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Louisiana·Lincoln County
7 tracts·13K people·$225K median·598/mi²
White 47 · Black 43 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 2 · Hispanic 2
Other 37 · Living alone 37 · Married couple 26
Health 31 · Retail 20 · Professional 20 · Leisure 15 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 24 · Service 20 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 14 · Walk 4 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ruston is $225,300 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Ruston has 22,284 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 24.3; the population is 47.2% White, 43.2% Black, 3.7% Multiracial, 2.0% Asian, 2.0% Other and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino; the average household has 2.2 people; 40.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 39.8% (Census ACS).
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School (91%), Cypress Springs Elementary School (36%) and Ruston Elementary School (36%) lead the elementary schools; Ruston Junior High School (31%) and I.A. Lewis School (29%) lead the middle schools; Ruston High School is the high school with reported scores (49%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $816/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ruston is $31,120 a year, 64% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Ruston, median rent is $816/month and the median home value is $225,300 (Census ACS).
Ruston reported 6.4 violent crimes and 39.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 69 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ruston are ice storm (99), strong wind (95) and heat wave (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ruston, 4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).