Demographics of Russell County, Virginia

Russell County, Virginia had 25,332 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −429 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Russell County, in four figures

25,332
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −429 people.; 46.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,012 ±$7,432
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Russell County, Virginia's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Russell County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Russell County, Virginia's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Russell County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,761	100.0	100.0
2021	25,585	99.3	100.2
2022	25,449	98.8	100.7
2023	25,501	99.0	101.6
2024	25,430	98.7	102.5
2025	25,332	98.3	103.1

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Population of Russell County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	25,761	−26	−38	0	+7
2021	25,585	−176	−199	+1	+2
2022	25,449	−136	−198	+3	+78
2023	25,501	+52	−146	−1	+203
2024	25,430	−71	−116	+10	+36
2025	25,332	−98	−124	+7	+18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.7 ±0.5: for men 45.2 ±0.3 and for women 48.0 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Russell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,231 ±40	4.8% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,586 ±255	14.0% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,767 ±263	6.9% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,655 ±300	22.1% ±1.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,266 ±399	28.5% ±1.6	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,033 ±467	23.6% ±1.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,012 ±$7,432, and income per person $29,997 ±$2,408, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Russell County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,744 ±396	25.7% ±3.7	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,590 ±379	24.3% ±3.5	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,743 ±292	16.3% ±2.7	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,310 ±275	12.3% ±2.6	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,318 ±233	12.4% ±2.2	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	509 ±181	4.8% ±1.7	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	455 ±215	4.3% ±2.0	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Russell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	4,217 ±595	16.7% ±2.4	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	787 ±194	16.5% ±3.9	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,171 ±381	17.5% ±3.0	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,259 ±253	15.5% ±3.0	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Russell County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Russell County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	12,761 ±33	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±2.2	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±2.3	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.3% ±3.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.7% ±3.0	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$120,600 ±$12,143	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$653 ±$50	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Russell County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	180 ±0	0.7% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,673 ±73	96.6% ±0.3	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	277 ±80	1.1% ±0.3	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.2%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 136	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	265 ±100	1.0% ±0.4	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Russell County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	19,390 ±522	75.9% ±2.0	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,827 ±498	22.8% ±2.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 230	0.1% to 0.9%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	198 ±97	0.8% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	25 to 133	0.1% to 0.5%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26 to 212	0.1% to 0.8%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Russell County among the counties of Virginia

72nd of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Russell County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
New Kent County	28,022	+21.2%
Wythe County	27,983	−1.2%
Staunton city	26,801	+3.8%
Fairfax city	26,772	+10.7%
Salem city	25,816	+1.6%
Russell County	25,332	−1.7%
Waynesboro city	23,951	+7.5%
Page County	23,762	+0.3%
Hopewell city	23,261	+1.1%
Rockbridge County	22,663	> −0.1%
Prince Edward County	22,391	+2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026