2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Anna, TX vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Household income in Ruston, is 56% less than it is in Anna and is 100% below the National Average.
- Anna unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Ruston unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Anna, TXRuston, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,656  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$34,554$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,821  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Anna, TXRuston, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Anna, TXRuston, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock13.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.0%13.1%
Reviews for Anna    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Housing is in Anna is Affordable with an average home price about $150,000. There are also many rentals for growing families. Commute on average is 33 minutes to major  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hello, I live in Anna, Texas, work for the City, and I am the CAO for the EDC. Just wanted you to know that as of 2009 Anna is @ 8,000 people not 1800. Although Anna  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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