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Russell County, VA

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

AI Overview

Russell County is a small southwestern Virginia county of 25,635 residents with a notably older workforce (median age 46.7) and low educational attainment — only 14.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — though the 4.4% unemployment rate sits near national norms despite a labor force participation rate of just 44.4%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $119,600 and median gross rent of $682/month, set against a median household income of $50,012 and an 18.1% poverty rate. The county has shed 6.5% of its population over five years, and GDP per capita of $27,460 trails median worker earnings of $40,170, pointing to a limited and contracting local economic base.

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

Population

25,635

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,012

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,711 (96.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone287 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races230 (0.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race119 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone74 (0.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone59 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish104
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)41
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic23
  4. 4.Korean16
  5. 5.Arabic12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,059

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,460

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,484

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,228
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,319
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)937
  4. 4.Construction (Group)796
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services737

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,735
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,832
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,593
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,581
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,461

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.23×)610
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.44×)243
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.40×)597
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)660
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)1,165

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$119,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$682/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999946 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999755 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999702 (8.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999672 (8.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999577 (7.1%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999533 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,170

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,236 (79.5%)
  • Carpooled1,280 (14.1%)
  • Worked At Home450 (4.9%)
  • Walked118 (1.3%)
  • Other21 (0.2%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.0%)

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.