Russell County vs. Lee County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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