Rusk vs Wells

A side-by-side comparison of Rusk and Wells: population, income, housing, and more.

Rusk and Wells are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rusk has the higher population (5,332 vs 741 in Wells). Wells has the higher median household income ($64,250 vs $60,119 in Rusk). Rusk has the higher median home value ($153,500 vs $100,000 in Wells).

Population, income & housing

	Rusk	Wells
Population	5,332	741
Median age	39.3 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,119	$64,250
Median home value	$153,500	$100,000
Median gross rent	$876	$772
Housing units	1,153	311
Homeownership rate	61.9%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	2.7%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rusk	Wells
Population	5,559 → 5,332 (-4.1%)	848 → 741 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$53,109 → $60,119 (+13.2%)	$28,615 → $64,250 (+124.5%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $153,500 (+82.1%)	$72,900 → $100,000 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$921 → $876 (-4.9%)	$516 → $772 (+49.6%)

Rusk

Population

5,5595,332

Median household income

$53,109$60,119

Median home value

$84,300$153,500

Median gross rent

$921$876

Wells

Population

848741

Median household income

$28,615$64,250

Median home value

$72,900$100,000

Median gross rent

$516$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rusk	Wells
Under 5	6.4%	16.7%
5 to 17	8.5%	20.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	21.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	17.7%	5.4%
45 to 54	15.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	8.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.6%
75 and over	3.1%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rusk	Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	45.4%	66.4%
Black or African American	29.4%	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.5%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rusk	Wells
No high school diploma	31.2%	39.6%
High school graduate	39.0%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rusk	Wells
Drove alone	59.9%	80.8%
Carpooled	12.8%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.1%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rusk	Wells
1-unit, detached	80.8%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	14.1%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Rusk	Wells
Poverty rate	11.5%	36.2%
Average household size	2.71	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1983	1977