Dorrance vs Russell

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

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

Russell has the higher population (4,258 vs 193 in Dorrance). Dorrance has the higher median household income ($64,750 vs $51,347 in Russell). Russell has the higher median home value ($109,400 vs $101,000 in Dorrance).

Population, income & housing

	Dorrance	Russell
Population	193	4,258
Median age	64.4 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,750	$51,347
Median home value	$101,000	$109,400
Median gross rent	—	$744
Housing units	121	2,227
Homeownership rate	95.6%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorrance	Russell
Population	220 → 193 (-12.3%)	4,525 → 4,258 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$41,528 → $64,750 (+55.9%)	$43,646 → $51,347 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$71,500 → $101,000 (+41.3%)	$99,200 → $109,400 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $525 (+6.3%)	$644 → $744 (+15.5%)

Dorrance

Population

220193

Median household income

$41,528$64,750

Median home value

$71,500$101,000

Median gross rent

$494$525

Russell

Population

4,5254,258

Median household income

$43,646$51,347

Median home value

$99,200$109,400

Median gross rent

$644$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorrance	Russell
Under 5	1.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	5.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	9.8%	4.5%
25 to 34	5.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	4.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	39.4%	11.8%
75 and over	8.8%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorrance	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorrance	Russell
No high school diploma	5.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	26.3%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	51.2%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorrance	Russell
Drove alone	81.3%	76.2%
Carpooled	18.7%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorrance	Russell
1-unit, detached	95.9%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Dorrance	Russell
Poverty rate	5.2%	18.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	19	13
Median year structure built	1954	1955