Ruston, LA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ruston, LA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 32,780. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet RUSTON-LA · Ruston, LA 2 ZIPs · 32,780 pop · #24306/25278 · Lincoln Parish
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-LOW $36,791
- RANK-BOTTOM #24306/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Simsboro
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 50% owners
- POP-SMALL 32,780
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $222,300
Nearest income peer: Simsboro, LA ( $566 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Ruston
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ruston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Simsboro · lowest
Simsboro · lowest
$36,225 median HH income
- Ruston · this city
Ruston · this city
$36,791 median HH income
- Dubach · near
Dubach · near
$58,293 median HH income
- Choudrant · highest
Choudrant · highest
$64,195 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ruston, LA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 4th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 32,780
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $36,791
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($36,791 average) · poverty 34.7%. The primary code (71270) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.0%) for this income tier, rent $827 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Louisiana, Gibsland is the closest lower-income city and Simmesport the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ruston.
Population concentration
ZIP 71270 swallows Ruston's short list
Across only 2 ZIPs, 71270 still holds about 94% of Ruston's 32,780 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Ruston
Citywide ZBP: 958 establishments, 13,013 employees , annual payroll $515,154k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71270 (953 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (154) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Ruston, LA
These ZIP codes sit in Lincoln Parish, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Ruston. See the Lincoln Parish roll-up →
Every one of the 3 cities sharing Lincoln Parish reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ruston, Dubach and Choudrant among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Choudrant marks the far end of that range at $64,195, 74% above Ruston.
Side-by-side: Compare 71270 vs 71272 →
Ruston roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ruston, .