Ruston, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Ruston is 6th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Ruston is 6th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Ruston is 8th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Income below poverty line

Ruston is 14th in Louisiana out of 62 other cities in Current population (2012)

Ruston is 16th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Foreign born residents

Ruston is 17th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - Asian

Ruston is 17th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Ruston is 19th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Housing units

Ruston is 19th in Louisiana out of 87 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Ruston is 19th in Louisiana out of 97 other cities in Retail sales

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Ruston	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	21,953	14th	4,601,893	313,914,040
Size in square miles	20.9	22nd	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,048.5	80th	104.9	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Ruston	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.1%	94th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.1%	102nd	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.5%	80th	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Ruston	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.6%	17th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	42.6%	6th	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Ruston	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	52.3%	65th	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	42.0%	39th	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	84th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.2%	17th	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	57th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	84th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	76th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	51.3%	60th	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Ruston	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	50.7%	85th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.9%	16th	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Ruston	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	9,275	19th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	39.5%	6th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	7,744	20th	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	41.0%	105th	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$131,000	52nd	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.5	83rd	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Ruston	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$17,113	91st	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$28,782	94th	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	34.9%	8th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Ruston	Rank	Louisiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,097	21st	375,808	27,092,908
Retail sales	$493,843	19th	$56,543,203	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$23,629	24th	$12,921	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$63,549	19th	$9,729,869	$613,795,732

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