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Ruston Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 57,906
Land Area (2000): 2,696.515 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 29.740 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	63,874	54.81%
Rural, Farm	2,205	1.89%
Rural, Non-farm	50,468	43.30%

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Ruston Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Ruston Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	23,915	22,796	1,119	4.68%	47
1991	25,093	23,920	1,173	4.67%	47
1992	25,677	24,814	863	3.36%	34
1993	24,205	23,427	778	3.21%	32
1994	24,285	23,418	867	3.57%	36
1995	24,473	23,597	876	3.58%	36
1996	24,710	23,804	906	3.67%	37
1997	24,469	23,431	1,038	4.24%	42
1998	24,572	23,740	832	3.39%	34
1999	24,773	24,077	696	2.81%	28
2000	25,745	24,426	1,319	5.12%	51
2001	25,370	23,876	1,495	5.89%	59
2002	25,169	23,585	1,584	6.29%	63
2003	24,836	23,059	1,777	7.16%	72
2004	24,738	23,229	1,509	6.10%	61
2005	25,009	23,465	1,544	6.17%	62
2006	24,908	23,882	1,026	4.12%	41
2007	24,940	23,859	1,081	4.34%	43
2008	25,343	24,117	1,226	4.84%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	23,633	22,634	999	4.23%	42
Feb 1990	23,418	22,471	947	4.04%	40
Mar 1990	23,667	22,769	898	3.79%	38
Apr 1990	23,681	22,824	857	3.62%	36
May 1990	24,078	23,186	892	3.70%	37
Jun 1990	23,541	22,226	1,315	5.59%	56
Jul 1990	23,854	22,669	1,185	4.97%	50
Aug 1990	23,408	22,115	1,293	5.52%	55
Sep 1990	24,423	23,100	1,323	5.42%	54
Oct 1990	24,618	23,291	1,327	5.39%	54
Nov 1990	24,528	23,287	1,241	5.06%	51
Dec 1990	24,130	22,985	1,145	4.75%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	23,895	22,542	1,353	5.66%	57
Feb 1991	24,196	23,040	1,156	4.78%	48
Mar 1991	24,443	23,368	1,075	4.40%	44
Apr 1991	24,736	23,690	1,046	4.23%	42
May 1991	25,180	24,013	1,167	4.63%	46
Jun 1991	24,874	23,414	1,460	5.87%	59
Jul 1991	25,308	24,039	1,269	5.01%	50
Aug 1991	25,130	23,642	1,488	5.92%	59
Sep 1991	26,150	25,034	1,116	4.27%	43
Oct 1991	25,877	24,827	1,050	4.06%	41
Nov 1991	25,845	24,914	931	3.60%	36
Dec 1991	25,480	24,518	962	3.78%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	25,237	24,338	899	3.56%	36
Feb 1992	25,242	24,341	901	3.57%	36
Mar 1992	25,372	24,507	865	3.41%	34
Apr 1992	26,090	25,305	785	3.01%	30
May 1992	26,368	25,585	783	2.97%	30
Jun 1992	26,050	24,966	1,084	4.16%	42
Jul 1992	25,918	24,907	1,011	3.90%	39
Aug 1992	25,509	24,561	948	3.72%	37
Sep 1992	26,325	25,461	864	3.28%	33
Oct 1992	25,961	25,190	771	2.97%	30
Nov 1992	25,890	25,153	737	2.85%	28
Dec 1992	24,164	23,456	708	2.93%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	23,602	22,667	935	3.96%	40
Feb 1993	23,656	22,925	731	3.09%	31
Mar 1993	24,013	23,283	730	3.04%	30
Apr 1993	24,103	23,464	639	2.65%	27
May 1993	24,536	23,863	673	2.74%	27
Jun 1993	23,974	23,039	935	3.90%	39
Jul 1993	24,181	23,382	799	3.30%	33
Aug 1993	23,943	23,097	846	3.53%	35
Sep 1993	24,675	23,871	804	3.26%	33
Oct 1993	24,540	23,748	792	3.23%	32
Nov 1993	24,795	24,046	749	3.02%	30
Dec 1993	24,436	23,736	700	2.86%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	23,759	22,822	937	3.94%	39
