County profile
Russell County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2612 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 77% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$357.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-9.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,870
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
246
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,581
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$62.4k±$10.6k
Bachelor's degree+
19.7%±3.4%
Poverty rate
14.7%±4.4%
Business applications
78 · 2025
Retail establishments
32
48.1/10k 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
Health care28%
Manufacturing23%
Food & accommodation16%
Retail trade15%
Mining & energy11%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,581
residents · 2025 · -1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $60.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+105
International migration+5
Natural change−203
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$267.1M2019
$271.1M2020
$325.2M2021
$335.1M2022
$394.4M2023
$357.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$119.0k±$16.6k
Median gross rent
$805/mo±$97/mo
Vacancy rate
15.6%±4.0%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$10.9M
30 units · 4.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
12.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 83Hail 71Drought 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1642015
1332016
1492017
1522018
1552019
1662020
1692021
1762022
1932023
2152025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 200% since 2021102021
52022
72023
62024
302025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.5 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
5.1 km
UP
Nearest port
313.1 km
BUNGE CORP BROWNSVILLE ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
45.0 km
HAYS RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.0k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Russell?
Russell's economy produced $357.0M in 2024, contracting 9.5% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.