Russell vs Wilbraham

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

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

Wilbraham has the higher population (4,247 vs 568 in Russell). Russell has the higher median household income ($103,456 vs $88,409 in Wilbraham). Wilbraham has the higher median home value ($361,600 vs $280,000 in Russell).

Population, income & housing

	Russell	Wilbraham
Population	568	4,247
Median age	37.9 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$103,456	$88,409
Median home value	$280,000	$361,600
Median gross rent	$881	$1,148
Housing units	301	1,608
Homeownership rate	82.6%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	45.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Russell	Wilbraham
Population	526 → 568 (+8.0%)	3,466 → 4,247 (+22.5%)
Median household income	$49,073 → $103,456 (+110.8%)	$111,100 → $88,409 (-20.4%)
Median home value	$175,000 → $280,000 (+60.0%)	$320,100 → $361,600 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $881 (-0.5%)	$777 → $1,148 (+47.7%)

Russell

Population

526568

Median household income

$49,073$103,456

Median home value

$175,000$280,000

Median gross rent

$885$881

Wilbraham

Population

3,4664,247

Median household income

$111,100$88,409

Median home value

$320,100$361,600

Median gross rent

$777$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Russell	Wilbraham
Under 5	3.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	6.9%	15.0%
18 to 24	15.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	8.3%
35 to 44	19.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	7.5%
55 to 64	17.4%	16.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	20.3%
75 and over	2.5%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Russell	Wilbraham
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	85.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.4%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Russell	Wilbraham
No high school diploma	3.1%	4.5%
High school graduate	42.2%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	25.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Russell	Wilbraham
Drove alone	85.6%	82.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Russell	Wilbraham
1-unit, detached	67.4%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Russell	Wilbraham
Poverty rate	7.4%	8.4%
Average household size	2.18	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1956	1959