Russell County vs Wabaunsee County

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

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

Wabaunsee County has the higher population (6,961 vs 6,717 in Russell County). Wabaunsee County has the higher median household income ($70,536 vs $53,902 in Russell County). Wabaunsee County has the higher median home value ($178,200 vs $106,400 in Russell County).

Population, income & housing

	Russell County	Wabaunsee County
Population	6,717	6,961
Median age	45.3 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,902	$70,536
Median home value	$106,400	$178,200
Median gross rent	$722	$771
Housing units	3,687	3,135
Homeownership rate	76.4%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Russell County	Wabaunsee County
Population	6,948 → 6,717 (-3.3%)	6,889 → 6,961 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$44,792 → $53,902 (+20.3%)	$61,178 → $70,536 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$93,400 → $106,400 (+13.9%)	$146,700 → $178,200 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $722 (+13.5%)	$669 → $771 (+15.2%)

Russell County

Population

6,9486,717

Median household income

$44,792$53,902

Median home value

$93,400$106,400

Median gross rent

$636$722

Wabaunsee County

Population

6,8896,961

Median household income

$61,178$70,536

Median home value

$146,700$178,200

Median gross rent

$669$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Russell County	Wabaunsee County
Under 5	5.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	9.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	14.5%	13.0%
75 and over	11.3%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Russell County	Wabaunsee County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Russell County	Wabaunsee County
No high school diploma	7.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	30.9%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Russell County	Wabaunsee County
Drove alone	79.2%	75.3%
Carpooled	11.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	0.2%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	10.9%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Russell County	Wabaunsee County
1-unit, detached	90.6%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Russell County	Wabaunsee County
Poverty rate	15.3%	7.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	15	27
Median year structure built	1955	1966