County population in 2016: 54,985 (34% urban, 66% rural); it was 47,372 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,769 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,491 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 13,878 Renter-occupied apartments: 4,216 (it was 3,486 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
36%
Land area: 924 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 60 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Rusk County: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (25.5%), Construction (21.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.4%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $49,016 ($32,898 in 1999)
This county:
$49,016
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $576 (lower quartile is $421, upper quartile is $708)
This county:
$576
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $122,002 (it was $57,500 in 2000)
Rusk:
$122,002
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,128 - $203,750 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,127 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $382
Institutionalized population: 5,144
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,569 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,043 (1.0%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 15.4%
Rusk County:
15.4%
Texas:
15.6%
(10.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.6% for Black residents, 24.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 26.5% for American Indian residents, 12.6% for other race residents, 14.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 38.7 years old
(Males: 37.7 years old, Females: 39.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.8 years old, Black residents: 38.5 years old, American Indian residents: 32.0 years old, Asian residents: 31.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.9 years old, Other race residents: 22.2 years old)
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.
Current college students: 1,715 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,933 (31.0% naturalized citizens)
Rusk County:
7.2%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 526
2000 to 2009: 1,052
1990 to 1999: 1,428
1980 to 1989: 636
1970 to 1979: 204
Before 1970: 177
Note: State values scaled to Rusk County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 15,950
One, attached: 165
Two: 352
3 or 4: 278
5 to 9: 245
10 to 19: 127
20 to 49: 195
50 or more: 70
Mobile homes: 4,477
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units in Rusk County with a mortgage: 5,742 (45 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 7,709
Here:
41.7% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Rusk County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
16,651
76
Catholic
3,458
3
Mainline Protestant
2,524
23
Black Protestant
1,736
12
Other
525
1
None
28,436
-
Rusk County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
Rusk County:
1.65 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
Rusk County:
5.78 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 19
This county:
3.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Rusk County:
11.0%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Rusk County:
28.9%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.1%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Rusk County:
Average size of farms: 196 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $28,288 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $426.29 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.48% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $26,217 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.03% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.08% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23,949 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.05% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.36 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.17% Corn for grain: 14 harvested acres Vegetables: 398 harvested acres Land in orchards: 134 acres
Earthquake activity:
Rusk County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 197.2 miles away from Rusk County center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 352.7 miles away from the county center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 256.3 miles away from the county center On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 258.8 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 352.0 miles away from Rusk County center On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 406.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4029: September 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 4029, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3171: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3171, Natural disaster type: Other
Texas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1356: January 08, 2001, FEMA Id: 1356, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Rusk County (17) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Fires: 4, Hurricanes: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Management occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Material moving occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Management occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (79%)
India (4%)
Albania (3%)
El Salvador (3%)
Canada (2%)
England (1%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rusk County (%):
American (14%)
English (7%)
Irish (7%)
German (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 12,995 (82.7%)
Carpooled: 1,651 (10.5%)
Subway or elevated: 15 (0.1%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 68 (0.4%)
Bicycle: 3 (0.0%)
Walked: 201 (1.3%)
Worked at home: 822 (5.2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Rusk County, Texas in 2000:
1,666 people in state prisons
485 people in other types of correctional institutions
385 people in nursing homes
70 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
64 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
27 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
4 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
People in group quarters in Rusk County, Texas in 2010:
2,587 people in state prisons
2,114 people in correctional residential facilities
443 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
66 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $48,237.
7.74% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,316 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.74%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.44% relocated from other counties in Texas ($30,999 average AGI)
1.30% relocated from other states ($5,317 average AGI)
Rusk County:
1.30%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.21% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,300 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.21%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.07% relocated to other counties in Texas ($31,102 average AGI)
1.14% relocated to other states ($6,198 average AGI)
Rusk County:
1.14%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1
Births per 1000 population in Rusk County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population in Rusk County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Rusk County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 25.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 15.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rusk County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rusk County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,874 (6,590 aged, 1,284 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,278 (20%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Rusk County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,212)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (535)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (275)
Pulmonary embolism without mention of acute cor pulmonale (248)
Congestive heart failure (246)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (239)
Pneumonia, unspecified (152)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.08 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,066 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 158 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 24,528
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,342 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,049
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 40
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 84.2. This is more than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 156.3. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 102.2
Other - 54.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 54,985
In family households: 43,870 (6,500 male householders, 6,756 female householders)
9,633 spouses, 15,492 children (14,589 natural, 235 adopted, 661 stepchildren), 2,118 grandchildren, 385 brothers or sisters, 758 parents, 1,065 other relatives, 1,144 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,136 (2,367 male householders (2,087 living alone)), 2,651 female householders (2,299 living alone)), 1,109 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,892
Size of family households: 6,009 2-persons, 3,137 3-persons, 2,365 4-persons, 1,222 5-persons, 290 6-persons, 214 7-or-more-persons.
7,133 married couples with children.
3,249 single-parent households (548 men, 2,701 women).
86.4% of residents of Rusk speak English at home.
12.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% speak English very well, 63% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $220,805,000 ($4,603 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,089
Here:
64 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 2,848
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +564
Here:
+12 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -136
Here:
-3 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Rusk County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.04 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)
Note: State values scaled to Rusk County population
no vehicle: 365
1 vehicle: 3,165
2 vehicles: 5,914
3 vehicles: 2,689
4 vehicles: 893
5+ vehicles: 321
no vehicle: 491
1 vehicle: 2,365
2 vehicles: 1,532
3 vehicles: 370
4 vehicles: 59
5+ vehicles: 20
81% of Rusk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Texas.
Rusk County:
81.0%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 41,020
Other state: 9,632
Northeast: 628
Midwest: 1,713
South: 5,364
West: 1,966
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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