Rush County, Indiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Rush County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,739	6,851,073	334,922,499	2055th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,473	$71,957	$80,734	1471st of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	38.1	38.9	1363rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.6%	29.5%	35.7%	2237th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$166,800	$218,200	$332,700	1872nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$873	$1,062	$1,413	1592nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.9%	12.3%	12.5%	1966th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	4.3%	5.2%	1717th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	41.0	191.2	n/a	1720th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	6.3%	14.1%	2923rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.4	n/a	n/a	1667th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.9%	70.6%	65.2%	1544th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.3	24.1	26.4	1123rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.6%	10.7%	15.1%	2503rd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.4%	n/a	n/a	1779th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.6%	47.3%	46.9%	924th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.7%	n/a	n/a	2075th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Rush County, Indiana

Statistic	Rush County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	10.8	41.4	61.4

Age in Rush County, Indiana

Statistic	Rush County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	42.4	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Rush County, Indiana

Statistic	Rush County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	6,746	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.8%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.7%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.2%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	23.8%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rush County, Indiana

Statistic	Rush County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,606	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.4%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.0%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.0%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.9%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.2%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Rush County, Indiana

Statistic	Rush County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	7,387	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.5%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.1%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.7%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,954.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.1%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.4%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,079	$1,614	n/a

Education in Rush County, Indiana

Statistic	Rush County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	9.0%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.2%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.3%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.7%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rush County, Indiana

Statistic	Rush County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.4%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.8%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.1%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.0%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Rush County, Indiana

Statistic	Rush County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.0%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.9%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	8.1%	16.7%

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