Russellville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 7,398 people and three associated neighborhoods, Russellville is the 64th largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Russellville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.55% of the Russellville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Russellville is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Russellville who work in sales jobs (14.19%), food service (9.23%), and office and administrative support (8.61%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Russellville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Russellville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Russellville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Russellville may be for you. As is often the case in a small city, Russellville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Russellville rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.18% of adults 25 and older in Russellville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Russellville in 2022 was $25,266, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,064 for a family of four. However, Russellville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Russellville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Russellville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Russellville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Russellville include English, Irish, German, French, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Russellville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
