Russell Springs, KY Population

Overview

2,657

Total Population

41.6

Median age

49.57%

Female population %

101.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

43.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

219

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Russell Springs is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Russell Springs's population under 18 was 16.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Russell Springs's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Russell Springs, 11.44% were under the age of 15, 31.09% aged 15 to 29, 38.61% aged 30 to 64, 18.44% aged 65 to 84, and 0.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in Russell Springs:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.57% females and 50.43% males in Russell Springs, KY.
The Russell Springs, KY gender ratio is 101.7:100 i.e. 101.7 men to 100 women (1.017).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 250.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 180.

Russell Springs's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Russell Springs population: 86.71% are White, 0.53% are Black or African American, 4.25% are some other race and 8.51% are multiracial.
Russell Springs's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 219 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,438 (91.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Russell Springs is White with a population of 2,304 (86.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,761 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Russell Springs's population increased by 203 (9.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Russell Springs's population increased by 279 (11.44%), 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 Springs's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,236.