Community & Data
Russell Demographics
A Portrait of Russell
Russell spreads 1,643 people over just under 17.5 square miles of land, hill country and river valley, which works out to about 94 people to the square mile. The census numbers describe a town of homeowners: 84.6 percent of its housing units are owner-occupied, households average 2.1 people, and the median household income is $108,750. About one resident in seven is 65 or over. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov), American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024.
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 1,643
- Households: 557
- Persons per household: 2.1
- Foreign-born: 5.3% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 19.8%
- Under 18: 10.4%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 94.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Black or African American: 0.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 1.1%
- Two or more races: 6.2%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 7.1%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $108,750
- Poverty rate: 6.3%
- Median home value: $303,300
- Median gross rent: $1,013
- Homeownership: 84.6% of units
- In the labor force: 62.6%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Russell’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all, and they can still vote in either party’s primary, which makes them the bloc every candidate has to win. These counts matter twice over here, because the town’s by-laws set Town Meeting quorum at five percent of them.
- Total registered: 1,315
- Unenrolled (no party): 955 (72.62%)
- Democrats: 146 (11.10%)
- Republicans: 191 (14.52%)
- Political designations: 23 (1.75%)
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, data.census.gov
- MA Secretary of the Commonwealth, Voter Registration
- MA DESE, Gateway Regional
- Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Elections Calendar: August 22, 2026 was the last day to register to vote and change party enrollment for the September 1, 2026 state primary (G. L. c. 51, sections 26 and 28), which is the date this enrollment count is as of.
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