Rusk County, Texas

Interactive maps and statistics for Rusk County, Texas: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Texas and the United States.

Explore Rusk County, Texas on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Rusk County, Texas	Texas	United States	Rank
Total Population	52,842	30,188,424	334,922,499	978th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,658	$78,476	$80,734	1287th of 3,221
Median Age	39.1	35.6	38.9	2369th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.5%	33.8%	35.7%	2435th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$171,300	$283,800	$332,700	1780th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,015	$1,403	$1,413	948th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.4%	13.8%	12.5%	1393rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	5.3%	5.2%	1607th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	57.2	115.5	n/a	1422nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.3%	17.6%	14.1%	764th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.7	n/a	n/a	1929th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.8%	62.6%	65.2%	828th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.6	26.7	26.4	1070th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.1%	14.4%	15.1%	2656th of 3,222
Uninsured	20.3%	n/a	n/a	227th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.3%	48.9%	46.9%	816th of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.9%	n/a	n/a	2841st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Rusk County, Texas

Statistic	Rusk County, Texas	Texas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	61.4%	39.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19.1%	39.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.2%	11.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	5.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.6	67.1	61.4

Age in Rusk County, Texas

Statistic	Rusk County, Texas	Texas	United States
Median Age	39.1	35.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	25.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.7%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	14.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.5%	13.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Rusk County, Texas

Statistic	Rusk County, Texas	Texas	United States
Households	18,027	10,992,816	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.7	2.5
Family Households	72.9%	67.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.8%	34.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.6%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.6%	26.2%	28.7%
Never Married	31.1%	34.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rusk County, Texas

Statistic	Rusk County, Texas	Texas	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,876	$40,752	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.1%	14.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	16.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.8%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.9%	12.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.4%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.5%	31.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.2%	11.4%	n/a

Housing in Rusk County, Texas

Statistic	Rusk County, Texas	Texas	United States
Housing Units	21,311	12,128,515	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.5%	64.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	20.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.4%	9.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.2%	37.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.1%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,793	$4,232	n/a

Education in Rusk County, Texas

Statistic	Rusk County, Texas	Texas	United States
Less than High School	15.2%	14.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.7%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.6%	27.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.6%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rusk County, Texas

Statistic	Rusk County, Texas	Texas	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.9%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.9%	71.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.2%	24.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.7%	8.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Rusk County, Texas

Statistic	Rusk County, Texas	Texas	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.9%	58.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	10.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.1%	64.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.3%	28.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.9%	24.6%	16.7%

See every county in Texas.

Nearby counties

Harris County 4,838,303
Dallas County 2,621,179
Tarrant County 2,167,390
Bexar County 2,067,341
Travis County 1,330,015
Collin County 1,163,337
Denton County 979,561
Fort Bend County 893,767
Hidalgo County 891,977
El Paso County 870,779
Montgomery County 684,432
Williamson County 672,688