Russellville vs Taos

A side-by-side comparison of Russellville and Taos: population, income, housing, and more.

Russellville and Taos are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Taos has the higher population (1,334 vs 875 in Russellville). Taos has the higher median household income ($103,594 vs $56,458 in Russellville). Taos has the higher median home value ($256,000 vs $150,700 in Russellville).

Population, income & housing

	Russellville	Taos
Population	875	1,334
Median age	29.4 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,458	$103,594
Median home value	$150,700	$256,000
Median gross rent	$832	$425
Housing units	382	508
Homeownership rate	79.6%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Russellville	Taos
Population	793 → 875 (+10.3%)	1,349 → 1,334 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$47,054 → $56,458 (+20.0%)	$85,703 → $103,594 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $150,700 (+34.0%)	$170,200 → $256,000 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $832 (+20.9%)	$391 → $425 (+8.7%)

Russellville

Population

793875

Median household income

$47,054$56,458

Median home value

$112,500$150,700

Median gross rent

$688$832

Taos

Population

1,3491,334

Median household income

$85,703$103,594

Median home value

$170,200$256,000

Median gross rent

$391$425

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Russellville	Taos
Under 5	8.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.2%	17.1%
18 to 24	16.2%	9.7%
25 to 34	14.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.5%	6.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	8.5%	18.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	12.1%
75 and over	4.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Russellville	Taos
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	94.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Russellville	Taos
No high school diploma	3.5%	4.6%
High school graduate	36.8%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Russellville	Taos
Drove alone	79.7%	85.9%
Carpooled	11.3%	9.6%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	4.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Russellville	Taos
1-unit, detached	88.7%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Russellville	Taos
Poverty rate	5.7%	2.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1961	1982