| People QuickFacts | Ruston | Louisiana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 21,916 | 4,574,766 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 21,859 | 4,533,372 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.3% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 21,859 | 4,533,372 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.1% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 19.1% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.5% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.7% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 52.3% | 62.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 42.0% | 32.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.2% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.2% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.3% | 4.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 51.3% | 60.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 67.6% | 85.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.9% | 3.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.4% | 8.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 89.6% | 81.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 42.6% | 21.1% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,029 | 314,677 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.0 | 24.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 9,275 | 1,964,981 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 41.0% | 67.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 39.5% | 18.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $131,000 | $135,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 7,744 | 1,675,097 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.45 | 2.60 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $17,113 | $23,853 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $28,782 | $44,086 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 34.9% | 18.4% |
| Business QuickFacts | Ruston | Louisiana |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,097 | 375,808 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 15.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.4% | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 205,054,723 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 124,051 | 51,415,553 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 493,843 | 56,543,203 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $23,629 | $12,921 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 63,549 | 9,729,869 |