Rusk County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Manufacturing (14.0%), Retail trade (13.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Rusk County, Texas:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 24,155	(51.0%)
Females: 23,217	(49.0%)

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Rusk County:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$39,177
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$378
State:	$589

Rusk County:	$99,647
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $129,812

Here:	$129,812
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $86,588

Here:	$86,588
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $66,969

Here:	$66,969
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $99,311

Here:	$99,311
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $70,125

Here:	$70,125
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $33,328

Here:	$33,328
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $21,833

Here:	$21,833
State:	$34,447

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 122
• Burglaries: 214
• Thefts: 318
• Auto thefts: 67

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 127
• Burglaries: 245
• Thefts: 358
• Auto thefts: 70

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rusk County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $595 a month.

Cities in this county include: Henderson, Overton, Tatum, New London, Mount Enterprise, Easton, Reklaw, Carlisle-Turnertown, Laneville, Pinehill.

Neighboring counties: Cherokee County , Gregg County , Harrison County , Nacogdoches County , Panola County , Shelby County , Smith County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Rusk County: Kilgore College Demonstration Farm (A), Leveretts Chapel (B), Eulalie (C), Crims Chapel (D), Kilgore Public Library (E), Longview Public Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Rusk County include: Pine Grove Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B), Pleasant Springs Church (C), Center Point Church (D), Post Oak Grove Church (E), Henderson Church of Christ (F), Prospect Church (G), Chapel Hill Church (H), Reese Shiloh Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Welch Cemetery (1), Wasson Cemetery (2), Waggoner Cemetery (3), Vaughn Cemetery (4), Jones-Seagroves Cemetery (5), Turner Cemetery (6), Edmonson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Devereaux Lake (A), Graham Lake (B), Harmon Lake (C), Grassy Lake (D), Black Lake (E), Allen Lake (F), Indian Pond (G), Hendricks Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wasson Branch (A), Bethel Creek (B), Berryhill Creek (C), Sanders Branch (D), Sandy Branch (E), Sandy Creek (F), Hodge Branch (G), Weir Creek (H), Welch Springs Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Rusk County: Martin Creek Lake State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Selman City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.8%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 1,715
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,103 (26% naturalized citizens)

Rusk County:	4.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,100
• One, attached: 233
• Two: 358
• 3 or 4: 247
• 5 to 9: 161
• 10 to 19: 43
• 20 or more: 247
• Mobile homes: 3,409
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 69

Housing units in Rusk County with a mortgage: 4,372 (85 second mortgage, 323 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,069

Here:	46.3% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Rusk County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 4.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Rusk County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from Rusk County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,302 (82%) Carpooled: 2,301 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Railroad: 3 (0%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 274 (1%) Other means: 201 (1%) Worked at home: 429 (2%)

7.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,171 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.76%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.25% relocated from other counties in Texas ($28,541 average AGI)
1.51% relocated from other states ($6,629 average AGI)

Rusk County:	1.51%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Gregg County, TX	2.14% ($38,950 average AGI)
from Smith County, TX	0.78% ($27,812)
from Harrison County, TX	0.29% ($36,705)
from Nacogdoches County, TX	0.28% ($29,929)
from Cherokee County, TX	0.26% ($25,051)
from Dallas County, TX	0.24% ($38,000)
from Panola County, TX	0.23% ($43,257)

7.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,898 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.55%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.45% relocated to other counties in Texas ($28,022 average AGI)
1.09% relocated to other states ($4,875 average AGI)

Rusk County:	1.09%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Gregg County, TX	2.27% ($36,739 average AGI)
to Smith County, TX	0.93% ($32,655)
to Harrison County, TX	0.29% ($35,651)
to Nacogdoches County, TX	0.27% ($28,366)
to Harris County, TX	0.23% ($29,912)
to Panola County, TX	0.21% ($36,406)
to Dallas County, TX	0.19% ($34,276)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,661 (5,761 aged, 900 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 39,647 (10,122 male householders, 2,633 female householders)

  10,350 spouses, 13,447 children (11,821 natural, 424 adopted, 1,202 stepchildren), 1,283 grandchildren, 313 brothers or sisters, 216 parents, 684 other relatives, 599 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,988 (1,812 male householders (1,585 living alone)), 2,769 female householders (2,618 living alone)), 407 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,737 (2,713 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,672 2-persons, 2,958 3-persons, 2,416 4-persons, 1,050 5-persons, 459 6-persons, 200 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,203 1-person, 346 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

91.6% of residents of Rusk County speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $220,805,000 ($4603 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,316,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $99,384,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,491,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $405,000
Federal grants: $54,332,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,011,000 ($145,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,183,000 ($268,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $600,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,616,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,519,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.04 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

64% of Rusk County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Texas.

Rusk County:	63.7%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 36645
• Northeast: 353
• Midwest: 1975
• South: 4776
• West: 1334

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,400

Here:	3.9%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	6.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	18.7%
Texas:	15.4%

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