McMillin vs Ruston

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

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

McMillin has the higher population (1,298 vs 1,293 in Ruston). Ruston has the higher median household income ($113,971 vs $107,305 in McMillin). Ruston has the higher median home value ($808,200 vs $566,300 in McMillin).

Population, income & housing

	McMillin	Ruston
Population	1,298	1,293
Median age	45.8 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$107,305	$113,971
Median home value	$566,300	$808,200
Median gross rent	$2,147	$2,489
Housing units	534	697
Homeownership rate	86.9%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	58.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McMillin	Ruston
Population	1,551 → 1,298 (-16.3%)	1,156 → 1,293 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$94,583 → $107,305 (+13.5%)	$90,833 → $113,971 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$356,300 → $566,300 (+58.9%)	$464,600 → $808,200 (+74.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,438 → $2,147 (+49.3%)	$1,257 → $2,489 (+98.0%)

McMillin

Population

1,5511,298

Median household income

$94,583$107,305

Median home value

$356,300$566,300

Median gross rent

$1,438$2,147

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)

	McMillin	Ruston
Under 5	6.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	13.8%	10.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	3.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	16.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	18.2%	9.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	20.0%
65 to 74	14.9%	16.9%
75 and over	6.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McMillin	Ruston
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	74.2%
Black or African American	3.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	1.4%
Asian	2.2%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McMillin	Ruston
No high school diploma	2.6%	2.0%
High school graduate	30.2%	15.4%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	24.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McMillin	Ruston
Drove alone	66.0%	71.1%
Carpooled	14.5%	5.2%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	14.0%	18.8%
Other means	2.1%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McMillin	Ruston
1-unit, detached	83.1%	58.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	29.7%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	McMillin	Ruston
Poverty rate	4.1%	7.3%
Average household size	2.70	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1997	1994