Choudrant vs Ruston

A side-by-side comparison of Choudrant and Ruston: population, income, housing, and more.

Choudrant and Ruston are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ruston has the higher population (22,224 vs 1,382 in Choudrant). Choudrant has the higher median household income ($58,281 vs $32,765 in Ruston). Choudrant has the higher median home value ($286,500 vs $226,700 in Ruston).

Population, income & housing

	Choudrant	Ruston
Population	1,382	22,224
Median age	38.0 yrs	23.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,281	$32,765
Median home value	$286,500	$226,700
Median gross rent	$934	$819
Housing units	559	9,283
Homeownership rate	54.5%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Choudrant	Ruston
Population	1,001 → 1,382 (+38.1%)	21,976 → 22,224 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$75,357 → $58,281 (-22.7%)	$29,128 → $32,765 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$196,400 → $286,500 (+45.9%)	$169,600 → $226,700 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $934 (+27.4%)	$744 → $819 (+10.1%)

Choudrant

Population

1,0011,382

Median household income

$75,357$58,281

Median home value

$196,400$286,500

Median gross rent

$733$934

Ruston

Population

21,97622,224

Median household income

$29,128$32,765

Median home value

$169,600$226,700

Median gross rent

$744$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Choudrant	Ruston
Under 5	3.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	23.8%	10.2%
18 to 24	1.4%	37.7%
25 to 34	16.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	15.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	6.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	7.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	6.4%
75 and over	5.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Choudrant	Ruston
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	46.9%
Black or African American	3.0%	42.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
Asian	4.7%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Choudrant	Ruston
No high school diploma	1.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	18.7%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Choudrant	Ruston
Drove alone	90.5%	72.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	2.5%	12.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Choudrant	Ruston
1-unit, detached	64.8%	51.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	29.3%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Choudrant	Ruston
Poverty rate	5.8%	36.3%
Average household size	2.65	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	2002	1986