Rusk County, Wisconsin

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,146
Median household income: $58,322
Median home value: $152,000

Rusk County, Wisconsin counts 14,146 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $58,322 is below the Wisconsin median ($75,670).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rusk County's population held roughly steady from 14,132 to 14,146, while its median household income rose 22.7% from $47,532 to $58,322.

The median resident is 49.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,146
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,322
Median home value: $152,000
Median gross rent: $816
Housing units: 8,679
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,13214,146

Median household income

$47,532$58,322

Median home value

$113,400$152,000

Median gross rent

$661$816

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,132	$47,532	$113,400	$661
2020	14,074	$48,961	$111,900	$678
2021	14,182	$51,978	$119,400	$723
2022	14,179	$57,473	$144,800	$793
2023	14,146	$58,322	$152,000	$816

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	707	5.0%
5 to 17	2,144	15.2%
18 to 24	885	6.3%
25 to 34	1,289	9.1%
35 to 44	1,442	10.2%
45 to 54	1,737	12.3%
55 to 64	2,353	16.6%
65 to 74	2,181	15.4%
75 and over	1,408	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,257	93.7%
Black or African American	130	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.4%
Asian	48	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.1%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	349	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	284	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	800	7.7%
High school graduate	4,514	43.4%
Some college or associate's	3,399	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,282	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	415	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,755	79.6%
Carpooled	514	8.6%
Public transit	20	0.3%
Walked	89	1.5%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	541	9.1%
Other means	55	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,044	37.6%
15 to 29 min	1,571	28.9%
30 to 44 min	678	12.5%
45 to 59 min	505	9.3%
60+ min	636	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 12.5% (1,737 of 13,909)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,810	60.9%
Nonfamily households	2,449	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,259	72.1%
Vacant	2,420	27.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,852	77.5%
Renter-occupied	1,407	22.5%

1-unit, detached83.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,236	83.4%
1-unit, attached	40	0.5%
2 to 4 units	274	3.2%
5 to 19 units	223	2.6%
20 or more units	175	2.0%
Mobile home & other	731	8.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 55107
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 914 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 45.4727, -91.1367