Feb 1994	23,905	23,067	838	3.51%	35
Mar 1994	23,932	23,137	795	3.32%	33
Apr 1994	23,971	23,210	761	3.17%	32
May 1994	24,525	23,758	767	3.13%	31
Jun 1994	24,075	23,054	1,021	4.24%	42
Jul 1994	24,530	23,595	935	3.81%	38
Aug 1994	24,187	23,280	907	3.75%	37
Sep 1994	24,851	23,923	928	3.73%	37
Oct 1994	24,765	23,827	938	3.79%	38
Nov 1994	24,641	23,806	835	3.39%	34
Dec 1994	24,275	23,531	744	3.06%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	23,774	22,897	877	3.69%	37
Feb 1995	24,020	23,241	779	3.24%	32
Mar 1995	24,177	23,386	791	3.27%	33
Apr 1995	24,557	23,748	809	3.29%	33
May 1995	24,840	24,073	767	3.09%	31
Jun 1995	24,451	23,437	1,014	4.15%	41
Jul 1995	24,744	23,810	934	3.77%	38
Aug 1995	24,305	23,361	944	3.88%	39
Sep 1995	24,943	23,962	981	3.93%	39
Oct 1995	24,842	23,841	1,001	4.03%	40
Nov 1995	24,577	23,759	818	3.33%	33
Dec 1995	24,441	23,643	798	3.27%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	24,574	23,479	1,095	4.46%	45
Feb 1996	24,645	23,812	833	3.38%	34
Mar 1996	24,818	24,047	771	3.11%	31
Apr 1996	24,974	24,186	788	3.16%	32
May 1996	25,137	24,311	826	3.29%	33
Jun 1996	24,608	23,562	1,046	4.25%	43
Jul 1996	24,400	23,424	976	4.00%	40
Aug 1996	24,319	23,371	948	3.90%	39
Sep 1996	24,950	24,052	898	3.60%	36
Oct 1996	24,817	23,923	894	3.60%	36
Nov 1996	24,732	23,877	855	3.46%	35
Dec 1996	24,546	23,602	944	3.85%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	24,097	22,938	1,159	4.81%	48
Feb 1997	24,292	23,255	1,037	4.27%	43
Mar 1997	24,815	23,532	1,283	5.17%	52
Apr 1997	24,596	23,585	1,011	4.11%	41
May 1997	24,794	23,792	1,002	4.04%	40
Jun 1997	24,590	23,297	1,293	5.26%	53
Jul 1997	24,461	23,306	1,155	4.72%	47
Aug 1997	24,187	23,104	1,083	4.48%	45
Sep 1997	24,789	23,801	988	3.99%	40
Oct 1997	24,634	23,748	886	3.60%	36
Nov 1997	24,473	23,656	817	3.34%	33
Dec 1997	23,904	23,162	742	3.10%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	23,675	22,722	953	4.03%	40
Feb 1998	23,932	23,222	710	2.97%	30
Mar 1998	24,100	23,322	778	3.23%	32
Apr 1998	24,047	23,333	714	2.97%	30
May 1998	24,483	23,733	750	3.06%	31
Jun 1998	24,452	23,500	952	3.89%	39
Jul 1998	24,646	23,647	999	4.05%	41
Aug 1998	24,509	23,461	1,048	4.28%	43
Sep 1998	25,157	24,296	861	3.42%	34
Oct 1998	25,530	24,709	821	3.22%	32
Nov 1998	25,317	24,581	736	2.91%	29
Dec 1998	25,021	24,359	662	2.65%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	24,187	23,398	789	3.26%	33
Feb 1999	24,518	23,853	665	2.71%	27
Mar 1999	24,660	24,074	586	2.38%	24
Apr 1999	24,973	24,402	571	2.29%	23
May 1999	24,953	24,418	535	2.14%	21
Jun 1999	24,966	24,183	783	3.14%	31
Jul 1999	24,793	24,040	753	3.04%	30
Aug 1999	24,847	24,069	778	3.13%	31
Sep 1999	24,782	24,002	780	3.15%	31
Oct 1999	24,933	24,177	756	3.03%	30
Nov 1999	24,847	24,154	693	2.79%	28
Dec 1999	24,814	24,157	657	2.65%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	25,540	24,169	1,371	5.37%	54
Feb 2000	25,753	24,630	1,123	4.36%	44
Mar 2000	25,934	24,754	1,180	4.55%	46
Apr 2000	25,897	24,868	1,029	3.97%	40
May 2000	26,168	25,018	1,150	4.39%	44
