Hector vs Russellville

A side-by-side comparison of Hector and Russellville: population, income, housing, and more.

Hector and Russellville are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Russellville has the higher population (29,057 vs 377 in Hector). Hector has the higher median household income ($51,875 vs $48,708 in Russellville). Russellville has the higher median home value ($166,500 vs $108,600 in Hector).

Population, income & housing

	Hector	Russellville
Population	377	29,057
Median age	41.1 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$48,708
Median home value	$108,600	$166,500
Median gross rent	$675	$835
Housing units	167	11,917
Homeownership rate	78.3%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hector	Russellville
Population	506 → 377 (-25.5%)	29,193 → 29,057 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$50,179 → $51,875 (+3.4%)	$36,562 → $48,708 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$74,100 → $108,600 (+46.6%)	$128,300 → $166,500 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $675 (+6.1%)	$675 → $835 (+23.7%)

Hector

Population

506377

Median household income

$50,179$51,875

Median home value

$74,100$108,600

Median gross rent

$636$675

Russellville

Population

29,19329,057

Median household income

$36,562$48,708

Median home value

$128,300$166,500

Median gross rent

$675$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hector	Russellville
Under 5	2.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	23.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	19.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	15.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	8.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	6.5%
75 and over	11.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hector	Russellville
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	69.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hector	Russellville
No high school diploma	18.1%	15.1%
High school graduate	48.7%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hector	Russellville
Drove alone	83.3%	76.3%
Carpooled	10.6%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.5%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.8%	4.7%
Other means	0.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hector	Russellville
1-unit, detached	77.2%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Hector	Russellville
Poverty rate	26.3%	20.0%
Average household size	2.92	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	29	16
Median year structure built	1975	1985