Editing Nocturnals - RUST CITY (section)

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 14,532 people, 6,443 households, and 3,485 families residing in the city.  The [[population density]] was 667.2/km² (1,728.7/mi²).  There were 6,842 housing units at an average density of 314.1/km² (813.9/mi²).  The racial makeup of the city was 96.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.98% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.67% of the population.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! White
! Black
! Other
|-
| 96.00%
| 0.65%
| 3.35%
|}

There were 6,443 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,330, and the median income for a family was $46,912. Males had a median income of $31,587 versus $22,512 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,247.  About 4.8% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.