Russell County, AL Population

Overview

58,695

Total Population

37.1

Median age

51.70%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

53.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,369

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Russell County is 37.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Russell County's population under 18 was 24.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Russell County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Russell County, 20.26% were under the age of 15, 19.61% aged 15 to 29, 45.73% aged 30 to 64, 13.34% aged 65 to 84, and 1.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,991 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 51.70% females and 48.30% males in Russell County, AL.
The Russell County, AL gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 2,181.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 2,412.

Russell County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Russell County population: 47.19% are White, 44.71% are Black or African American, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.10% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.87% are some other race and 3.81% are multiracial.
Russell County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,369 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 55,326 (94.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Russell County is White with a population of 27,696 (47.19% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 59,310 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Russell County's population increased by 3,536 (7.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Russell County's population increased by 5,932 (11.12%), 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 2003 at 48,850.