Chariton vs Russell

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

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

Chariton has the higher population (4,235 vs 551 in Russell). Chariton has the higher median household income ($52,109 vs $50,750 in Russell). Chariton has the higher median home value ($84,200 vs $60,400 in Russell).

Population, income & housing

	Chariton	Russell
Population	4,235	551
Median age	40.5 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,109	$50,750
Median home value	$84,200	$60,400
Median gross rent	$716	$775
Housing units	1,944	329
Homeownership rate	67.6%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chariton	Russell
Population	4,149 → 4,235 (+2.1%)	593 → 551 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$48,676 → $52,109 (+7.1%)	$44,917 → $50,750 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $84,200 (+0.2%)	$60,200 → $60,400 (+0.3%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $716 (+7.2%)	$673 → $775 (+15.2%)

Chariton

Population

4,1494,235

Median household income

$48,676$52,109

Median home value

$84,000$84,200

Median gross rent

$668$716

Russell

Population

593551

Median household income

$44,917$50,750

Median home value

$60,200$60,400

Median gross rent

$673$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chariton	Russell
Under 5	6.8%	2.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.2%	2.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	6.5%
35 to 44	7.4%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	30.3%
75 and over	11.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chariton	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chariton	Russell
No high school diploma	7.0%	16.3%
High school graduate	53.3%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chariton	Russell
Drove alone	81.8%	75.5%
Carpooled	7.9%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	7.3%
Other means	1.6%	5.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chariton	Russell
1-unit, detached	75.9%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	1.2%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Chariton	Russell
Poverty rate	21.3%	18.5%
Average household size	2.27	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1960	1938