Jun 2000	26,177	24,537	1,640	6.27%	63
Jul 2000	25,860	24,333	1,527	5.90%	59
Aug 2000	25,522	24,030	1,492	5.85%	58
Sep 2000	25,424	24,086	1,338	5.26%	53
Oct 2000	25,672	24,241	1,431	5.57%	56
Nov 2000	25,496	24,213	1,283	5.03%	50
Dec 2000	25,496	24,238	1,258	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	25,298	23,768	1,530	6.05%	60
Feb 2001	25,266	23,929	1,337	5.29%	53
Mar 2001	25,451	24,003	1,448	5.69%	57
Apr 2001	25,546	24,203	1,343	5.26%	53
May 2001	25,484	24,156	1,328	5.21%	52
Jun 2001	25,549	23,753	1,796	7.03%	70
Jul 2001	25,504	23,902	1,602	6.28%	63
Aug 2001	25,029	23,532	1,497	5.98%	60
Sep 2001	25,391	23,902	1,489	5.86%	59
Oct 2001	25,336	23,846	1,490	5.88%	59
Nov 2001	25,390	23,857	1,533	6.04%	60
Dec 2001	25,200	23,658	1,542	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	24,964	23,138	1,826	7.31%	73
Feb 2002	25,030	23,592	1,438	5.75%	57
Mar 2002	25,038	23,594	1,444	5.77%	58
Apr 2002	25,121	23,742	1,379	5.49%	55
May 2002	25,365	23,873	1,492	5.88%	59
Jun 2002	25,706	23,770	1,936	7.53%	75
Jul 2002	25,388	23,694	1,694	6.67%	67
Aug 2002	25,103	23,446	1,657	6.60%	66
Sep 2002	25,150	23,638	1,512	6.01%	60
Oct 2002	25,250	23,752	1,498	5.93%	59
Nov 2002	25,094	23,516	1,578	6.29%	63
Dec 2002	24,817	23,260	1,557	6.27%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	24,757	22,807	1,950	7.88%	79
Feb 2003	24,598	22,932	1,666	6.77%	68
Mar 2003	24,748	22,983	1,765	7.13%	71
Apr 2003	24,790	23,186	1,604	6.47%	65
May 2003	24,801	23,033	1,768	7.13%	71
Jun 2003	25,391	23,058	2,333	9.19%	92
Jul 2003	25,079	22,998	2,081	8.30%	83
Aug 2003	24,889	22,999	1,890	7.59%	76
Sep 2003	24,766	23,111	1,655	6.68%	67
Oct 2003	24,879	23,344	1,535	6.17%	62
Nov 2003	24,768	23,222	1,546	6.24%	62
Dec 2003	24,570	23,035	1,535	6.25%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	24,459	22,670	1,789	7.31%	73
Feb 2004	24,307	22,890	1,417	5.83%	58
Mar 2004	24,457	22,952	1,505	6.15%	62
Apr 2004	24,392	23,100	1,292	5.30%	53
May 2004	24,765	23,329	1,436	5.80%	58
Jun 2004	24,891	23,074	1,817	7.30%	73
Jul 2004	25,165	23,447	1,718	6.83%	68
Aug 2004	24,793	23,310	1,483	5.98%	60
Sep 2004	24,985	23,536	1,449	5.80%	58
Oct 2004	24,899	23,508	1,391	5.59%	56
Nov 2004	25,032	23,636	1,396	5.58%	56
Dec 2004	24,709	23,292	1,417	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	24,463	22,879	1,584	6.48%	65
Feb 2005	24,336	22,991	1,345	5.53%	55
Mar 2005	24,506	23,200	1,306	5.33%	53
Apr 2005	24,550	23,305	1,245	5.07%	51
May 2005	24,821	23,471	1,350	5.44%	54
Jun 2005	24,947	23,228	1,719	6.89%	69
Jul 2005	24,888	23,392	1,496	6.01%	60
Aug 2005	24,491	23,117	1,374	5.61%	56
Sep 2005	25,832	23,779	2,053	7.95%	79
Oct 2005	26,255	24,408	1,847	7.03%	70
Nov 2005	25,996	24,059	1,937	7.45%	75
Dec 2005	25,025	23,756	1,269	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	24,513	23,363	1,150	4.69%	47
Feb 2006	24,365	23,438	927	3.80%	38
Mar 2006	24,649	23,726	923	3.74%	37
Apr 2006	24,918	24,126	792	3.18%	32
May 2006	25,037	24,083	954	3.81%	38
Jun 2006	25,337	24,039	1,298	5.12%	51
Jul 2006	25,100	24,020	1,080	4.30%	43
Aug 2006	24,603	23,517	1,086	4.41%	44
Sep 2006	24,902	23,846	1,056	4.24%	42
