CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rushsylvania

Ohio · 561 residents · 0.78 sq mi

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Rushsylvania is home to 561 people in Ohio. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $33,800. Median rent is $290 a month. There are 716 people per square mile.

At a glance

Lower income

median household income $25,556, below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

561

+3%vs 2000

vs 543 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

716 / sq mi

+3%vs 2000

vs 693 / sq mi in 2000

US average: 221

Median age

31.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.78 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024526

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.2%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(44)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(49)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(36)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(86)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(79)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.9%(33)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(54)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(30)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,556

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,286

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,426 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,800

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$290

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.8%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

12.2% rent

Afford Score

1.3

1990 – 2024

Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(527)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(4)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(560)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%(0)

Diversity Score

1990 – 2024

Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American0.6%(3)

Colombian0.6%(3)

Asian origin

Burmese0.8%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(1)

Ancestry

German22.2%(117)

English12.9%(68)

Irish12.4%(65)

American8%(42)

Italian5.7%(30)

French2.7%(14)

Polish1.3%(7)

Dutch1.1%(6)

Welsh1.1%(6)

Norwegian0.4%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(2)

Scottish0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.8%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.8%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 16.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.8%(45)

Married58.2%(110)

Widowed5.8%(11)

Divorced12.2%(23)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(42)

Married55.2%(111)

Widowed15.4%(31)

Divorced8.5%(17)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−7.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.3%

+13.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.2%

+12.0 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.6%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)46.5%(20)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.3%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 43 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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