Editing Ruston, Louisiana (section)

== Demographics ==

{{US Census population
|1890= 767
|1900= 1324
|1910= 3377
|1920= 3389
|1930= 4400
|1940= 7107
|1950= 10372
|1960= 13991
|1970= 17365
|1980= 20585
|1990= 20027
|2000= 20546
|2010= 21859
|2020= 22166
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

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|+Ruston racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2266655&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 11,201
| 50.53%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 8,867
| 40.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 86
| 0.39%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 551
| 2.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 5
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 693
| 3.13%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 763
| 3.44%
|}
According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 22,166 people, 7,970 households, and 3,938 families residing in the city.<ref name=":0" /> In 2010, there were 21,859 people in the city; according to the census of 2000,  there were 20,546 people, 7,621 households, and 4,244 families residing in the city with a population density of 1,136.4 people per square mile (438.8/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

In 2000, the racial makeup of the city was 56.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 38.92% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.63% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.29% of the population. By 2020, the racial makeup of the city was 50.53% non-Hispanic white, 40% African American, 0.39% Native American, 2.49% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.13% two or more races, and 3.44% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

According to the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], the median income for a household in the city was $23,001, and the median income for a family was $37,394. Males had a median income of $33,408 versus $20,413 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,573. About 22.1% of families and 32.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.1% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over. At the publication of the 2020 census, the median household income grew to $34,554.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Financial+Characteristics&g=1600000US2266655&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S2503 |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>