| Index | Ruston | Tacoma | Washington |
| Income per capita | $35,550 | $27,947 | $32,999 |
| Median household income | $74,634 | $53,553 | $62,848 |
| Median income owner occupied | $0 | $74,530 | $79,796 |
| Median income renter occupied | $0 | $35,892 | $41,061 |
| Median earnings male | $46,518 | $37,161 | $41,953 |
| Median earnings female | $35,372 | $27,970 | $27,576 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 5.0% | 4.3% |
| Poverty level | n/a | 17.9% | 12.7% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 11.6% | 0.2% |
| Manufacturing sector | 8.6% | 1.8% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.4% | 7.6% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 12.8% | 5.6% |
| Public administration | 4.5% | 8.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 10.5% | 1.9% |
| Education, health & social services | 15.9% | 46.0% |
| Other | 29.4% | 28.4% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Canterwood, WA | 3,409 | $129,773 | 135% |
| Dash Point, WA | 939 | $101,346 | 83% |
| Raft Island, WA | 342 | $100,882 | 82% |
| Rosedale, WA | 4,719 | $93,750 | 69% |
| Artondale, WA | 13,506 | $93,623 | 69% |
| Tacoma, WA | 205,602 | $53,553 | 3% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Fontana, CA | 205,228 | $65,995 | 19% |
| Oxnard, CA | 204,752 | $61,709 | 12% |
| Fayetteville, NC | 203,670 | $43,882 | 21% |
| Modesto, CA | 208,512 | $50,996 | 8% |
| Moreno Valley, CA | 202,061 | $56,456 | 2% |
| Tacoma, WA | 205,602 | $53,553 | 3% |
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