Derby vs Russell

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

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

Russell has the higher population (551 vs 106 in Derby). Derby has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $50,750 in Russell). Derby has the higher median home value ($73,800 vs $60,400 in Russell).

Population, income & housing

	Derby	Russell
Population	106	551
Median age	38.8 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$50,750
Median home value	$73,800	$60,400
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	47	329
Homeownership rate	94.3%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.4%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derby	Russell
Population	127 → 106 (-16.5%)	593 → 551 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $58,750 (+43.9%)	$44,917 → $50,750 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$45,800 → $73,800 (+61.1%)	$60,200 → $60,400 (+0.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$673 → $775 (+15.2%)

Derby

Population

127106

Median household income

$40,833$58,750

Median home value

$45,800$73,800

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)

	Derby	Russell
Under 5	16.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	18.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.4%
25 to 34	6.6%	6.5%
35 to 44	23.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	1.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	6.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	14.2%	30.3%
75 and over	12.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derby	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derby	Russell
No high school diploma	29.0%	16.3%
High school graduate	39.1%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.4%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derby	Russell
Drove alone	60.0%	75.5%
Carpooled	20.0%	11.4%
Public transit	7.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	5.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derby	Russell
1-unit, detached	85.1%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Derby	Russell
Poverty rate	34.0%	18.5%
Average household size	3.03	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	40	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938