Dubach vs Ruston

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

Dubach 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 917 in Dubach). Ruston has the higher median household income ($32,765 vs $30,268 in Dubach). Ruston has the higher median home value ($226,700 vs $77,700 in Dubach).

Population, income & housing

	Dubach	Ruston
Population	917	22,224
Median age	40.2 yrs	23.8 yrs
Median household income	$30,268	$32,765
Median home value	$77,700	$226,700
Median gross rent	$486	$819
Housing units	528	9,283
Homeownership rate	56.3%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dubach	Ruston
Population	976 → 917 (-6.0%)	21,976 → 22,224 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$27,679 → $30,268 (+9.4%)	$29,128 → $32,765 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $77,700 (-19.3%)	$169,600 → $226,700 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$435 → $486 (+11.7%)	$744 → $819 (+10.1%)

Dubach

Population

976917

Median household income

$27,679$30,268

Median home value

$96,300$77,700

Median gross rent

$435$486

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)

	Dubach	Ruston
Under 5	6.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	9.6%	10.2%
18 to 24	27.0%	37.7%
25 to 34	4.6%	12.8%
35 to 44	6.7%	8.7%
45 to 54	18.9%	6.8%
55 to 64	10.6%	7.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	6.4%
75 and over	6.5%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dubach	Ruston
White (non-Hispanic)	49.2%	46.9%
Black or African American	41.7%	42.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
Asian	0.7%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	4.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dubach	Ruston
No high school diploma	19.0%	7.1%
High school graduate	45.9%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dubach	Ruston
Drove alone	66.9%	72.8%
Carpooled	18.9%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.4%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	0.8%	12.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dubach	Ruston
1-unit, detached	44.7%	51.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	16.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	37.9%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Dubach	Ruston
Poverty rate	38.3%	36.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	25	14
Median year structure built	1981	1986