Jackson County vs Russell County

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

Jackson County and Russell County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Russell County has the higher population (58,858 vs 52,839 in Jackson County). Russell County has the higher median household income ($50,046 vs $49,454 in Jackson County). Russell County has the higher median home value ($152,300 vs $145,800 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Russell County
Population	52,839	58,858
Median age	43.4 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,454	$50,046
Median home value	$145,800	$152,300
Median gross rent	$762	$898
Housing units	24,797	27,531
Homeownership rate	75.0%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Russell County
Population	51,852 → 52,839 (+1.9%)	57,952 → 58,858 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$41,769 → $49,454 (+18.4%)	$42,443 → $50,046 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$104,900 → $145,800 (+39.0%)	$122,000 → $152,300 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $762 (+29.2%)	$803 → $898 (+11.8%)

Jackson County

Population

51,85252,839

Median household income

$41,769$49,454

Median home value

$104,900$145,800

Median gross rent

$590$762

Russell County

Population

57,95258,858

Median household income

$42,443$50,046

Median home value

$122,000$152,300

Median gross rent

$803$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Russell County
Under 5	5.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	9.5%
75 and over	8.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Russell County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	44.0%
Black or African American	3.0%	45.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Russell County
No high school diploma	17.9%	14.2%
High school graduate	37.9%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Russell County
Drove alone	84.3%	79.8%
Carpooled	9.3%	8.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.9%
Walked	0.8%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	7.5%
Other means	1.1%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Russell County
1-unit, detached	70.7%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	22.0%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Russell County
Poverty rate	16.8%	22.2%
Average household size	2.46	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1983	1983