Russell County, VA Population

Overview

25,932

Total Population

46.8

Median age

50.35%

Female population %

98.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

137

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 46.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Russell County's population under 18 was 18.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Russell County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Russell County, 15.26% were under the age of 15, 16.23% aged 15 to 29, 46.78% aged 30 to 64, 19.52% aged 65 to 84, and 2.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 182 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 50.35% females and 49.65% males in Russell County, VA.
The Russell County, VA gender ratio is 98.6:100 i.e. 98.6 men to 100 women (0.986).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,224.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,118.

Russell County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Russell County population: 96.73% are White, 1.58% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.04% are Asian, 0.01% are some other race and 1.42% are multiracial.
Russell County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 137 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,795 (99.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Russell County is White with a population of 25,083 (96.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 29,380 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Russell County's population decreased by 397 (1.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Russell County's population decreased by 3,117 (10.80%), 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 2022 at 25,448.