Russellville is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Russellville enrolled in college, Russellville has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Russellville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.71 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The overall education level of Russellville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.64% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Russellville in 2022 was $25,477, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,908 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. Russellville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.86% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Russellville include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Russellville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
