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Rush County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Rush County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Rush County is a small rural Indiana county of 16,734 residents with a largely stable population (up 0.2% over five years) and a workforce oriented toward manual and trade occupations, reflected in a median worker earnings figure of $39,084 and a bachelor's degree attainment rate of just 16.8%. Labor costs are low relative to broader regional benchmarks, with a median household income of $66,473 and a per capita income of $30,233, though a 5.7% unemployment rate and 60.3% labor force participation rate signal a constrained available workforce. Housing costs are notably modest—median home value of $155,900 and median gross rent of $831/month—with a 74.9% homeownership rate pointing to a largely settled, older resident base (median age 42.4).

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

16,734

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,473

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

Rush County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,027 (95.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races303 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race207 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone106 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone96 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish297
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic279
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

923

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,633

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,233

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,935
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,544
  3. 3.Construction (Group)673
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services616
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities582

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,639
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,907
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,277
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,045
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,028

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.63×)320
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.52×)1,918
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.18×)527
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.17×)618
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.89×)319

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$155,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$831/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999623 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999563 (11.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999496 (9.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999478 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999465 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999432 (8.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,084

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,335 (81.8%)
  • Carpooled803 (10.4%)
  • Worked At Home431 (5.6%)
  • Walked143 (1.8%)
  • Public Transit24 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.