Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Ruston, LA

Ruston community health snapshot

1 urgent care location for 22,284 residents of Ruston — about 0.4 per 10,000 people.

• 22,284Residents
• 6.9%Without health insurancebelow Louisiana's 7.8%
• $31,120Median household incomebelow Louisiana's $60,756
• 14.3%Under 18below Louisiana's 23.5%
• 12.1%65 and olderbelow Louisiana's 16.7%
• 39.8%Below the poverty lineabove Louisiana's 18.9%

Families, coverage and getting to care in Ruston

• 5.3%Children under 5below Louisiana's 6.2%
• 20.1%Households with childrenbelow Louisiana's 30.3%
• 42.8%Covered by public insurancebelow Louisiana's 46.5%
• 59.3%Covered by private insuranceabove Louisiana's 57.7%
• 10.7%Living with a disabilitybelow Louisiana's 16.3%
• 5.2%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homebelow Louisiana's 8.5%
• 11.3%Households without a vehicleabove Louisiana's 8.4%
• 15.1 minAverage commute to workLouisiana average 25.7 min
• 2.9%Veterans (adults)below Louisiana's 6.1%

• 11.3% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 42.8% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Ruston city, Louisiana in Lincoln Parish; Louisiana comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry