Median Household Income
$59,944
Median Home Value
$163,400
Median Gross Rent
$874/mo
Poverty Rate
13.1%
Unemployment Rate
5.4%
Homeownership Rate
77.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.9%
Median Age
49.2
Population Over Time
Rusk County shrank 2.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
14,468
2016
14,272
2018
14,183
2020
14,074
2022
14,179
2024
14,179
Business & Industry
Rusk County has 321 business establishments employing 4,275 people.
Accommodation and food services
38
Other services (except public administration)
37
Health care and social assistance
36
Construction
29
Finance and insurance
16
Professional, scientific, and technical services
14
Information
11
Wholesale trade
10
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.