Jury Pool Profile
Rush County, Indiana
- County seat
- Rushville
- Judicial district
- Rush Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,767
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,739.
At a glance
Rush County is a 16,767-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,985, $4,973 below the IN state median of $71,958; 18.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 26.3% of covered employment, average pay $49,743/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.18%, below the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,739
- Median household income
- $66,473
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 1%.
Rush County has a population of 16,739, with a median age of 42.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.7%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,985; 18.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 26% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 26.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.18%, below the Indiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Rush County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.9% in 2024, 76.1% in 2020, 73.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (923 individuals).