In addition, Russellville is a college town. There are a lot of students in Russellville attending college, and as a result Russellville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.71 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Russellville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.64% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Russellville in 2022 was $25,477, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,908 for a family of four. However, Russellville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Russellville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Russellville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Russellville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Russellville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.86% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Russellville include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Russellville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
