2022 population: 2,927 ( 380 from 2010 , 24 from 2020)
Land area: 717.8 square miles
Population density: 4.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,668	91.15%	15.7%
Black:	19	0.65%	137.5%
Indian:	22	0.75%	37.5%
Asian:	13	0.44%	116.7%
2+ races:	53	1.81%	103.8%
Hispanic:	152	5.19%	81.0%

Total non-White:	259	8.85%	82.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	64	10.8
Deaths:	158	26.8
Net Migration:	68	11.5
Net Immigration:	1	0.2

Change in White population:	-497	-15.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	117	3.5

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
3,307
3,165	95.71%
8	0.24%
16	0.48%
6	0.18%
26	0.79%
84	2.54%
142	4.29%

2000
3,551
3,471	97.75%
11	0.31%
11	0.31%
4	0.11%
17	0.48%
37	1.04%
80	2.25%

1990
3,842
3,804	99.01%
0	0.00%
6	0.16%
4	0.10%
n/a
28	0.73%
38	0.99%

1980
4,516
4,468	98.94%
2	0.04%
0	0.00%
6	0.13%
n/a
40	0.89%
48	1.06%

1970
5,117
5,028	98.26%
3	0.06%
2	0.04%
1	0.02%
n/a
83	1.62%
89	1.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
335	9.4
488	13.7
-246	-6.9
6	0.2

-306	-8.6
62	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
340	8.8
554	14.4
-292	-7.6
6	0.2

-333	-8.7
42	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
499	11.0
628	13.9
-518	-11.5
n/a

-664	-14.7
-10	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-509	-9.9
n/a

-560	-10.9
-41	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Rush County, KS

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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
46.4
592	20.2%
2,335	79.8%
714	24.4%

1,344
2.13

693	51.6%
583	84.1%
39	5.6%
651	48.4%

2010
Number	Percent
48.7
641	19.4%
2,666	80.6%
796	24.1%

1,511
2.14

928	61.4%
770	83.0%
55	5.9%
583	38.6%

2000
Number	Percent
44.6
788	22.2%
2,763	77.8%
906	25.5%

1,546
2.24

1,003	64.9%
865	86.2%
53	5.3%
543	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
43.3
894	23.3%
2,948	76.7%
968	25.2%

1,672
2.25

1,164	69.6%
1,054	90.5%
50	4.3%
508	30.4%

1980
Number	Percent
42.0
1,100	24.4%
3,416	75.6%
1,001	22.2%

1,844
2.41

1,347	73.0%
1,225	90.9%
38	2.8%
497	27.0%

2022 Housing Data for Rush County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	41	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	82	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	118	8.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	78	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	75	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	47	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	55	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	55	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	70	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	90	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	211	15.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	195	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	77	5.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	48	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	34	2.5%
$200,000 or more	68	5.1%

Median Household Income	53,523
Per Capita Income	37,166

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	58	4.3%
Public Assistance	18	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	103	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,179	74.9%
Unemployed	56	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,235	78.4%
Not in Labor Force	340	21.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	432	396	52.2%
Non-Profit	23	100	18.7%
Self-Employed	224	58	79.4%

Local Government	40	35	53.3%
State Government	46	85	35.1%
Federal Government	31	11	73.8%

Total Private + Self	656	454	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	140	231	37.7%
Total	796	685	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	253	17.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	277	18.7%
Professional, Technical	222	15.0%
Service Occupations	242	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	0.7%
All others	488	32.9%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	271	18.3%
Manufacturing	187	12.6%
Transportation and warehousing	172	11.6%
Retail trade	150	10.1%
Educational services	126	8.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	111	7.5%
Construction	106	7.2%
Other services	87	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	49	3.3%
Accommodation and food services	34	2.3%
Public administration	32	2.2%
Wholesale trade	32	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28	1.9%
Information	23	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	23	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	20	1.3%
Finance and insurance	18	1.2%
Utilities	8	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	114	3.88%
Puerto Rican	2	0.07%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
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	44	1.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	10	0.34%
Korean	6	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,647	95.9%
Spanish	49	1.8%
German, other Germanic	29	1.1%
Other Indo-European	20	0.7%
Korean	6	0.2%
Other Asian	4	0.1%
Other	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,637	55.7%
Irish	349	11.9%
English	258	8.8%
French	209	7.1%
Czech	150	5.1%
American	101	3.4%
Dutch	88	3.0%
Swedish	79	2.7%
Polish	58	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	53	1.8%
Greek	47	1.6%
Italian	47	1.6%
Russian	41	1.4%
Scottish	25	0.9%
German Russian	22	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,912	99.1%
Not a citizen	27	0.9%

Native	2,901	98.7%
Foreign-born	38	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
43	2.0%	150	7.1%	681	32.1%	835	39.3%	316	14.9%	99	4.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	43	2.0%
9-12 Years	150	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	681	32.1%
Some College	835	39.3%
Bach. Degree	316	14.9%
Grad Degree	99	4.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,815	1,781	34	1.9%	4.2%
1991	1,849	1,796	53	2.9%	4.5%
1992	1,895	1,838	57	3.0%	4.6%
1993	1,849	1,799	50	2.7%	4.9%
1994	1,905	1,839	66	3.5%	4.8%
1995	1,873	1,816	57	3.0%	4.3%
1996	1,877	1,823	54	2.9%	4.3%
1997	1,821	1,758	63	3.5%	3.8%
1998	1,872	1,813	59	3.2%	3.7%
1999	1,852	1,794	58	3.1%	3.5%

2000	1,726	1,665	61	3.5%	3.8%
2001	1,675	1,615	60	3.6%	4.3%
2002	1,697	1,634	63	3.7%	5.1%
2003	1,691	1,618	73	4.3%	5.5%
2004	1,703	1,624	79	4.6%	5.5%
2005	1,652	1,585	67	4.1%	5.1%
2006	1,698	1,637	61	3.6%	4.4%
2007	1,646	1,585	61	3.7%	4.3%
2008	1,703	1,637	66	3.9%	4.6%
2009	1,698	1,601	97	5.7%	6.9%

2010	1,793	1,698	95	5.3%	7.0%
2011	1,850	1,770	80	4.3%	6.4%
2012	1,898	1,810	88	4.6%	5.7%
2013	1,814	1,736	78	4.3%	5.3%
2014	1,811	1,747	64	3.5%	4.5%
2015	1,800	1,737	63	3.5%	4.2%
2016	1,740	1,671	69	4.0%	4.0%
2017	1,652	1,599	53	3.2%	3.6%
2018	1,654	1,610	44	2.7%	3.3%
2019	1,632	1,587	45	2.8%	3.2%

2020	1,576	1,503	73	4.6%	5.9%
2021	1,585	1,546	39	2.5%	3.3%
2022	1,616	1,580	36	2.2%	2.7%
2023	1,620	1,584	36	2.2%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,683
Median Value	$74,900

Occupied	1,344	79.9%
Vacant	339	20.1%

Owned	1,035	77.0%
Rented	309	23.0%
Median Rent	$724

Single-Family Units	1,540	91.5%
Detached	1,531	91.0%
Attached	9	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	0.3%
Mobile Homes	102	6.1%

Rush County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rush County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Rush County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rush County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rush County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rush County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Rush County, KS