Georgetown vs Russell

A side-by-side comparison of Georgetown and Russell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Russell has the higher population (265 vs 51 in Georgetown). Russell has the higher median household income ($22,361 vs $19,250 in Georgetown). Russell has the higher median home value ($77,500 vs $40,800 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Russell
Population	51	265
Median age	59.5 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$19,250	$22,361
Median home value	$40,800	$77,500
Median gross rent	—	$310
Housing units	36	120
Homeownership rate	100.0%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Russell
Population	90 → 51 (-43.3%)	260 → 265 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$17,083 → $19,250 (+12.7%)	$20,804 → $22,361 (+7.5%)
Median home value	$50,800 → $40,800 (-19.7%)	$67,000 → $77,500 (+15.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$306 → $310 (+1.3%)

Georgetown

Population

9051

Median household income

$17,083$19,250

Median home value

$50,800$40,800

Russell

Population

260265

Median household income

$20,804$22,361

Median home value

$67,000$77,500

Median gross rent

$306$310

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Russell
Under 5	0.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.8%
18 to 24	11.8%	2.3%
25 to 34	2.0%	16.2%
35 to 44	19.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	7.8%	6.8%
55 to 64	23.5%	19.2%
65 to 74	23.5%	2.3%
75 and over	11.8%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Russell
No high school diploma	13.3%	23.4%
High school graduate	40.0%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Russell
Drove alone	100.0%	89.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Russell
1-unit, detached	55.6%	35.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	36.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44.4%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Russell
Poverty rate	37.3%	56.5%
Average household size	2.43	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1977	1987