Oct 2006	25,318	24,311	1,007	3.98%	40
Nov 2006	25,339	24,288	1,051	4.15%	41
Dec 2006	24,813	23,824	989	3.99%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	24,441	23,237	1,204	4.93%	49
Feb 2007	24,609	23,608	1,001	4.07%	41
Mar 2007	24,809	23,782	1,027	4.14%	41
Apr 2007	24,812	23,876	936	3.77%	38
May 2007	25,101	23,990	1,111	4.43%	44
Jun 2007	25,231	23,866	1,365	5.41%	54
Jul 2007	25,278	24,049	1,229	4.86%	49
Aug 2007	24,702	23,581	1,121	4.54%	45
Sep 2007	25,166	24,123	1,043	4.14%	41
Oct 2007	25,044	24,130	914	3.65%	36
Nov 2007	25,203	24,243	960	3.81%	38
Dec 2007	24,885	23,819	1,066	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	24,603	23,329	1,274	5.18%	52
Feb 2008	24,529	23,564	965	3.93%	39
Mar 2008	25,334	24,083	1,251	4.94%	49
Apr 2008	25,445	24,457	988	3.88%	39
May 2008	25,641	24,532	1,109	4.33%	43
Jun 2008	25,827	24,325	1,502	5.82%	58
Jul 2008	25,518	24,250	1,268	4.97%	50
Aug 2008	25,613	24,134	1,479	5.77%	58
Sep 2008	25,573	24,377	1,196	4.68%	47
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Ruston Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	3,074	12.33%
2.	Construction	2,428	9.74%
3.	Paper Manufacturing	1,662	6.66%
4.	Wood Manufacturing	1,636	6.56%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,218	4.88%
6.	Public Administration	1,084	4.35%
7.	Truck Transportation	1,052	4.22%
8.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	946	3.79%
9.	Health Care	902	3.62%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	678	2.72%
11.	Finance and Insurance	620	2.49%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	598	2.40%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	548	2.20%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	546	2.19%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	498	2.00%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	488	1.96%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	472	1.89%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	446	1.79%
19.	Mining	416	1.67%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	368	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	5,430	24.17%
2.	Health Care	3,644	16.22%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,652	7.35%
4.	Finance and Insurance	1,508	6.71%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	1,070	4.76%
6.	Public Administration	698	3.11%
7.	Social Assistance	618	2.75%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	598	2.66%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	570	2.54%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	524	2.33%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	496	2.21%
12.	Paper Manufacturing	368	1.64%
13.	Private Household Services	334	1.49%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	324	1.44%
15.	Construction	300	1.34%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	282	1.26%
17.	Wood Manufacturing	262	1.17%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	224	1.00%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	222	0.99%
20.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	186	0.83%

