Rushville, IN Population

Overview

6,289

Total Population

41.0

Median age

51.25%

Female population %

95.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

46.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

149

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rushville is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rushville's population under 18 was 21.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rushville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rushville, 16.16% were under the age of 15, 21.55% aged 15 to 29, 46.51% aged 30 to 64, 13.82% aged 65 to 84, and 1.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 157 more females than males in Rushville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.25% females and 48.75% males in Rushville, IN.
The Rushville, IN gender ratio is 95.1:100 i.e. 95.1 men to 100 women (0.951).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 335.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 367.

Rushville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Rushville population: 94.53% are White, 1.54% are Black or African American, 0.14% are some other race and 3.78% are multiracial.
Rushville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 149 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,14 (97.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rushville is White with a population of 5,945 (94.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,598 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Rushville's population decreased by 262 (3.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rushville's population decreased by 142 (2.24%), 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, Rushville's population was lowest in year 2019 at 6,024.