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Ruston, LA Micro Area

48,160 Population
471.6 square miles 102.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$25,193 ±$1,137 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$38,035 ±$5,384 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

30.7% ±2.8% (13,415  ±1,216) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

18.4 minutes ±1.1 (332,390  ±26,119) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

18,341 ±397 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.4 ±0.1 (43,738  ±147) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

3.4% ±2.3% (468  ±306) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

20,650 ±76 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$195,500 ±$12,802 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

14.6% ±2.3% (6,979  ±1,076.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

89.4% ±4.3% (23,609  ±1,147) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
36% ±2.8% (9,495  ±743.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

2.8% (1,349  ±254) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.1% ±0.8% (1,949  ±298) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,949 Total veterans ±298 1,669 Male ±250 280 Female ±136

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