Rush County, IN Population

Overview

16,706

Total Population

42.1

Median age

49.74%

Female population %

101.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

308

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Rush County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Rush County is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rush County's population under 18 was 23.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rush County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rush County, 18.35% were under the age of 15, 18.40% aged 15 to 29, 45.31% aged 30 to 64, 15.83% aged 65 to 84, and 2.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 88 less females than males in Rush County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.74% females and 50.26% males in Rush County, IN.
The Rush County, IN gender ratio is 101.1:100 i.e. 101.1 men to 100 women (1.011).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 696.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 679.

Rush County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Rush County population: 97.08% are White, 0.58% are Black or African American, 0.10% are Asian, 0.11% are some other race and 2.13% are multiracial.
Rush County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 308 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,398 (98.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rush County is White with a population of 16,218 (97.08% of the total population).

Rush County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 18,161 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Rush County's population decreased by 778 (4.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rush County's population decreased by 616 (3.54%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Rush County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 16,605.