Rusk County, TX Demographic Data

Rusk County, TX Summary

Rusk County is located in Texas
  • Population: 53,688
  • Area: 938.41 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 924.03 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 14.38 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 57.21 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 446.19 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Rusk County, TX Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
25,331
48%
50.8
Male
27,866
52%
49.2
Total Population
53,197
 
323,128,000

Rusk County, TX Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,333
6.3% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,560
6.7% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,487
6.6% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,256
6.1% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,511
6.6% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,098
13.3% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,720
12.6% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,282
13.7% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,755
7.1% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,115
5.9% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,544
8.5% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,521
4.7% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,015
1.9% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
40,784
76.7%
77.2
Female
19,189
47.1%
51.3
Male
21,595
52.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
38,920
73.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,818
18.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
8,080
15.2%
15.2
Female
4,449
55.1%
55.8
Male
3,631
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0

Rusk County, TX Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
52,403
98.5% 
96.8
White
42,064
79.1% 
72.6
Black or African American
9,203
17.3% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
138
0.3% 
0.8
Asian
288
0.5% 
5.4
Asian Indian
230
0.4% 
1.2
Chinese
2
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
24
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
1
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
3
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
28
0.1% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
710
1.3% 
5.1
Two or More Races
794
1.5% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
8,439
15.9% 
17.8
Mexican
7,895
14.8% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
156
0.3% 
1.7
Cuban
54
0.1% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
334
0.6% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
44,758
84.1% 
82.2

Rusk County, TX Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,728
7.6% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,744
13.2% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
11,555
32.1% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
9,256
25.7% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,464
6.8% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,653
10.1% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,650
4.6% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,472
20.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
28,578
79.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,303
14.7%
31.2

Rusk County, TX Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
11,946
27.9%
33.7%
Now Married
21,187
49.5%
47.5
Divorced
5,258
12.3%
11.0%
Separated
1,141
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
3,285
7.7
5.8%

Rusk County, TX Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
43,302
86.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,562
13.2%
21.6%
Spanish
6,015
12.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
357
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
165
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
25
0.1%
1.1%

Rusk County, TX Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,126
6.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,227
6.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,429
13.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,904
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,543
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,189
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,165
12.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,944
10.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
694
3.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
574
3.2%
6.4
Median household income
47,424
 
57,617
Per capita income
22,704
 
31,128

Rusk County, TX Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,500
12.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,550
7.5%
9.8
Construction
1,729
8.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,954
19.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
733
3.5%
6.6
Information
195
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,097
10.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,179
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,858
8.9%
11.4
Public administration
922
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
2,271
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,219
5.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
564
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,472
16.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,419
26.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,881
18.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,228
20.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,771
18.2%
18.1%

Rusk County, TX Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
20,417
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
17,588
86.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,739
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1
0.0%
5.1
Walked
250
1.2%
2.7
Other means
146
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
693
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.7
 
26.6

Rusk County, TX Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
902
5.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,472
30.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,386
41.5%
37.1
3 or more
4,035
22.7%
21.0

Rusk County, TX Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
17,795
83.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,174
74.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,621
26.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,528
16.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5

Rusk County, TX Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,323
1 room
208
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
217
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
728
3.4%
9.1
4 rooms
3,842
18.0%
16.5
5 rooms
5,888
27.6%
19.8
6 rooms
4,726
22.2%
17.8
7 rooms
2,876
13.5%
12.0
8 rooms
1,486
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,352
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Rusk County, TX Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,323
 
 
1-unit, detached
15,565
73.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
163
0.8%
5.9
2-units
354
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
268
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
243
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
125
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
243
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
4,348
20.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
14
0.1%
0.1

Rusk County, TX Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,612
7.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,406
6.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,437
11.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,264
10.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,990
18.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,549
16.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,908
13.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,585
12.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
501
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
71
0.3%
1.4%

Rusk County, TX Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,831
27.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,099
6.2%
4.7
Electricity
11,513
64.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
233
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
65
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
39
0.2%
1.1

Rusk County, TX Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,783
 
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
53
0.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
106
1.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
226
3.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
446
7.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
918
15.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,871
32.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,163
37.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,195
55.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
851
14.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
453
7.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
220
3.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,041
18.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
23
0.0%
0.0%

Rusk County, TX Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,817 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
8
0.2%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
0.3%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
32
0.8%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
347
9.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
747
19.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,673
70.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
804
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
700
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
851
22.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
522
13.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
551
14.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
279
7.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
219
5.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,342
35.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
857
0.0%
0.0%

Rusk County, TX Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,174
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,776
21.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,307
25.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,628
19.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,680
12.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,580
12.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
741
5.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
437
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
25
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
107,800
 
205,000