Russellville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 23,669 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Russellville is the 15th largest community in Arkansas.

Russellville is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Russellville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Russellville who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.42%), sales jobs (12.70%), and teaching (8.39%).

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Russellville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Russellville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

One of the benefits of Russellville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.43 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Russellville is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 97.4% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Russellville.

As is often the case in a small city, Russellville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Russellville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Russellville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.45% of adults in Russellville have a college degree.

The per capita income in Russellville in 2000 was $16,315, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,260 for a family of four.

The people who call Russellville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Russellville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Russellville include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Russellville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.