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Russell County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Russell County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Russell County is a small, oil-field-rooted county in central Kansas with a population of 6,717 and a GDP per capita of $45,803 that outpaces its per capita income of $32,255, suggesting production-heavy economic output. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at just 1.9%, though labor force participation stands at 64.0% and only 18.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $106,400 and median gross rent of $722/month—but the county has shed 3.7% of its population over five years, and the median age of 44.4 reflects an older workforce.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

6,717

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,392

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.7% since 2018

Russell County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,036 (90.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races289 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race194 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone99 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone24 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone24 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish65
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic22
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island6
  4. 4.Other Indo-European5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

441

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,803

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,255

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance877
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)472
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining343
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities337
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)312

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,302
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations785
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations674
  4. 4.Service Occupations570
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations287

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.44×)298
  2. 2.Information (LQ 2.03×)131
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.52×)305
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.47×)550
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.41×)112

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$106,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$722/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999243 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999219 (9.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999217 (9.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999177 (7.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999172 (7.4%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999154 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,376

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

13.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,902 (80.9%)
  • Carpooled307 (8.6%)
  • Worked At Home289 (8.1%)
  • Other57 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit18 (0.5%)
  • Walked11 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.