Russell vs West Point

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

Russell and West Point 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 126 in West Point). Russell has the higher median home value ($77,500 vs $74,500 in West Point). Since 2019, Russell's population has grown faster (+1.9% vs -20.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Russell	West Point
Population	265	126
Median age	33.9 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$22,361	—
Median home value	$77,500	$74,500
Median gross rent	$310	—
Housing units	120	53
Homeownership rate	42.3%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Russell	West Point
Population	260 → 265 (+1.9%)	159 → 126 (-20.8%)
Median household income	$20,804 → $22,361 (+7.5%)	$28,750 → $24,063 (-16.3%)
Median home value	$67,000 → $77,500 (+15.7%)	$86,700 → $74,500 (-14.1%)
Median gross rent	$306 → $310 (+1.3%)	$785 → $844 (+7.5%)

Russell

Population

260265

Median household income

$20,804$22,361

Median home value

$67,000$77,500

Median gross rent

$306$310

West Point

Population

159126

Median household income

$28,750$24,063

Median home value

$86,700$74,500

Median gross rent

$785$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Russell	West Point
Under 5	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	10.3%
18 to 24	2.3%	1.6%
25 to 34	16.2%	7.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	6.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	19.2%	31.7%
65 to 74	2.3%	19.8%
75 and over	9.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Russell	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Russell	West Point
No high school diploma	23.4%	32.4%
High school graduate	51.4%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

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

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Russell	West Point
1-unit, detached	35.8%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	36.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	47.2%

Poverty & households

	Russell	West Point
Poverty rate	56.5%	50.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	19	13
Median year structure built	1987	1972