Median Household Income
$68,658
Median Home Value
$171,300
Median Gross Rent
$1,015/mo
Poverty Rate
14.4%
Unemployment Rate
4.5%
Homeownership Rate
78.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17.5%
Median Age
39.1
Population Over Time
Rusk County shrank 2.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
54,159
2016
53,197
2018
53,595
2020
53,988
2022
52,755
2024
52,842
Business & Industry
Rusk County has 833 business establishments employing 10,458 people.
Other services (except public administration)
103
Health care and social assistance
77
Accommodation and food services
77
Professional, scientific, and technical services
74
Construction
72
Finance and insurance
55
Wholesale trade
42
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
41
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.