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Metro area · CBSA 40820

Ruston

The Ruston, LA metro area has 48,174 people. Median rent is $825, 25.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Lincoln Parish at $892. Of the 6 places we track here, Vienna has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income
$39,172
Median home value
$210,100
Unemployment
3.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$892
HUD, Lincoln Parish

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

PlacePopulationRentRent to income
Ruston22,284$81631.5%
Grambling5,287$70948.1%
Choudrant1,319$94315.6%
Simsboro851$93435.4%
Dubach709$86728.4%
Vienna587$5927.5%
LouisianaVienna, LADubach, LASimsboro, LAChoudrant, LAGrambling, LARuston, LARustonGramblingChoudrantSimsboroRustonGramblingChoudrantSimsboro

Nearby metro areas

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.