About South Russell

South Russell is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 4,022 people and just one neighborhood, South Russell is the 353rd largest community in Ohio.

South Russell is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 93.27% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Russell is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Russell who work in management occupations (24.37%), sales jobs (15.44%), and teaching (10.53%).

Also of interest is that South Russell has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, South Russell is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, South Russell is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, South Russell really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is South Russell perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

South Russell is a very car-oriented village. 97.27% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because South Russell is a small village, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. South Russell has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

South Russell Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to South Russell, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. South Russell is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 65.81% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in South Russell in 2000 was $41,091, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,364 for a family of four. However, South Russell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call South Russell home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in South Russell is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in South Russell include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, Scottish, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in South Russell is English.