Ruston Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	2,132	8.55%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,332	5.34%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,144	4.59%
4.	Other Management Occupations	1,116	4.48%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,098	4.40%
6.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,044	4.19%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	912	3.66%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	828	3.32%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	700	2.81%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	684	2.74%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	680	2.73%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	660	2.65%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	614	2.46%
14.	Cashiers	524	2.10%
15.	Construction Laborers	498	2.00%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	466	1.87%
17.	Carpenters	436	1.75%
18.	Religious Workers	386	1.55%
19.	Other Construction Trades	376	1.51%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	370	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,628	7.25%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	1,514	6.74%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,276	5.68%
4.	Cashiers	1,108	4.93%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	940	4.18%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	924	4.11%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	906	4.03%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	818	3.64%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	732	3.26%
10.	Registered Nurses	724	3.22%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	708	3.15%
12.	Other Management Occupations	646	2.88%
13.	Postsecondary Teachers	642	2.86%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	584	2.60%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	490	2.18%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	466	2.07%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	450	2.00%
18.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	400	1.78%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	386	1.72%
20.	Other Production Occupations	386	1.72%

Ruston Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	42,649	45.98%
15-35 hours	13,230	14.26%
1-14 hours	3,413	3.68%
No regular hours	33,468	36.08%

Ruston Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,163	2.54%
5 AM-5:29 AM	922	2.02%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,573	3.44%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,331	9.47%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	5,597	12.23%
7 AM-7:29 AM	6,943	15.17%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	8,713	19.04%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,829	8.37%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,764	3.86%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,029	4.43%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,210	2.64%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	444	0.97%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,848	8.41%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,390	7.41%

Ruston Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,672	5.84%
5-9	9,028	19.73%
10-14	10,468	22.88%
15-19	7,156	15.64%
20-24	4,367	9.54%
25-29	1,559	3.41%
30-34	4,417	9.65%
35-39	730	1.60%
40-44	1,034	2.26%
45-59	1,834	4.01%
60-89	1,478	3.23%
At least 90	1,013	2.21%

Ruston Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	96	0.21%	35,154	76.83%
30-44	0	0.00%	6,181	13.51%
45-59	14	0.03%	1,820	3.98%
At least 60	14	0.03%	2,477	5.41%

Ruston Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	86	0.18%
Car / truck / van, carpool	6,272	13.46%
Car / truck / van, solo	37,130	79.67%
Motorcycle	38	0.08%
Other	446	0.96%
Public transportation	124	0.27%
Walked	1,660	3.56%
Worked at home	850	1.82%

Ruston Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ruston Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 42,726 (104,626 people)
: 28,192 (84,756 people)
: 9,913
: 58,917
Ruston Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	9,411	21.89%
$10,000-$14,999	4,254	9.90%
$15,000-$19,999	2,870	6.68%
$20,000-$24,999	3,314	7.71%
$25,000-$29,999	2,846	6.62%
$30,000-$34,999	2,369	5.51%
$35,000-$39,999	2,222	5.17%
$40,000-$44,999	2,246	5.23%
$45,000-$49,999	1,844	4.29%
$50,000-$59,999	3,341	7.77%
$60,000-$74,999	3,053	7.10%
$75,000-$99,999	3,036	7.06%
$100,000-$124,999	977	2.27%
$125,000-$149,999	420	0.98%
$150,000-$199,999	408	0.95%
$200,000 or more	374	0.87%

Ruston Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,758	27.01%
Family, 2 people	6,094	28.58%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,230	5.77%
Family, 3 people	3,519	16.50%
Nonfamily, 3 people	242	1.14%
Family, 4 people	2,664	12.49%
Nonfamily, 4 people	72	0.34%
Family, 5 people	1,149	5.39%
Nonfamily, 5 people	19	0.09%
Family, 6 people	367	1.72%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	193	0.91%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	12	0.06%

