Demographics of Rush County, Kansas

Rush County, Kansas had 2,845 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −95 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

2,845
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −95 people.; 45.2 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,970 ±$4,386
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, Kansas's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rush County, Kansas'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, Kansas's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rush County, Kansas'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	2,940	100.0	100.0
2021	2,930	99.7	100.2
2022	2,941	100.0	100.7
2023	2,837	96.5	101.6
2024	2,831	96.3	102.5
2025	2,845	96.8	103.1

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Population of Rush County, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,940	−13	−4	0	−8
2021	2,930	−10	−41	0	+30
2022	2,941	+11	−37	+1	+44
2023	2,837	−104	−25	+5	−84
2024	2,831	−6	−20	+5	+11
2025	2,845	+14	−21	+5	+30

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.2 ±2.3: for men 44.3 ±2.2 and for women 46.2 ±3.2. 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	Kansas	United States
Under 5	181 ±35	6.1% ±1.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	408 ±74	13.8% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	222 ±56	7.5% ±1.8	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	657 ±86	22.3% ±2.7	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	747 ±80	25.3% ±2.3	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	732 ±90	24.8% ±2.8	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,970 ±$4,386, and income per person $48,000 ±$9,737, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas 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	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	306 ±64	22.1% ±4.4	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	242 ±55	17.4% ±3.8	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	340 ±67	24.5% ±4.6	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	192 ±46	13.8% ±3.2	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	146 ±40	10.5% ±2.8	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	19 to 69	1.4% to 5.0%	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	117 ±45	8.4% ±3.2	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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	Kansas	United States
All ages	320 ±84	11.1% ±2.9	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	29 to 95	5.2% to 15.9%	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	201 ±61	14.3% ±4.2	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	57 ±21	6.5% ±2.3	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rush County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rush County	Kansas	United States
Housing units	1,679 ±63	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.6% ±4.0	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.4% ±4.5	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.6% ±4.4	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.4% ±5.3	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$83,600 ±$7,015	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$711 ±$127	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1948 ±4	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	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	191 ±33	6.5% ±1.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,575 ±154	87.4% ±2.2	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 1.0%	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.4%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 28	0.1% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	154 ±46	5.2% ±1.5	4.8% ±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	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	2,174 ±176	73.8% ±4.4	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	738 ±93	25.0% ±2.8	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 7	0% to 0.2%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14 to 50	0.5% to 1.7%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3 to 17	0.1% to 0.6%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6 to 38	0.2% to 1.3%	4.2% ±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 Kansas

81st of 105 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Counties of Kansas near Rush County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Smith County	3,566	0%
Chautauqua County	3,321	−1.9%
Osborne County	3,285	−5.8%
Woodson County	3,118	+0.7%
Lincoln County	2,861	−3.0%
Rush County	2,845	−3.2%
Jewell County	2,830	−3.3%
Trego County	2,740	−2.5%
Decatur County	2,716	−1.7%
Logan County	2,661	−3.0%
Edwards County	2,640	−8.6%

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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