City in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana · 21.2 sq mi · 1,060 people per sq mi
About 22,000 people live in Ruston. The typical household earns $31,120, and the median resident is 24.3 years old.
2026 projection
From 22,151 in 2020
Poverty rate 39.83%
Men 23.4 · Women 25.8
1890–2026
22,450
2026 projection
1.3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1890–2026
22,450
2026 projection
1.3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 22,450 | +53 | 0.24% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22,397 | +32 | 0.14% |
| 2024 | 22,365 | +3 | 0.01% |
| 2023 | 22,362 | +64 | 0.29% |
| 2022 | 22,298 | +11 | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 22,287 | +136 | 0.61% |
| 2020 | 22,151 | +247 | 1.13% |
| 2019 | 21,904 | -151 | 0.68% |
| 2018 | 22,055 | +12 | 0.05% |
| 2017 | 22,043 | -1 | 0.00% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 223 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 3 residents
25% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| Never married | 63% | 69% | 57% |
| Divorced | 6% | 4% | 8% |
| Widowed | 5% | 2% | 8% |
| Separated | <1% | <1% | 1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau