Rusk County, Texas

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 52,613
Median household income: $67,506
Median home value: $166,900

Rusk County is a county in Texas with a population of 52,613. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $67,506 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Rusk County's population declined 2.1% from 53,755 to 52,613, while its median household income rose 22.2% from $55,234 to $67,506.

83.7% of workers drive to work alone. 74.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,613
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $67,506
Median home value: $166,900
Median gross rent: $997
Housing units: 21,258
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,75552,613

Median household income

$55,234$67,506

Median home value

$124,900$166,900

Median gross rent

$763$997

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,755	$55,234	$124,900	$763
2020	53,988	$56,223	$131,200	$813
2021	52,542	$60,330	$134,900	$916
2022	52,755	$61,661	$148,100	$963
2023	52,613	$67,506	$166,900	$997

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,898	5.5%
5 to 17	9,034	17.2%
18 to 24	4,433	8.4%
25 to 34	7,039	13.4%
35 to 44	7,029	13.4%
45 to 54	6,491	12.3%
55 to 64	6,682	12.7%
65 to 74	5,527	10.5%
75 and over	3,480	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,552	61.9%
Black or African American	6,920	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	0.2%
Asian	187	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	45	0.1%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	2,975	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,839	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,482	15.1%
High school graduate	11,906	32.8%
Some college or associate's	12,386	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	4,176	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,298	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,718	83.7%
Carpooled	1,993	9.4%
Public transit	28	0.1%
Walked	187	0.9%
Bicycle	55	0.3%
Worked from home	973	4.6%
Other means	226	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,889	29.1%
15 to 29 min	6,208	30.7%
30 to 44 min	5,379	26.6%
45 to 59 min	1,390	6.9%
60+ min	1,341	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 14.3% (6,795 of 47,551)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,050	72.6%
Nonfamily households	4,913	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,963	84.5%
Vacant	3,295	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,373	80.0%
Renter-occupied	3,590	20.0%

1-unit, detached74.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other18.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,894	74.8%
1-unit, attached	119	0.6%
2 to 4 units	840	4.0%
5 to 19 units	297	1.4%
20 or more units	147	0.7%
Mobile home & other	3,961	18.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 48401
State: Texas
Land area: 924 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 32.1094, -94.7564

Cities & places

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