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Russell County School District

Russell County School District is a unified school district in Alabama with a community population of 27,075. The median household income is $58,944 and the median age is 39.2.

27,075

Population

44

People / sq mi

$58,944

Median Income

39.2

Median Age

Russell County School District covers 617 sq mi of land at 43.9 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White55.9%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian37.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$58,944

Median Household Income

$29,473

Per Capita Income

10.1%

Poverty Rate

3.3%

Unemployment

Housing

$181,400

Median Home Value

$946

Median Rent

78.2%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

86.0%

High School+

18.3%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Russell County School District serves a community with a population of 27,075 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Alabama.

The median household income in Russell County School District is $58,944, with a per capita income of $29,473. The poverty rate is 10.1%.

Russell County School District is 55.9% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 37.4% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Russell County School District, 86.0% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 18.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Russell County School District is $181,400, with a median rent of $946. The homeownership rate is 78.2%.

Data for Russell County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0102880).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.