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Russell, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Russell is a Census CDP of 487 people across 2.30 square miles of land, in Hampden County. Median household income is $106,806, 86.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $187,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Russell
What Russell is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.3 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land212 plus or minus 85
- County holding the largest share of its areaHampden County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Russell
How many people live in Russell
- Population487 plus or minus 196
- Median age45.0 plus or minus 12.8
- Population under 1822 plus or minus 28
- Share under 184.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over94 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households243 plus or minus 75
- Family households117 plus or minus 57
- Share of households that are families48.1 percent plus or minus 18.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Russell
Income and work in Russell
- Median household income$106,806 plus or minus $36,800
- Per capita income$50,642 plus or minus $15,740
- Civilian labor force256 plus or minus 99
- Employed256 plus or minus 99
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over402 plus or minus 130
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent plus or minus 43.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.1 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.4 percent plus or minus 9.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Russell
Housing in Russell
- Housing units288 plus or minus 77
- Occupied units243 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units45 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate15.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied210 plus or minus 68
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate86.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$302,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$825 plus or minus $556
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Single family units204 plus or minus 65
- Share single family70.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more74 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more25.7 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Russell
How Russell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute240 plus or minus 95
- Commuting under 15 minutes30 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.5 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more117 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.8 percent
- Drove alone88.3 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Worked from home6.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Russell
SBA loans in Russell (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$187,000
- Average approval$46,750
- Median approval$42,000
- Largest approval$93,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term77 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Russell, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Russell
Flood risk in Russell
- NFIP communityTown of Russell
- NFIP community number250148
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/17/14
The Town of Russell participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250148 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hampden County, not Russell
Hampden County context, not Russell figures
- Establishments in Hampden County9,339
- Covered employment, Hampden County202,129
- Average annual pay, Hampden County$62,834
- Housing units permitted, Hampden County443
Every figure in this section is published for Hampden County as a whole and is not a measurement of Russell.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Russell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Russell, Massachusetts?
487, in 243 households. Russell CDP covers 2.30 square miles of land, which is 212 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Russell in?
Hampden County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Russell?
$106,806. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $302,800. Median gross rent is $825 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Russell businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $187,000 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $42,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Russell, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Russell borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Russell. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Russell in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Russell appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Russell, town of, community 250148, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Russell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hampden County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Russell.
Is zoning published for Russell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.