Bellefonte vs Russell

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

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

Russell has the higher population (3,696 vs 1,251 in Bellefonte). Bellefonte has the higher median household income ($114,063 vs $76,389 in Russell). Bellefonte has the higher median home value ($278,800 vs $207,900 in Russell).

Population, income & housing

	Bellefonte	Russell
Population	1,251	3,696
Median age	41.1 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$114,063	$76,389
Median home value	$278,800	$207,900
Median gross rent	$1,750	$803
Housing units	457	1,591
Homeownership rate	93.8%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.9%	39.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellefonte	Russell
Population	870 → 1,251 (+43.8%)	3,287 → 3,696 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$121,250 → $114,063 (-5.9%)	$62,950 → $76,389 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$244,000 → $278,800 (+14.3%)	$173,500 → $207,900 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,313 → $1,750 (+33.3%)	$860 → $803 (-6.6%)

Bellefonte

Population

8701,251

Median household income

$121,250$114,063

Median home value

$244,000$278,800

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,750

Russell

Population

3,2873,696

Median household income

$62,950$76,389

Median home value

$173,500$207,900

Median gross rent

$860$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellefonte	Russell
Under 5	4.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	24.6%	21.3%
18 to 24	2.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.0%	7.4%
35 to 44	15.8%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.4%	9.7%
75 and over	10.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellefonte	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	89.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellefonte	Russell
No high school diploma	2.8%	5.1%
High school graduate	15.5%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.9%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellefonte	Russell
Drove alone	86.8%	82.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	10.2%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellefonte	Russell
1-unit, detached	99.3%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Bellefonte	Russell
Poverty rate	6.7%	7.7%
Average household size	2.77	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1964	1967