Bridgeport vs Russellville

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

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

Bridgeport has the higher population (1,819 vs 69 in Russellville). Bridgeport has the higher median household income ($50,284 vs $41,458 in Russellville). Bridgeport has the higher median home value ($57,500 vs $23,300 in Russellville).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgeport	Russellville
Population	1,819	69
Median age	35.2 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,284	$41,458
Median home value	$57,500	$23,300
Median gross rent	$694	—
Housing units	793	43
Homeownership rate	70.4%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgeport	Russellville
Population	1,740 → 1,819 (+4.5%)	95 → 69 (-27.4%)
Median household income	$36,293 → $50,284 (+38.6%)	$26,786 → $41,458 (+54.8%)
Median home value	$55,700 → $57,500 (+3.2%)	$39,100 → $23,300 (-40.4%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $694 (+23.9%)	—

Bridgeport

Population

1,7401,819

Median household income

$36,293$50,284

Median home value

$55,700$57,500

Median gross rent

$560$694

Russellville

Population

9569

Median household income

$26,786$41,458

Median home value

$39,100$23,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgeport	Russellville
Under 5	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	10.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	31.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	21.7%
45 to 54	14.8%	15.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	7.4%	4.3%
75 and over	5.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgeport	Russellville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	56.5%
Black or African American	3.2%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.4%	36.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgeport	Russellville
No high school diploma	12.4%	5.0%
High school graduate	41.7%	70.0%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgeport	Russellville
Drove alone	78.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgeport	Russellville
1-unit, detached	70.5%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	25.6%

Poverty & households

	Bridgeport	Russellville
Poverty rate	19.0%	18.8%
Average household size	2.64	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1962	1983