COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Rusk County

Texas · 43,735 residents · 924 sq mi

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With 43,735 people, Rusk County is a county in Texas. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $41,900. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 20.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Texas median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

43,735

−8%vs 2000

vs 47,372 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

924 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202453K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(3,028)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(3,463)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(3,546)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(3,302)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(2,158)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(6,311)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(6,254)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(4,236)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(3,921)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(3,860)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(2,652)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(1,004)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,211

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,898 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,127

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,674 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.1%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,900

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$316

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.9% in 2000

21.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.2%(33,737)

Black19.1%(9,037)

Hispanic / Latino8.4%(3,998)

Asian0.2%(112)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.3%(33,822)

Black20.5%(8,949)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(1,608)

Asian0.1%(48)

Other2.1%(916)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.5%(8,180)

Central American1.2%(626)

Salvadoran1.1%(558)

Puerto Rican0.7%(369)

South American0.3%(152)

Spaniard0.2%(100)

Colombian0.2%(93)

Honduran0.1%(36)

Ecuadorian0.1%(29)

Panamanian0%(21)

Cuban0%(16)

Peruvian0%(16)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0%(15)

Venezuelan0%(14)

Guatemalan0%(11)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(74)

Cambodian0.1%(47)

Chinese0.1%(38)

Filipino0.1%(35)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(175)

Tongan0.2%(107)

Guamanian0%(11)

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Chamorro0%(2)

Ancestry

American19.2%(10,152)

English11.3%(5,948)

Irish8.8%(4,642)

German6.9%(3,663)

Italian1.7%(895)

French1.3%(713)

Scottish1.3%(663)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(315)

Norwegian0.6%(296)

Subsaharan African0.5%(290)

Dutch0.5%(257)

Czech0.4%(189)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(179)

Welsh0.2%(128)

Polish0.2%(111)

West Indian0.2%(95)

British0.2%(84)

Hungarian0.1%(71)

Russian0.1%(64)

Arab0.1%(59)

French Canadian0.1%(52)

Danish0.1%(51)

Nigerian0.1%(38)

Lebanese0.1%(32)

Austrian0.1%(32)

Greek0.1%(32)

Canadian0.1%(29)

Turkish0.1%(28)

Portuguese0%(17)

Swiss0%(17)

Haitian0%(16)

Jamaican0%(16)

Belgian0%(7)

Romanian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.6%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.1%(8,062)

Married48.4%(11,138)

Widowed3.7%(846)

Divorced12.8%(2,953)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(5,347)

Married50.7%(10,202)

Widowed10.4%(2,104)

Divorced12.4%(2,489)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.7%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 21.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.8%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.1%(637)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(845)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.4%(818)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(100)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.7%(108)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,883 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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