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Ruston, LA, 71270 QuickFacts

	Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
Total population	31,308	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	ruston
Zip(s)	71270

Ruston, LA, 71270 Population

	Ruston, LA, 71270	%, Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
Male	15,203	48.56%	49.06%
Female	16,105	51.44%	50.94%
Median age (years)	24.4		35.3

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	Ruston, LA, 71270	%, Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
18 years and over	24,740	79.02%	74.31%
21 years and over	19,517	62.34%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,900	12.46%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,383	10.81%	12.43%

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	Ruston, LA, 71270	%, Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
White	17,590	56.18%	75.14%
Black or African American	12,703	40.57%	12.32%
Asian	534	1.71%	3.64%
Some other race	225	0.72%	5.46%
Two or more races	256	0.82%	2.43%

Ruston, LA, 71270 Housing

	Ruston, LA, 71270	%, Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
Total households	10,799		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,574	60.88%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,225	39.12%	31.94%

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	Ruston, LA, 71270	%, Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
Total housing units	12,028		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,223	10.17%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	10,799	89.78%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,929	49.29%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,870	40.49%	30.77%

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	Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	962	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,952	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	893	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	452	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	247	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	121	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	30	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	6	0.57%
Median (dollars)	84,300	119,600

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	Ruston, LA, 71270	%, Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,998	27.76%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,422	31.69%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,357	12.57%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,263	11.7%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	867	8.03%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	931	8.62%	9.65%

Ruston, LA, 71270 Education

	Ruston, LA, 71270	%, Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,535		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	516	3.55%	6.47%
Kindergarten	512	3.52%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,008	20.69%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,493	10.27%	21.38%
College or graduate school	9,006	61.96%	22.81%

Ruston, LA, 71270 Economy

	Ruston, LA, 71270	%, Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
Population 16 years and over	25,516		217,168,077
In labor force	15,281	59.89%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	15,254	59.78%	63.39%
- - Employed	12,895	50.54%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,359	9.25%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	15.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	27	0.11%	0.53%
Not in labor force	10,235	40.11%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	13,437	52.66%	51.66%
In labor force	7,425	29.1%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	7,425	29.1%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,196	24.28%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,981	7.76%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,302		12,787,501

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	Ruston, LA, 71270	%, Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	10,844		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,713	25.02%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,094	10.09%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,534	14.15%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,111	10.25%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,356	12.5%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,593	14.69%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	817	7.53%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	351	3.24%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	137	1.26%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	138	1.27%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	25,564		41,994

	Ruston, LA, 71270	%, Ruston, LA, 71270	United States
With earnings	8,482	33.24%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	38,690		56,604
With Social Security income	2,209	8.66%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,719		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	585	2.29%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,099		6,320
With public assistance income	374	1.47%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,946		3,032
With retirement income	1,528	5.99%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,414		17,376

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