Russell vs Winder

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

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

Winder has the higher population (18,847 vs 1,335 in Russell). Russell has the higher median household income ($65,259 vs $59,944 in Winder). Winder has the higher median home value ($251,700 vs $104,200 in Russell).

Population, income & housing

	Russell	Winder
Population	1,335	18,847
Median age	37.8 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,259	$59,944
Median home value	$104,200	$251,700
Median gross rent	$1,314	$1,092
Housing units	414	7,542
Homeownership rate	54.3%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Russell	Winder
Population	1,497 → 1,335 (-10.8%)	16,413 → 18,847 (+14.8%)
Median household income	$32,105 → $65,259 (+103.3%)	$48,429 → $59,944 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $104,200 (+20.7%)	$162,700 → $251,700 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $1,314 (+55.1%)	$912 → $1,092 (+19.7%)

Russell

Population

1,4971,335

Median household income

$32,105$65,259

Median home value

$86,300$104,200

Median gross rent

$847$1,314

Winder

Population

16,41318,847

Median household income

$48,429$59,944

Median home value

$162,700$251,700

Median gross rent

$912$1,092

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Russell	Winder
Under 5	6.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	19.5%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	15.4%
35 to 44	27.1%	15.6%
45 to 54	7.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.0%	10.9%
65 to 74	4.6%	8.8%
75 and over	2.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Russell	Winder
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	55.6%
Black or African American	16.3%	19.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	21.9%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Russell	Winder
No high school diploma	27.3%	13.1%
High school graduate	34.0%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	1.2%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Russell	Winder
Drove alone	88.5%	79.4%
Carpooled	11.5%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Russell	Winder
1-unit, detached	34.5%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	58.2%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Russell	Winder
Poverty rate	17.8%	13.9%
Average household size	3.22	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1991	1997