Monson Center vs Russell

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

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

Monson Center has the higher population (1,794 vs 568 in Russell). Russell has the higher median household income ($103,456 vs $58,603 in Monson Center). Russell has the higher median home value ($280,000 vs $279,500 in Monson Center).

Population, income & housing

	Monson Center	Russell
Population	1,794	568
Median age	47.3 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,603	$103,456
Median home value	$279,500	$280,000
Median gross rent	$770	$881
Housing units	906	301
Homeownership rate	59.8%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	16.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monson Center	Russell
Population	1,881 → 1,794 (-4.6%)	526 → 568 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$64,673 → $58,603 (-9.4%)	$49,073 → $103,456 (+110.8%)
Median home value	$220,000 → $279,500 (+27.0%)	$175,000 → $280,000 (+60.0%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $770 (-14.7%)	$885 → $881 (-0.5%)

Monson Center

Population

1,8811,794

Median household income

$64,673$58,603

Median home value

$220,000$279,500

Median gross rent

$903$770

Russell

Population

526568

Median household income

$49,073$103,456

Median home value

$175,000$280,000

Median gross rent

$885$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monson Center	Russell
Under 5	5.4%	3.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	6.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	15.5%
25 to 34	8.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	14.0%	19.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	17.2%	9.2%
75 and over	7.3%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monson Center	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	81.7%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.2%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monson Center	Russell
No high school diploma	9.3%	3.1%
High school graduate	41.4%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monson Center	Russell
Drove alone	75.2%	85.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	6.7%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monson Center	Russell
1-unit, detached	50.2%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	34.8%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	15.6%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Monson Center	Russell
Poverty rate	26.7%	7.4%
Average household size	2.11	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	44	27
Median year structure built	1938	1956