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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ruston is $45,434, which is higher than the state average of $31,233 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Ruston median household income is $81,300, which has grown by 68.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ruston residents spend 29.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #37

Ruston, WA	45,434 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruston, WA	44,276 USD
Washington	33,492 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruston, WA	49,688 USD
Washington	41,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruston, WA	36,250 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #97

Ruston, WA	81,300 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ruston, WA	100,086 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #37

Ruston, WA	68.00%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ruston, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	33.18%	$41,114, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.07%	$19,015, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.50%	$8,947, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.36%	$27,594, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ruston, WA	86,417 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ruston, WA	117,560 USD
Washington	92,527 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ruston, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$80,455, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$96,875, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$96,167, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Two or More Races	$110,288, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ruston, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$13,929, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$96,000, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$81,111, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$56,667, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ruston, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	803, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	407, 50.68%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	309, 75.92%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	16, 3.93%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	293, 71.99%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	278, 94.88%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 5.12%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	98, 24.08%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	396, 49.32%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	287, 72.47%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	287, 72.47%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	280, 97.56%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 2.44%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	109, 27.53%, see rank	40.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ruston, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	565, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	429, 75.93%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	74, 13.10%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	14, 2.48%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	15, 2.65%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	13, 2.30%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	20, 3.54%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ruston, WA	29.8 minutes
Washington	25.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ruston, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	558	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	278, 49.82%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	122, 43.88%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	39, 14.03%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 6.83%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 1.80%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 7.55%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	67, 24.10%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	280, 50.18%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	141, 50.36%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	44, 15.71%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	72, 25.71%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.71%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 1.79%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 5.71%, see rank	5.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ruston, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	558, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5, 0.90%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	15, 2.69%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	23, 4.12%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	34, 6.09%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	56, 10.04%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	61, 10.93%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	16, 2.87%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15, 2.69%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	46, 8.24%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	179, 32.08%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	45, 8.06%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	30, 5.38%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	33, 5.91%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ruston, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	54	5.69%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3	1.33%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.