Louisiana · Census place 66655
Ruston city, LA
Quick answer
Ruston city has 22,224 residents, ranking #20 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $32,765, the median home is worth $226,700 and median gross rent runs $819 a month.
- Population
- 22,224Ruston city residents
- Median household income
- $32,765Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $226,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $819Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 23.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 36.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ruston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ruston city median would spend about 30% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 36.3% of residents and 36.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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