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Ruston, LA Micro Area

48,174 Population
471.6 square miles 102.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,888 ±$1,327 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$39,172 ±$4,326 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

31.2% ±2.4% (13,575  ±1,058) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.2 minutes ±1.5 (323,675  ±31,165) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

18,487 ±414 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (43,488  ±161) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±2.1% (479  ±283) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

20,827 ±77 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$210,100 ±$13,148 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.7% ±2% (5,599  ±939.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.2% ±4.5% (23,900  ±1,187.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
36.2% ±2.9% (9,583  ±756.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.2% (1,521  ±406) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.5% ±0.7% (1,757  ±288) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,757 Total veterans ±288 1,579 Male ±273 178 Female ±104

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