Russell, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +5.2%
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| Males: 644 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 635 |  (49.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.3 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
| Russell: | $49,573 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,011 (it was $10,387 in 2000)
Russell town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $110,710 (it was $41,300 in 2000)
| Russell: | $110,710 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $283,251; detached houses: $295,093; townhouses or other attached units: $452,863; in 2-unit structures: $274,116; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,082; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $339,992; mobile homes: $87,640; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $120,329
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Russell, WI
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- 92272.1%American Indian alone
- 27721.7%White alone
- 433.4%Two or more races
- 342.7%Hispanic
- 30.2%Black alone
Races in Russell detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (8.3%), Norwegian (4.0%), Irish (2.4%), English (2.2%), Polish (2.1%), French (1.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 844 feet
Land area: 49.8 square miles.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (very low).
9 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Russell town: | 2.0% ($826) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN 
(60.7 miles , pop. 86,918).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (173.9 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (384.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Cornucopia, WI (3.6 miles),
Bell, WI (3.8 miles ),
), Herbster, WI (4.5 miles),
Clover, WI (4.5 miles )
)Latitude: 46.91 N, Longitude: 90.85 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Public administration (23.2%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (11.5%)
- Construction (8.1%)
- Social assistance (7.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.6%)
- Educational services (6.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.9%)
- Public administration (16.0%)
- Construction (14.3%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (13.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.2%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.9%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (2.9%)
- Public administration (31.1%)
- Social assistance (12.9%)
- Health care (10.2%)
- Educational services (9.8%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (9.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Cashiers (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4.1%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.6%)
- Construction laborers (5.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (4.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.7%)
- Cashiers (6.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5.8%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.3%)
- Accountants and auditors (4.9%)
Average climate in Russell, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 52.3. This is better than average.
| City: | 52.3 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 29.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 29.9 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 4.98. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 4.98 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Russell-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 262.6 miles away from Russell center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.8 miles away from Russell center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from Russell center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from Russell center
On 4/24/2020 at 17:23:43, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from Russell center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Bayfield County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Russell:
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 59 miles; Duluth, MN; Full-time enrollment: 10,612)
- The College of Saint Scholastica (about 60 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 61 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- Lake Superior College (about 62 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 96 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- Michigan Technological University (about 110 miles; Houghton, MI; FT enrollment: 6,078)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 146 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Russell: Red Cliff Tribal Ambulance (A), Red Cliff Tribal Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Russell: Saint Francis Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Frog Creek (A), Raspberry River (B), Red Cliff Creek (C), Chicago Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Russell: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.8 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 73.3% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 11.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
| This town: | 28.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Russell:
- Never married: 31.5%
- Now married: 45.1%
- Separated: 5.3%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 11.5%
For population 25 years and over in Russell:
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 18.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.9 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Russell, WI (based on Bayfield County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 3,109 | 10 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,247 | 14 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 847 | 10 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 8,810 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Bayfield County: | 3.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
| Bayfield County: | 8.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 40
| Bayfield County: | 26.56 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 27.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Bayfield County: | 14.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Russell:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Russell:
- WEGZ (105.9 FM; WASHBURN, WI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJJH (96.7 FM; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 40.2%Utility gas
- 31.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.5%Wood
- 6.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.6%Electricity
- 80.1%Utility gas
- 10.6%Electricity
- 6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.1%Wood
Russell compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.