Adair County vs Russell County

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

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

Adair County has the higher population (19,016 vs 18,117 in Russell County). Russell County has the higher median household income ($50,520 vs $50,316 in Adair County). Russell County has the higher median home value ($148,200 vs $134,800 in Adair County).

Population, income & housing

	Adair County	Russell County
Population	19,016	18,117
Median age	40.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,316	$50,520
Median home value	$134,800	$148,200
Median gross rent	$775	$660
Housing units	8,632	10,146
Homeownership rate	76.2%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adair County	Russell County
Population	19,222 → 19,016 (-1.1%)	17,778 → 18,117 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$38,021 → $50,316 (+32.3%)	$38,390 → $50,520 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$96,400 → $134,800 (+39.8%)	$95,000 → $148,200 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $775 (+37.4%)	$549 → $660 (+20.2%)

Adair County

Population

19,22219,016

Median household income

$38,021$50,316

Median home value

$96,400$134,800

Median gross rent

$564$775

Russell County

Population

17,77818,117

Median household income

$38,390$50,520

Median home value

$95,000$148,200

Median gross rent

$549$660

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adair County	Russell County
Under 5	4.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	12.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.5%
75 and over	7.4%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adair County	Russell County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	92.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adair County	Russell County
No high school diploma	14.2%	18.2%
High school graduate	38.5%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adair County	Russell County
Drove alone	75.2%	85.3%
Carpooled	10.3%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	4.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adair County	Russell County
1-unit, detached	73.7%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	20.6%

Poverty & households

	Adair County	Russell County
Poverty rate	18.0%	23.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1984	1989