Rushville, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

6,036

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.9

0.25% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17.3%

6.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,434

6.7% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$127,300

Population & Diversity

Rushville, IN is home to a population of 6.04k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.729% of Rushville, IN residents were born outside of the country (44 people).

In 2024, there were 25.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.44k people) in Rushville, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 214 White (Hispanic) and 190 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Rushville, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rushville, IN was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rushville, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rushville, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.44k ± 393
White (Hispanic)
214 ± 94
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
190 ± 110

3.78%

Hispanic Population

228 people

3.78% of the people in Rushville, IN are hispanic (228 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rushville, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

0.729%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

44 people

0.517%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

32 people

As of 2024, 0.729% of Rushville, IN residents (44 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rushville, IN was 0.517%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rushville, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
65 ± 53
Gulf War (2001-)
59 ± 61
Korea
27 ± 35

Rushville, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Rushville, IN.

Economy

The economy of Rushville, IN employs 2.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rushville, IN were Manufacturing (705 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (407 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (257 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($51,429), Manufacturing ($48,867), and Construction ($48,382).

Employment

Occupations

2.7k

2024 Value

± 359

0.522%

1 Year growth

± 18.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rushville, IN grew at a rate of 0.522%, from 2.68k employees to 2.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rushville, IN, are Production Occupations (565 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (244 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (239 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rushville, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.7k

2024 Value

± 359

0.522%

1 Year growth

± 18.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rushville, IN grew at a rate of 0.522%, from 2.68k employees to 2.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rushville, IN, are Manufacturing (705 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (407 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (257 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rushville, IN, though some of these residents may live in Rushville, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,612

Median earning men ± $3,844

$36,900

Median earning women ± $7,693

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,808), Manufacturing ($52,188), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,841).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($46,029), Manufacturing ($43,558), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,303).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rushville, IN was $127,300 in 2024, which is 0.383 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $120,000 to $127,300, a 6.08% increase. The homeownership rate in Rushville, IN is 60.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rushville, IN have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rushville, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$127,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,171

$1,536

Median Property Taxes

±$241

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rushville, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rushville, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.9%

Homeownership

2024

57.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.9% of the housing units in Rushville, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rushville, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,434

Median Household Income

± $5,786

2.52k

Number of Households

± 349

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.52k households in Rushville, IN declined from $53,434 from the previous year's value of $57,269.

The following chart displays the households in Rushville, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rushville, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.9%)
Carpooled (8.88%)
Worked At Home (5.08%)

In 2024, 83.9% of workers in Rushville, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.88%) and those who worked at home (5.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rushville, IN have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.3% of the workforce in Rushville, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rushville, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rushville, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rushville, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rushville, IN (1.02k out of 5.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rushville, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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