COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Rusk County

Wisconsin · 15,079 residents · 914 sq mi

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Rusk County is home to 15,079 people in Wisconsin. Median home value sits at $36,900. Households here earn about 33% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 32 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,079

−2%vs 2000

vs 15,347 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−12%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

914 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,076)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(1,177)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,195)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,115)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(812)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(2,115)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,038)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,385)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,412)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(1,513)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(914)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(327)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,617

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,344 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,127

−41%vs 2000

vs $15,563 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.6%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,900

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$278

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $371 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.7% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(14,941)

Black0.5%(78)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(116)

Asian0.2%(38)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(14,805)

Black0.3%(43)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(84)

Asian0.7%(111)

Other0.8%(120)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(215)

Puerto Rican0.2%(22)

Cuban0%(6)

Central American0%(6)

Guatemalan0%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(20)

Hmong0.1%(16)

Filipino0.1%(9)

Korean0%(5)

Japanese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

German34.7%(4,918)

Irish9.1%(1,284)

Polish8.5%(1,203)

Norwegian7.5%(1,060)

English7%(991)

American4.1%(583)

Swedish3.2%(450)

Czech2.8%(404)

French2.8%(396)

Dutch1.8%(255)

Italian1.8%(249)

French Canadian1%(138)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.9%(127)

Swiss0.9%(126)

Scottish0.7%(104)

Finnish0.5%(65)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(57)

Ukrainian0.4%(56)

Belgian0.4%(52)

Canadian0.3%(49)

Russian0.3%(44)

Hungarian0.3%(43)

Welsh0.2%(30)

Austrian0.2%(27)

Slovak0.2%(27)

Lithuanian0.2%(23)

Croatian0.1%(18)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

British0.1%(10)

Slovene0.1%(10)

Kenyan0%(6)

Serbian0%(5)

Arab0%(4)

Iraqi0%(4)

Latvian0%(4)

Australian0%(2)

Bulgarian0%(2)

Greek0%(2)

Israeli0%(2)

Nigerian0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

Iranian0%(1)

Turkish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.3%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.2 min

+106%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married27.3%(1,654)

Married56%(3,391)

Widowed3.2%(192)

Divorced13.4%(813)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(1,287)

Married52.7%(3,059)

Widowed12.2%(707)

Divorced13%(757)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.8%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.3%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% 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)16.7%(171)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(275)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.4%(394)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,026 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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