County profile
Russell County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#1170 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
11,055
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
850
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
58,898
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$51.2k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
18.2%±1.9%
Poverty rate
22.2%±2.7%
Business applications
826 · 2025
Retail establishments
167
28.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing27%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation19%
Health care18%
Construction8%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
58,898
residents · 2025 · -0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $44.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−208
International migration+250
Natural change−351
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.6B2019
$1.6B2020
$1.8B2021
$2.0B2022
$2.1B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$165.7k±$10.6k
Median gross rent
$939/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
13.6%±1.5%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$34.1M
151 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
54.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 84Heat wave 77Drought 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1832016
1882017
1922018
2052019
2132020
2342021
2792022
2972023
3322024
3202025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20211862021
3352022
1692023
1832024
1512025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
27.8 km
I-185
Nearest freight rail
12.3 km
CCH
Nearest port
158.8 km
ALABAMA STATE DOCKS, SELMA INLAND DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
34.3 km
COLUMBUS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.6k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Russell?
Russell's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, growing 7.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.