Ruston, LA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 22,234 (96% urban, 4% rural). >Population change since 2000: +8.2%

Population (male): 10,915

Population (female): 11,319

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Ruston: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 43.4%

Land Area: 18.1 square miles.

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 71272

Races:
      Black alone - 10,734 - 48.2%
      White alone - 10,159 - 45.7%
      Asian alone - 637 - 2.9%
      Two or more races - 381 - 1.7%
      Hispanic - 317 - 1.4%
      American Indian alone - 36 - 0.2%

Ruston grew steadily during the post-World War II years. The GI Bill of Rights sent war veterans to college, helped to fuel the local economy, brought growth to the two local universities, Louisiana Tech University and nearby historically black Grambling State University, and new families moved into Lincoln Parish. By the middle 1960s, Interstate 20 passed through the northern part of Ruston. This coast-to-coast highway made Ruston more easily accessible, much as the railroad had done a century earlier. In the 1980s, the state of Louisiana economy declined as the oil industry went into a recession.

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National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (https://ndasa.com/)

National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (https://www.sapaa.com/)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

Ruston, LA Locations

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Ruston, LA Testing Locations

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617 S TRENTON ST 0.1 miles

617 S TRENTON ST
RUSTON, LA 71270
Categories: RUSTON LA

765 S Bonner St 0.2 miles

765 S Bonner St
Ruston, LA 71270
Categories: Ruston LA

1200 S FARMERVILLE ST 0.6 miles

1200 S FARMERVILLE ST
RUSTON, LA 71270
Categories: RUSTON LA

401 E VAUGHN AVE 0.6 miles

401 E VAUGHN AVE
RUSTON, LA 71270
Categories: RUSTON LA

1809 NORTHPOINTE LN Ste 102 2.3 miles

1809 NORTHPOINTE LN Ste 102
RUSTON, LA 71270
Categories: RUSTON LA

Onsite Only 2.3 miles

Onsite Only
Ruston, LA 71270
Categories: Ruston LA

2916 N TRENTON ST 2.7 miles

2916 N TRENTON ST
RUSTON, LA 71270
Categories: RUSTON LA

403 LONG JONES HALL 5.2 miles

403 LONG JONES HALL
GRAMBLING, LA 71245
Categories: GRAMBLING LA

620 E COLLEGE ST 16.3 miles

620 E COLLEGE ST
HOMER, LA 71040
Categories: HOMER LA

1175 PINE ST STE 200 16.3 miles

1175 PINE ST STE 200
ARCADIA, LA 71001
Categories: ARCADIA LA

1251 HAZEL ST 16.4 miles

1251 HAZEL ST
ARCADIA, LA 71001
Categories: ARCADIA LA

165 BEECH SPRINGS RD 19.3 miles

165 BEECH SPRINGS RD
JONESBORO, LA 71251
Categories: JONESBORO LA

409 1ST ST 20.8 miles

409 1ST ST
BERNICE, LA 71222
Categories: BERNICE LA

901 JAMES AVE 23.1 miles

901 JAMES AVE
FARMERVILLE, LA 71241
Categories: FARMERVILLE LA

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Local Area Info: Ruston, Louisiana

Ruston is a small city and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the largest city in the Eastern Ark-La-Tex region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 21,859, reflecting an increase of 6.4 percent from the count of 20,546 counted in the 2000 Census. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex region and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy is therefore based on its college population. Ruston hosts the annual Peach Festival.

During the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, word soon reached the young parish near what is now Ruston, that the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Pacific Railroad would begin to run across north Louisiana, linking the Deep South with the West (the current operator is Kansas City Southern Railway). Robert Edwin Russ, the Lincoln Parish sheriff from 1877–1880, donated 640 acres (2.6 km2) to the town and this area was eventually known as Ruston (shorthand for Russ town).

As the town began to take shape, new churches, businesses, civic organizations and schools were being established. Cotton farming fueled the economy. In 1900 a second railroad, running north and south, was built through Ruston (the operator before the tracks were removed was Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad). This brought even more business and industry to the area and the population continued to provide a foundation for the local economy. By the time the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, Ruston was established as a center for learning, a place of civic pride and as an area of economic prosperity throughout the region.

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Population (total): Population in 2017: 22,234 (96% urban, 4% rural). >Population change since 2000: +8.2%

Population (male): 10,915

Population (female): 11,319

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Ruston: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 43.4%

Land Area: 18.1 square miles.

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 71272

Races:
      Black alone - 10,734 - 48.2%
      White alone - 10,159 - 45.7%
      Asian alone - 637 - 2.9%
      Two or more races - 381 - 1.7%
      Hispanic - 317 - 1.4%
      American Indian alone - 36 - 0.2%

Ruston grew steadily during the post-World War II years. The GI Bill of Rights sent war veterans to college, helped to fuel the local economy, brought growth to the two local universities, Louisiana Tech University and nearby historically black Grambling State University, and new families moved into Lincoln Parish. By the middle 1960s, Interstate 20 passed through the northern part of Ruston. This coast-to-coast highway made Ruston more easily accessible, much as the railroad had done a century earlier. In the 1980s, the state of Louisiana economy declined as the oil industry went into a recession.