Lee County vs. Russell County

	Lee County (AL)	Russell County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	163,941	57,781
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.9%	9.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	140,300	52,947
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	140,247	52,947
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.3%	24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.9%	14.3%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	52.0%
White alone, percent	70.6%	50.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.1%	45.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.8%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.5%	46.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,958	5,593
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	70,369	27,855
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.3%	59.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,000	$118,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,270	$1,115
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$369	$332
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$831	$800
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.8%	19.8%
Building permits, 2018	1,131	261
Households, 2014-2018	59,373	22,740
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.0%	79.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.4%	5.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.3%	82.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.3%	66.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.5%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.1%	16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.5%	14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.4%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.1%	56.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.6%	53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	271,574	70,237
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,386,054	1,209,152
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,632,058	499,713
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,083	$8,643
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.2	25.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,056	$40,978
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,960	$22,055
Persons in poverty, percent	19.0%	21.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,796	790
Total employment, 2017	46,327	11,100
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,502,097	377,092
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.4%	-0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,506	3,289
All firms, 2012	11,573	4,546
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,800	2,331
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,675	1,940
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,824	1,754
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,270	2,657
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,020	625
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,885	3,786
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.2%	33.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.2%	32.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	230.8	82.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	607.54	641.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lee county (AL) and Russell county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.