Anderson Island vs Ruston

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

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

Anderson Island has the higher population (1,341 vs 1,293 in Ruston). Ruston has the higher median household income ($113,971 vs $72,074 in Anderson Island). Ruston has the higher median home value ($808,200 vs $477,600 in Anderson Island).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson Island	Ruston
Population	1,341	1,293
Median age	61.3 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,074	$113,971
Median home value	$477,600	$808,200
Median gross rent	—	$2,489
Housing units	977	697
Homeownership rate	98.7%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	58.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson Island	Ruston
Population	1,181 → 1,341 (+13.5%)	1,156 → 1,293 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$80,078 → $72,074 (-10.0%)	$90,833 → $113,971 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$273,400 → $477,600 (+74.7%)	$464,600 → $808,200 (+74.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,166 → $1,278 (+9.6%)	$1,257 → $2,489 (+98.0%)

Anderson Island

Population

1,1811,341

Median household income

$80,078$72,074

Median home value

$273,400$477,600

Median gross rent

$1,166$1,278

Ruston

Population

1,1561,293

Median household income

$90,833$113,971

Median home value

$464,600$808,200

Median gross rent

$1,257$2,489

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson Island	Ruston
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	10.4%
18 to 24	2.8%	3.1%
25 to 34	3.5%	16.8%
35 to 44	1.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	22.1%	9.6%
55 to 64	34.3%	20.0%
65 to 74	26.3%	16.9%
75 and over	9.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson Island	Ruston
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	74.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	1.1%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.5%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson Island	Ruston
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.0%
High school graduate	1.7%	15.4%
Some college or associate's	63.8%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	24.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson Island	Ruston
Drove alone	66.8%	71.1%
Carpooled	3.3%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	26.6%	18.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson Island	Ruston
1-unit, detached	93.6%	58.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	29.7%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Anderson Island	Ruston
Poverty rate	26.8%	7.3%
Average household size	1.79	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1992	1994