Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business	Average Google Rating	Businesses per 1,000 residents
Car repair	77	99.7 years	4.0	3.4
Gas stations	44	30.3 years	4.1	1.9
Beauty salons	37	26 years	4.3	1.6
Hairdressers	40	28.9 years	4.1	1.8
Public administration	79	37.2 years	3.3	3.5
Social work	38	27.8 years	3.9	1.7
Atm's	33	114.4 years	4.3	1.5
Banks	40	89.6 years	4.3	1.8
Finance other	58	67.2 years	4.1	2.6
Loan companies	76	44.7 years	4.3	3.4
Convenience stores	32	39.3 years	3.9	1.4
Grocery stores and supermarkets	29	26 years	4.0	1.3
Apartments	35	31.3 years	3.5	1.5
General contractors	67	60.4 years	4.7	3.0
Other construction	37	35.5 years	4.9	1.6
Real estate	87	31 years	3.6	3.8
Other accommodation	27	32.4 years	4.1	1.2
Construction of buildings	42	39.4 years	3.9	1.9
Wholesale of construction supplies	24	45.4 years	4.1	1.1
Wholesale of machinery	27	38.2 years	4.3	1.2
Dentists	35	35.4 years	4.4	1.5
Health and medical	364	29.4 years	3.6	16.1
Physicians and surgeons	138	32.5 years	3.0	6.1
Accountants	30	34.1 years	4.9	1.3
Lawyers legal	46	33.7 years	4.4	2.0
Scientific and technical services	29	28.9 years	2.9	1.3
Churches	89	46 years	4.6	3.9
American restaurants	24	35.7 years	3.9	1.1
Clothing stores	36	24.7 years	4.3	1.6
Electronics stores	30	28.7 years	3.9	1.3
Hardware stores	46	49 years	4.5	2.0
Household appliances and goods	27	34.1 years	4.7	1.2
Pharmacies and drug stores	34	41.5 years	4.3	1.5
Shopping other	30	32.8 years	4.0	1.3

Area of Ruston, Louisiana	20.94 sq mi
Population	22,631
Male Population	11,225 (49.6%)
Female Population	11,406 (50.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+16.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+13.4%
Median Age	25.4
Male Median Age	24.2
Female Median Age	26.5
Area Codes	318
Neighborhoods	Downtown, Ruston
Local Time	Thursday 9:16 PM
Timezone	Central Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	32.52321° / -92.63793°
Zip Codes	71270, 71272, 71273

Ruston, Louisiana - Map

Ruston, Louisiana Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	19,498	18,746	19,956	22,631
Population Density	931.0 / mi²	895.0 / mi²	952.8 / mi²	1,080 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ruston, Louisiana Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 13.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ruston, Louisiana	+16.1%	+20.7%	+13.4%
Louisiana	-1.9%	+3.3%	+1.6%
United States	+46.9%	+27.2%	+13.7%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ruston, Louisiana Median Age

Median Age: 25.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ruston, Louisiana	25.4 years	26.5 years	24.2 years
Louisiana	36 years	37.3 years	34.7 years
United States	37.4 years	38.7 years	36.1 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Ruston, Louisiana Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	696	615	1,311
5-9	594	555	1,149
10-14	535	524	1,060
15-19	1,364	1,306	2,670
20-24	2,893	2,422	5,316
25-29	1,099	949	2,049
30-34	592	599	1,192
35-39	445	490	936
40-44	415	471	887
45-49	438	531	970
50-54	434	529	963
55-59	429	494	924
60-64	368	438	806
65-69	283	350	633
70-74	216	314	530
75-79	177	273	450
80-84	108	243	351
85 Plus	139	304	443

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Ruston, Louisiana Population Density

Population Density: 1,080 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Ruston, Louisiana	22,631	20.94 sq mi	1,080 / mi²
Louisiana	4.6 million	52,378.4 sq mi	87.1 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,761.2 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ruston, Louisiana Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods

Business Distribution by neighborhood in Ruston, Louisiana

Downtown: 80.1%

Ruston: 14.8%

Other: 5.1%

Business distribution by price for Ruston, Louisiana

Inexpensive: 47.2%

Moderate: 40.8%

Expensive: 10.6%

Very Expensive: 1.5%

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Ruston, Louisiana CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ruston, Louisiana	303,398 tn	13.4 tn	14,486 tons/mi²
Louisiana	69,917,434 tn	15.3 tn	1,334 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,809 tn	17.6 tn	1,491 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Ruston, Louisiana CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	303,398 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	13.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Cyclone	Medium (5)
Flood	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date	Time	Magnitude	Distance	Depth	Location	Link
6/10/94	4:34 PM	3.2	54.4 km	5,000 m	Arkansas	usgs.gov

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