Rule

Population: 738
Median household income: $31,875
Median home value: $57,500

Located in Haskell County, Texas, Rule is a community with a population of 738. Its median household income of $31,875 runs below the Haskell County figure of $54,044.

From 2019 to 2023, Rule's population grew 36.7% from 540 to 738, while its median home value rose 80.3% from $31,900 to $57,500.

13.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 738
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $31,875
Median home value: $57,500
Median gross rent: $1,009
Housing units: 467
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

540738

Median household income

$20,469$31,875

Median home value

$31,900$57,500

Median gross rent

$600$1,009

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	540	$20,469	$31,900	$600
2020	694	$23,726	$47,900	$1,029
2021	618	$24,489	$52,000	$1,064
2022	742	$26,797	$44,500	$1,066
2023	738	$31,875	$57,500	$1,009

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5418.0%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 7419.0%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	5.4%
5 to 17	97	13.1%
18 to 24	66	8.9%
25 to 34	70	9.5%
35 to 44	70	9.5%
45 to 54	133	18.0%
55 to 64	60	8.1%
65 to 74	140	19.0%
75 and over	62	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	434	58.8%
Black or African American	38	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	244	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	100	18.7%
High school graduate	197	36.8%
Some college or associate's	167	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	63	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit3.6%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	221	80.7%
Carpooled	9	3.3%
Public transit	10	3.6%
Walked	7	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	6.9%
Other means	8	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	107	42.0%
15 to 29 min	108	42.4%
30 to 44 min	7	2.7%
45 to 59 min	5	2.0%
60+ min	28	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 26.8% (198 of 738)

	Count	Share
Family households	181	56.6%
Nonfamily households	139	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	320	68.5%
Vacant	147	31.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	258	80.6%
Renter-occupied	62	19.4%

1-unit, detached97.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	457	97.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4863752
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.7 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.1819, -99.8933