Demographics of Rush County, Indiana

Rush County, Indiana had 16,767 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rush County, in four figures

16,767
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +2 people.; 42.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,473 ±$5,755
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Rush County, Indiana's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rush County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Rush County, Indiana's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rush County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,765	100.0	100.0
2021	16,682	99.5	100.2
2022	16,649	99.3	100.7
2023	16,805	100.2	101.6
2024	16,752	99.9	102.5
2025	16,767	100.0	103.1

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Population of Rush County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,765	+15	−3	0	+13
2021	16,682	−83	−55	+2	−43
2022	16,649	−33	−50	+13	+16
2023	16,805	+156	−16	+10	+160
2024	16,752	−53	−2	+7	−57
2025	16,767	+15	−9	+6	+19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±0.5: for men 41.4 ±1.3 and for women 42.9 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rush County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	919 ±48	5.5% ±0.3	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,863 ±229	17.1% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,188 ±179	7.1% ±1.1	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,979 ±232	23.8% ±1.4	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,532 ±263	27.1% ±1.6	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,258 ±276	19.5% ±1.6	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,473 ±$5,755, and income per person $31,606 ±$1,540, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rush County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,177 ±222	17.4% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,314 ±244	19.5% ±3.6	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,198 ±213	17.8% ±3.1	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,185 ±253	17.6% ±3.7	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,284 ±221	19.0% ±3.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	385 ±125	5.7% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	203 ±77	3.0% ±1.1	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rush County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	1,961 ±418	11.9% ±2.5	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	453 ±150	12.2% ±3.9	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	993 ±260	11.8% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	515 ±175	11.7% ±3.9	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rush County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rush County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	7,387 ±24	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.3% ±2.4	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.7% ±2.4	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.9% ±3.2	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.1% ±3.6	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$166,800 ±$8,632	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$873 ±$62	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rush County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	321 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,803 ±81	94.4% ±0.5	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14 to 198	0.1% to 1.2%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 130	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	448 ±113	2.7% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rush County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	14,220 ±280	85.0% ±1.7	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,324 ±291	13.9% ±1.7	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 157	0% to 0.9%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	32 to 212	0.2% to 1.3%	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 45	0% to 0.3%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	21 to 185	0.1% to 1.1%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Rush County among the counties of Indiana

77th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Rush County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fulton County	20,091	−1.9%
Spencer County	20,061	+1.2%
Orange County	19,834	−0.1%
Perry County	19,389	+1.2%
Fountain County	17,013	+3.2%
Rush County	16,767	< +0.1%
Parke County	16,642	+3.0%
Brown County	15,777	+1.9%
Vermillion County	15,488	+0.6%
Tipton County	15,319	−0.5%
Newton County	14,188	+2.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026