Navarro County vs Rusk County

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

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

Navarro County has the higher population (53,735 vs 52,613 in Rusk County). Rusk County has the higher median household income ($67,506 vs $59,310 in Navarro County). Rusk County has the higher median home value ($166,900 vs $159,900 in Navarro County).

Population, income & housing

	Navarro County	Rusk County
Population	53,735	52,613
Median age	37.4 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,310	$67,506
Median home value	$159,900	$166,900
Median gross rent	$1,039	$997
Housing units	21,790	21,258
Homeownership rate	68.0%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Navarro County	Rusk County
Population	48,995 → 53,735 (+9.7%)	53,755 → 52,613 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$48,529 → $59,310 (+22.2%)	$55,234 → $67,506 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $159,900 (+63.8%)	$124,900 → $166,900 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $1,039 (+27.2%)	$763 → $997 (+30.7%)

Navarro County

Population

48,99553,735

Median household income

$48,529$59,310

Median home value

$97,600$159,900

Median gross rent

$817$1,039

Rusk County

Population

53,75552,613

Median household income

$55,234$67,506

Median home value

$124,900$166,900

Median gross rent

$763$997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Navarro County	Rusk County
Under 5	6.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.0%	17.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.5%
75 and over	6.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Navarro County	Rusk County
White (non-Hispanic)	50.8%	61.9%
Black or African American	10.6%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	31.3%	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Navarro County	Rusk County
No high school diploma	20.6%	15.1%
High school graduate	29.1%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Navarro County	Rusk County
Drove alone	80.6%	83.7%
Carpooled	11.1%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.3%	4.6%
Other means	0.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Navarro County	Rusk County
1-unit, detached	69.8%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Navarro County	Rusk County
Poverty rate	16.8%	14.3%
Average household size	2.84	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1982	1980