Ruston city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,270 ( 521 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population density: 4969.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	980	77.17%	58.6%
Black:	14	1.10%	36.4%
Indian:	16	1.26%	100.0%
Asian:	88	6.93%	252.0%
2+ races:	105	8.27%	250.0%
Hispanic:	67	5.28%	48.9%

Total non-White:	290	22.83%	121.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	362	58.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	159	25.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
749
618	82.51%
22	2.94%
8	1.07%
25	3.34%
30	4.01%
45	6.01%
131	17.49%

2000
742
614	82.75%
15	2.02%
13	1.75%
40	5.39%
28	3.77%
32	4.31%
128	17.25%

1990
693
625	90.19%
12	1.73%
10	1.44%
8	1.15%
n/a
36	5.19%
68	9.81%

1980
624
573	91.83%
3	0.48%
0	0.00%
22	3.53%
n/a
26	4.17%
51	8.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4	0.5
3	0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-11	-1.6
60	8.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

52	8.3
17	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Ruston city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.1
187	14.7%
1,083	85.3%
273	21.5%

641
1.98

380	59.3%
288	75.8%
22	5.8%
261	40.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.5
156	20.8%
593	79.2%
75	10.0%

336
2.23

194	57.7%
147	75.8%
15	7.7%
142	42.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
125	16.8%
617	83.2%
78	10.5%

328
2.26

196	59.8%
140	71.4%
26	13.3%
132	40.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
188	27.1%
505	72.9%
90	13.0%

274
2.53

181	66.1%
136	75.1%
17	9.4%
93	33.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
115	18.4%
509	81.6%
76	12.2%

296
2.11

181	61.1%
149	82.3%
11	6.1%
115	38.9%

2022 Housing Data for Ruston city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	1.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	0.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	15	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	1.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	0.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	1.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	80	12.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	53	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	83	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	75	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	52	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	58	9.0%
$200,000 or more	178	27.8%

Median Household Income	116,625
Per Capita Income	74,887

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	17	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	33	5.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	562	74.0%
Unemployed	10	1.3%
In Armed Forces	8	1.1%

Total Labor Force	580	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	179	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	205	140	59.4%
Non-Profit	50	63	44.2%
Self-Employed	74	43	63.2%

Local Government	17	16	51.5%
State Government	14	18	43.8%
Federal Government	9	28	24.3%

Total Private + Self	279	183	60.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	90	125	41.9%
Total	369	308	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	210	31.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	115	17.0%
Professional, Technical	221	32.6%
Service Occupations	55	8.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	0.9%
All others	76	11.2%

White Collar		80.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	145	21.4%
Health care and social assistance	136	20.1%
Educational services	52	7.7%
Construction	49	7.2%
Retail trade	44	6.5%
Public administration	42	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	40	5.9%
Other services	30	4.4%
Manufacturing	29	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	25	3.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	17	2.5%
Utilities	13	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	1.0%
Wholesale trade	4	0.6%
Information	3	0.4%
Management	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	40	3.15%
Puerto Rican	9	0.71%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	4	0.31%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	6	0.47%
Argentinean	6	0.47%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8	0.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	18	1.42%
Filipino	10	0.79%
Chinese	10	0.79%
Japanese	10	0.79%
Indian	9	0.71%
Korean	3	0.24%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,137	93.0%
Spanish	38	3.1%
Tagalog	10	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9	0.7%
Other Asian	9	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.5%
Other Indo-European	6	0.5%
Vietnamese	4	0.3%
Korean	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	207	16.3%
Irish	198	15.6%
German	153	12.0%
Norwegian	111	8.7%
Scottish	51	4.0%
European	44	3.5%
Italian	44	3.5%
British	41	3.2%
Swedish	35	2.8%
French	30	2.4%
Polish	29	2.3%
Celtic	28	2.2%
Welsh	22	1.7%
Danish	21	1.7%
Dutch	18	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,258	99.1%
Not a citizen	12	0.9%

Native	1,151	90.6%
Foreign-born	119	9.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	1.1%	9	0.9%	144	13.7%	250	23.8%	359	34.2%	276	26.3%
Average years of education: 15.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	1.1%
9-12 Years	9	0.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	144	13.7%
Some College	250	23.8%
Bach. Degree	359	34.2%
Grad Degree	276	26.3%
Average years of education: 15.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +52	D +137	D + 5.4%
D +189
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Joe Biden (D)	525	70.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	193	26.0%	25	3.4%	743	-13	-21	0.02%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	336	64.4%	Donald Trump (R)	141	27.0%	45	8.6%	522	-10	-19	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ruston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

525

70.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

193

26.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

743

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -21

2016 President, Ruston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

336

64.4%

Donald Trump (R)

141

27.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

522

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ruston city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	76%	Jay Inslee* (D)	508	68.8%	Loren Culp (R)	228	30.9%	2 [+]	0.3%	738	-12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	62%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	371	67.1%	Susan Hutchison (R)	182	32.9%	0	0.0%	553	-9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	63%	Patty Murray* (D)	347	66.7%	Chris Vance (R)	173	33.3%	0	0.0%	520	-8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	63%	Jay Inslee* (D)	309	59.7%	Bill Bryant (R)	209	40.3%	0	0.0%	518	-5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	667
Median Value	$784,700

Occupied	641	96.1%
Vacant	26	3.9%

Owned	437	68.2%
Rented	204	31.8%
Median Rent	$2,462

Single-Family Units	399	59.8%
Detached	385	57.7%
Attached	14	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	244	36.6%
Mobile Homes	4	0.6%

Ruston city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ruston city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Ruston city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ruston city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ruston city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ruston city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ruston city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ruston city, WA