Rusk

Population: 5,332
Median household income: $60,119
Median home value: $153,500

Located in Cherokee County, Texas, Rusk is a community with a population of 5,332. At $60,119, its median household income sits in line with Cherokee County's $59,830.

From 2019 to 2023, Rusk's population declined 4.1% from 5,559 to 5,332, while its median home value rose 82.1% from $84,300 to $153,500.

The median resident is 39.3 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,332
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,119
Median home value: $153,500
Median gross rent: $876
Housing units: 1,153
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 12.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5595,332

Median household income

$53,109$60,119

Median home value

$84,300$153,500

Median gross rent

$921$876

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,559	$53,109	$84,300	$921
2020	5,598	$48,235	$86,000	$823
2021	5,501	$52,102	$82,800	$907
2022	5,344	$68,611	$94,100	$946
2023	5,332	$60,119	$153,500	$876

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3421.7%

35 to 4417.7%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	340	6.4%
5 to 17	454	8.5%
18 to 24	329	6.2%
25 to 34	1,158	21.7%
35 to 44	944	17.7%
45 to 54	823	15.4%
55 to 64	691	13.0%
65 to 74	429	8.0%
75 and over	164	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,421	45.4%
Black or African American	1,565	29.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	80	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	1.1%
Two or more races	164	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,041	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.2%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,314	31.2%
High school graduate	1,641	39.0%
Some college or associate's	890	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	267	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	97	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone59.9%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	600	59.9%
Carpooled	128	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	251	25.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	366	48.8%
15 to 29 min	204	27.2%
30 to 44 min	53	7.1%
45 to 59 min	60	8.0%
60+ min	67	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 11.5% (303 of 2,640)

	Count	Share
Family households	698	71.7%
Nonfamily households	276	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	974	84.5%
Vacant	179	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	603	61.9%
Renter-occupied	371	38.1%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	932	80.8%
1-unit, attached	17	1.5%
2 to 4 units	14	1.2%
5 to 19 units	30	2.6%
20 or more units	23	2.0%
Mobile home & other	137	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4863848
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 31.7978, -95.1488