Rusk County vs Wilson County

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

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

Rusk County has the higher population (52,613 vs 51,501 in Wilson County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($92,461 vs $67,506 in Rusk County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($286,300 vs $166,900 in Rusk County).

Population, income & housing

	Rusk County	Wilson County
Population	52,613	51,501
Median age	38.8 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,506	$92,461
Median home value	$166,900	$286,300
Median gross rent	$997	$1,069
Housing units	21,258	19,259
Homeownership rate	80.0%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rusk County	Wilson County
Population	53,755 → 52,613 (-2.1%)	49,173 → 51,501 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$55,234 → $67,506 (+22.2%)	$76,692 → $92,461 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $166,900 (+33.6%)	$199,600 → $286,300 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $997 (+30.7%)	$921 → $1,069 (+16.1%)

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

Wilson County

Population

49,17351,501

Median household income

$76,692$92,461

Median home value

$199,600$286,300

Median gross rent

$921$1,069

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rusk County	Wilson County
Under 5	5.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.5%	10.4%
75 and over	6.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rusk County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	55.6%
Black or African American	13.2%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.7%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rusk County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	15.1%	10.4%
High school graduate	32.8%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rusk County	Wilson County
Drove alone	83.7%	77.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.6%	12.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rusk County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	74.8%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Rusk County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	14.3%	9.8%
Average household size	2.64	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	35
Median year structure built	1980	1999