Rush County, Indiana

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Rush County, Indiana is a county of the United States of Indiana. As of 2000 the population was 18261. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 17297, It is 17th least populous county in Indiana. The county has a total area of 408.62 sq mi (1058.32 kmē), of which, 408.28 square miles (1057.44 kmē) of it is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 kmē) of it is water, it is the 41st largest by area in the U.S. state of Indiana.


As of the census of 2000, there were 18261 people, 6923 households, and 5047 families living in the county. The population density was 44.7 people per square mile (17.26/kmē), making it the tenth least densely populated county in Indiana. There were 7337 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (6.95/kmē). The average household size was 2.6 persons, and the average family size was 3.06 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 17297, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 16848 White, 145 Black or African American, 31 American Indian, 105 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 164 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $38152, it is 60th wealthiest county by median household income in Indiana. The median income for a family in the county was $42633, it is 22nd poorest county by median family income in Indiana. The per capita income for the county was $17997, it is the 56th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 4229 pupils and students, of which 47.58% are male and 52.42% are female, 23.16% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.14% nursery or pri school, 6.98% kindergarten, 52.49% elementary school, 22.75% high school and 10.64% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Carthage Town	Rush County	0.57	0.57	0	928	1616.3	15598	35417
2	Glenwood Town	Rush County, Fayette County	0.17	0.17	0	318	1839.9	13171	33750
3	Rushville City	Rush County	2.25	2.25	0	5995	2668.8	17072	30233

Year	Population
April 2000 census	18261
April 2000 Estimate	18261
July 2000 Estimate	18206
July 2001 Estimate	18125
July 2002 Estimate	17980
July 2003 Estimate	17991
July 2004 Estimate	17737
July 2005 Estimate	17661
July 2006 Estimate	17552
July 2007 Estimate	17512
July 2008 Estimate	17297

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	131	171	302
Kindergarten	159	136	295
Elementary school	1149	1071	2220
High school	412	550	962
College or graduate school	161	289	450

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Rush County, Indiana	$38152	$42633	$17997
Indiana, United States	$41567	$50261	$20397
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587