and the average family size was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,233, and the median income for a family was $36,646. Males had a median income of $30,127 versus $22,440 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,072. About 8.1% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. Education The town has a lending library, the Rushville Public Library. Notable people Samuel Bigger, Governor of Indiana Carmelita Geraghty, silent film actress Gerald Geraghty, screenwriter Maurice Geraghty, screenwriter Thomas J. Geraghty, screenwriter Joe Hogsett, politician and lawyer Leonidas Sexton, 19th Century politician Knowles Shaw, author and composer Frazier Thomas, television personality Philip Willkie, politician and businessman Wendell Willkie, Presidential candidate, lawyer, businessman Edward H. Wolfe, Union Army general Janet Gray Hayes, 60th mayor of San Jose, California References External links City of Rushville website "Wendell Willkie, Presidential Contender" from C-SPAN's The Contenders, broadcast from Rushville Cities in Indiana Cities in Rush County, Indiana County seats in Indiana 1822 establishments in Indiana