Rush County, IN Demographic Data
Rush County, IN Summary
Rush County is located in Indiana
- Population: 17,349
- Area: 408.46 sq. miles
- Land Area: 408.12 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.34 sq. miles
- Population Density: 42.47 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 981.96 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Rush County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,601
51%
50.8
Male
8,272
49%
49.2
Total Population
16,873
323,128,000
Rush County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
905
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,023
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,198
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,182
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
960
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,818
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,011
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,480
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,312
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,046
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,616
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
926
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
396
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,974
76.9%
77.2
Female
6,611
51.0%
51.3
Male
6,363
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,322
73.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,509
20.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,938
17.4%
15.2
Female
1,666
56.7%
55.8
Male
1,272
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Rush County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,726
99.1%
96.8
White
16,367
97.0%
72.6
Black or African American
208
1.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
29
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
16
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
1
0.0%
0.2
Korean
12
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
122
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
147
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
241
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
218
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
23
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,632
98.6%
82.2
Rush County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
596
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,191
10.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,558
47.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,005
17.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
627
5.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,050
9.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
578
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,787
15.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,818
84.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,628
14.0%
31.2
Rush County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,288
23.9%
33.7%
Now Married
7,393
53.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,907
13.9%
11.0%
Separated
151
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,008
7.3
5.8%
Rush County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,622
97.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
346
2.2%
21.6%
Spanish
161
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
185
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Rush County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
543
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
413
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
791
11.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
809
12.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,068
15.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,211
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
969
14.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
624
9.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
168
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
151
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
46,380
57,617
Per capita income
24,267
31,128
Rush County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
375
4.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
656
8.6%
9.8
Construction
517
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,211
15.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
338
4.4%
6.6
Information
33
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,971
25.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
210
2.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
609
8.0%
11.4
Public administration
302
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
805
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
459
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
166
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
894
11.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,045
26.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,962
25.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,716
22.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,035
13.5%
18.1%
Rush County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,576
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,555
86.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
577
7.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
26
0.3%
5.1
Walked
71
0.9%
2.7
Other means
12
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
335
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.0
26.6
Rush County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
432
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,985
29.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,618
38.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,712
25.4%
21.0
Rush County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,747
90.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,858
72.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,889
28.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
716
9.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Rush County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,463
1 room
96
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
36
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
146
2.0%
9.1
4 rooms
808
10.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,380
18.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,745
23.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,199
16.1%
12.0
8 rooms
1,044
14.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,009
13.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rush County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,463
1-unit, detached
6,278
84.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
15
0.2%
5.9
2-units
211
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
309
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
168
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
98
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
135
1.8%
9.0
Mobile home
243
3.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
6
0.1%
0.1
Rush County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,864
38.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
462
6.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
845
11.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
624
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
884
11.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
556
7.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
720
9.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
451
6.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
50
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
7
0.1%
1.4%
Rush County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,786
41.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,472
21.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,856
27.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
133
2.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
11
0.2%
0.1
Wood
423
6.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
48
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.3%
1.1
Rush County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,904
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
37
1.3%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
45
1.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
62
2.1%
10.3%
Less than $500
186
6.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
287
9.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
845
29.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,442
49.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,575
55.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
378
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
254
8.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
160
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
473
16.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
64
0.0%
0.0%
Rush County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,720
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
119
6.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
378
22.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,223
71.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
169
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
664
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
366
22.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
215
13.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
217
13.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
202
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
152
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
502
30.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
235
0.0%
0.0%
Rush County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,858
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
632
13.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,788
36.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,097
22.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
642
13.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
404
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
205
4.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
55
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
35
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
100,300
205,000