Mount Enterprise

Population: 351
Median household income: $68,281
Median home value: $176,700

Located in Rusk County, Texas, Mount Enterprise is a community with a population of 351. The median household income of $68,281 is in line with the Rusk County median ($67,506).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Enterprise's population declined 21.7% from 448 to 351, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $132,300 to $176,700.

The typical home was built around 1961. 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 351
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $68,281
Median home value: $176,700
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 206
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

448351

Median household income

$54,205$68,281

Median home value

$132,300$176,700

Median gross rent

$861$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	448	$54,205	$132,300	$861
2020	308	$62,500	$153,300	$775
2021	351	$50,375	$152,300	$875
2022	243	$55,156	$123,100	$950
2023	351	$68,281	$176,700	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5418.2%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over14.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	2.0%
5 to 17	54	15.4%
18 to 24	13	3.7%
25 to 34	25	7.1%
35 to 44	37	10.5%
45 to 54	64	18.2%
55 to 64	59	16.8%
65 to 74	41	11.7%
75 and over	51	14.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	289	82.3%
Black or African American	55	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	5.4%
High school graduate	77	27.8%
Some college or associate's	112	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	42	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	142	90.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28	19.2%
15 to 29 min	63	43.2%
30 to 44 min	34	23.3%
45 to 59 min	14	9.6%
60+ min	7	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 7.1% (25 of 351)

	Count	Share
Family households	130	75.1%
Nonfamily households	43	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	173	84.0%
Vacant	33	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	122	70.5%
Renter-occupied	51	29.5%

1-unit, detached90.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	187	90.8%
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	19	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4849728
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.9116, -94.6828