Median Household Income
$66,473
Median Home Value
$166,800
Median Gross Rent
$873/mo
Poverty Rate
11.9%
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
Homeownership Rate
74.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
18.6%
Median Age
42.4
Population Over Time
Rush County shrank 2.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
17,147
2016
16,873
2018
16,704
2020
16,632
2022
16,716
2024
16,739
Business & Industry
Rush County has 386 business establishments employing 3,819 people.
Other services (except public administration)
50
Construction
44
Health care and social assistance
33
Professional, scientific, and technical services
30
Accommodation and food services
27
Wholesale trade
24
Finance and insurance
22
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
14
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.