Ruston Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	32,291	30.57%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	10,372	9.82%
Public Assistance	1,298	1.23%
Retirement	7,142	6.76%
Self Employment	4,209	3.98%
Social Security	10,857	10.28%
Supplemental Security	2,586	2.45%
Wage / Salary	31,198	29.53%
Other	5,679	5.38%

Ruston Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	11,454	55.96%
With children under 18	9,014	44.04%

Ruston Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,030	6.76%
Married	23,308	52.02%
Never Married	17,290	38.59%
Widowed	1,178	2.63%

Ruston Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,956	7.96%
Married	23,826	47.97%
Never Married	16,161	32.54%
Widowed	5,726	11.53%

Ruston Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ruston Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Ruston Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	5,260	5.87%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	11,738	13.10%
High school diploma or equivalent	23,617	26.35%
Some college, no degree	28,130	31.38%
Associate degree	2,413	2.69%
Bachelors degree	10,571	11.79%
Graduate or professional degree	7,902	8.82%

Ruston Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,437	2.48%	656	1.13%	2,093	3.61%
Kindergarten	1,495	2.58%	365	0.63%	1,860	3.21%
Grades 1-4	5,237	9.04%	765	1.32%	6,002	10.37%
Grades 5-8	5,594	9.66%	624	1.08%	6,218	10.74%
Grades 9-12	5,223	9.02%	781	1.35%	6,004	10.37%
Undergrad college	18,948	32.72%	672	1.16%	19,620	33.88%
Graduate or professional school	1,769	3.05%	60	0.10%	1,829	3.16%
Total	39,703	68.56%	3,923	6.77%	43,626	75.34%

Ruston Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ruston Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Ruston Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	120	93
2004	113	96

Ruston Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ruston Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ruston Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	79,677	75.58%
Below Poverty Level	25,748	24.42%

Ruston Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ruston Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 112

Ruston Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ruston Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ruston Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	7,033	12.15%
10-19 Years	10,561	18.24%
20-29 Years	11,654	20.13%
30-39 Years	6,644	11.47%
40-49 Years	6,932	11.97%
50-59 Years	5,633	9.73%
60-69 Years	4,062	7.01%
70-79 Years	3,231	5.58%
80-89 Years	1,765	3.05%
90+ Years	391	0.68%

Ruston Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	27,977	48.31%
Female	29,929	51.69%

Ruston Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	35,093	60.60%
African-American	21,128	36.49%
Hispanic/Latino	586	1.01%
Asian	571	0.99%
Multiracial	352	0.61%
Amerindian	115	0.20%
Other Race	54	0.09%
Pacific Islander	7	0.01%

Ruston Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	13,966	28.48%
2.	English	8,457	17.25%
3.	Irish	7,812	15.93%
4.	German	5,028	10.25%
5.	French Non-Basque	2,979	6.08%
6.	Scotch Irish	2,282	4.65%
7.	Scottish	1,444	2.95%
8.	Italian	1,389	2.83%
9.	European	842	1.72%
10.	Dutch	725	1.48%

Ruston Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	104,644	95.62%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,570	1.43%
3.	French	1,380	1.26%
4.	Chinese	466	0.43%
5.	African	224	0.20%
6.	Arabic	162	0.15%
7.	German	152	0.14%
8.	Other Indic	120	0.11%
9.	Vietnamese	102	0.09%
10.	Other Asian	88	0.08%

Ruston Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	114,609	98.34%
Naturalized immigrant	686	0.59%
Not a citizen	1,252	1.07%

Ruston Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ruston Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ruston Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Ruston Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Chatham	Eros	Quitman
Choudrant	Grambling	Ruston
Downsville	Hodge	Simsboro
Dubach	Jonesboro	Vienna
East Hodge	North Hodge

Ruston (20,546)	Chatham (623)	East Hodge (366)
Grambling (4,693)	Choudrant (582)	Quitman (168)
Jonesboro (3,914)	Hodge (492)	Eros
Dubach (800)	North Hodge (436)	Downsville
Simsboro (684)	Vienna (424)