Russell County, KY Population

Overview

17,909

Total Population

42.5

Median age

50.84%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

686

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Russell County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Russell County is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Russell County's population under 18 was 23.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Russell County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Russell County, 19.28% were under the age of 15, 17.38% aged 15 to 29, 43.59% aged 30 to 64, 17.94% aged 65 to 84, and 1.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 301 more females than males in Russell County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.84% females and 49.16% males in Russell County, KY.
The Russell County, KY gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 679.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 750.

Russell County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Russell County population: 94% are White, 1.25% are Black or African American, 0.05% are Asian, 1.68% are some other race and 3.02% are multiracial.
Russell County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 686 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,223 (96.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Russell County is White with a population of 16,834 (94% of the total population).

Russell County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 18,195 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Russell County's population increased by 1,342 (8.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Russell County's population increased by 413 (2.35%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Russell County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 16,240.