Russell Springs is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,750 people and three associated neighborhoods, Russell Springs is the 151st largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Russell Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Russell Springs is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Russell Springs who work in sales jobs (13.17%), office and administrative support (11.61%), and healthcare (9.36%). Of important note, Russell Springs is also a city of artists. Russell Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Russell Springs’s character.In addition, Russell Springs is a college town. There are a lot of students in Russell Springs attending college, and as a result Russell Springs provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. One of the benefits of Russell Springs is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.77 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The overall education level of Russell Springs is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.79% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Russell Springs in 2022 was $22,057, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,228 for a family of four. However, Russell Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Russell Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Russell Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Russell Springs include English, German, Irish, British, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Russell Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
