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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Russell County is $17,868, which is lower than the state average of $22,515 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Russell County median household income is $29,980, which has grown by 36.01% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 18.98% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Russell County residents spend 19.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #74

Russell County	17,868 USD
Kentucky	22,515 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Russell County	24,076 USD
Kentucky	25,866 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Russell County	26,923 USD
Kentucky	31,253 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Russell County	20,258 USD
Kentucky	21,090 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #90

Russell County	29,980 USD
Kentucky	41,576 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Russell County	40,759 USD
Kentucky	56,009 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #13

Russell County	36.01%
Kentucky	18.98%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Russell County		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.77%	$5,263, see rank	19.57%	$11,953	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	40.25%	$12,078, see rank	31.42%	$14,413	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	0.95%	$858, see rank	2.26%	$2,909	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	19.46%	$21,286, see rank	19.37%	$18,705	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Russell County	40,507 USD
Kentucky	52,046 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Russell County	51,144 USD
Kentucky	66,166 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Russell County	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$30,129, see rank	$42,845	$54,999
Black	$28,375, see rank	$28,722	$35,194
Hispanic	$39,801, see rank	$34,639	$41,534

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Russell County	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$30,917, see rank	$22,486	$26,465
25 to 44	$33,068, see rank	$47,808	$57,132
45 to 64	$37,391, see rank	$49,999	$63,398
65 or over	$20,406, see rank	$27,179	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Russell County	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,933	see rank	3,383,799	238,733,844
Male¹	6,688	48.00%, see rank	48.53%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,804	56.88%, see rank	66.29%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.96%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	3,804	56.88%, see rank	65.33%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,530	92.80%, see rank	91.36%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	274	7.20%, see rank	8.64%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,884	43.12%, see rank	33.71%	29.08%
Female¹	7,245	52.00%, see rank	51.47%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,511	48.46%, see rank	55.57%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	3,511	48.46%, see rank	55.47%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,249	92.54%, see rank	92.27%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	262	7.46%, see rank	7.73%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,734	51.54%, see rank	44.43%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Russell County	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,596	100%	1,839,402	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,401	81.88%, see rank	81.51%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	614	9.31%, see rank	10.98%	10.35%
Public Transportation	9	0.14%, see rank	1.16%	4.94%
Walked	140	2.12%, see rank	2.18%	2.85%
Other Means	248	3.76%, see rank	1.08%	1.72%
Worked at Home	184	2.79%, see rank	3.09%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Russell County	19.5 minutes
Kentucky	22.2 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Russell County	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,779	-	1,871,531	141,833,331
Male¹	3,530	52.07%, see rank	52.36%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	755	21.39%, see rank	26.82%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	308	8.73%, see rank	12.48%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	365	10.34%, see rank	16.63%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	105	2.97%, see rank	1.36%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	687	19.46%, see rank	11.42%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,056	29.92%, see rank	24.34%	18.08%
Female¹	3,249	47.93%, see rank	47.64%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,222	37.61%, see rank	36.49%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	688	21.18%, see rank	20.14%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	881	27.12%, see rank	34.08%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29	0.89%, see rank	0.36%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	421	12.96%, see rank	8.35%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Russell County	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,779	100%	1,871,531	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	268	3.95%, see rank	3.03%	1.86%
Construction	603	8.90%, see rank	6.83%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,361	20.08%, see rank	14.10%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	188	2.77%, see rank	2.82%	3.06%
Retail Trade	742	10.95%, see rank	11.75%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	267	3.94%, see rank	6.01%	5.07%
Information	139	2.05%, see rank	1.88%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	159	2.35%, see rank	5.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	189	2.79%, see rank	7.55%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,848	27.26%, see rank	23.22%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	437	6.45%, see rank	7.98%	8.86%
Public Administration	298	4.40%, see rank	4.40%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	280	4.13%, see rank	4.73%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Russell County	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,206	24.23%, see rank	17.70%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	962	19.66%, see rank	13.47%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.