Monroe–Ruston Combined Statistical Area

Monroe Metropolitan Area
Combined Statistical Area
Monroe–Ruston, LA Combined Statistical Area
Downtown Monroe
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Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Principal city	Monroe
Other cities	- West Monroe  - Bastrop  - Farmerville  - Ruston
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Interstate
U.S. Highways
River	Ouachita River

The Monroe–Ruston Combined Statistical Area is made up of five parishes in northern Louisiana. The statistical area consists of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 251,155.

• Lincoln Parish
• Morehouse Parish
• Ouachita Parish
• Richland Parish
• Union Parish

• Monroe (Principal city)

• Ruston (Principal city)
• Bastrop (Principal city)
• West Monroe

• Grambling
• Brownsville–Bawcomville
• Claiborne

• Bernice
• Bonita
• Collinston
• Downsville
• Farmerville
• Lillie
• Marion
• Mer Rouge
• Oak Ridge
• Richwood
• Spearsville
• Sterlington
• Swartz

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 201,074 people, 75,455 households, and 53,051 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 63.74% White, 34.49% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

The median income for a household in the CSA was $28,744, and the median income for a family was $35,866. Males had a median income of $31,165 versus $20,894 for females. The per capita income for the CSA was $15,033.

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