Rent Burden47.8%
Poverty9.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED5.6%
  • Highschool Education23.5%
  • Some College35.7%
  • Bachelors Degree23.1%
  • Graduate Degree12.1%
  • Total College or Above35.2%
  • Stem Degree42.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.4%
  • Female49.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married59.6%
  • Divorced9.3%
  • Never Married23.0%
  • Widowed8.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRussell
State IDKY
Population3,231

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.9%
19–2912.3%
30–399.0%
40–4911.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.9%
60–6913.0%
70–798.7%
80+6.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation53.4%
Unemployment Rate2.4%
Disabled19.4%

ETHNICITY

White95.2%
Black0.5%
Asian2.9%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.5%

OTHER

Hispanic2.3%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured2.1%
Veteran10.2%

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