Demographics of Rusk County, Texas

Rusk County, Texas had 54,854 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,599 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rusk County, in four figures

54,854
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.0%
Change since July 2020: +2,599 people.; 39.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,658 ±$4,537
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Rusk County, Texas's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rusk County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Rusk County, Texas's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rusk County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	52,255	100.0	100.0
2021	52,687	100.8	100.2
2022	52,569	100.6	100.7
2023	53,312	102.0	101.6
2024	54,630	104.5	102.5
2025	54,854	105.0	103.1

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Population of Rusk County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	52,255	+33	+12	0	+5
2021	52,687	+432	−227	+32	+613
2022	52,569	−118	−205	+57	+58
2023	53,312	+743	−15	+73	+679
2024	54,630	+1,318	−66	+95	+1,268
2025	54,854	+224	−80	−17	+322

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±0.5: for men 38.2 ±0.7 and for women 40.1 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rusk County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	2,865 ±152	5.4% ±0.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,065 ±511	17.2% ±1.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,536 ±394	8.6% ±0.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,117 ±546	26.7% ±1.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,034 ±470	24.7% ±0.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,225 ±539	17.5% ±1.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,658 ±$4,537, and income per person $33,876 ±$2,859, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rusk County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,899 ±417	16.1% ±2.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,147 ±484	23.0% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,646 ±367	14.7% ±2.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,580 ±377	14.3% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,023 ±343	16.8% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,486 ±285	8.2% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,246 ±270	6.9% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rusk County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	6,899 ±1,056	14.4% ±2.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,414 ±461	20.4% ±3.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,009 ±556	12.6% ±2.3	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,476 ±311	12.1% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rusk County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rusk County	Texas	United States
Housing units	21,311 ±61	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.6% ±1.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.4% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.8% ±1.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.2% ±2.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,300 ±$7,398	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,015 ±$54	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rusk County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,088 ±0	19.1% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,458 ±121	61.4% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,964 ±443	13.2% ±0.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	191 ±80	0.4% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	21 to 115	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 120	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,010 ±469	5.7% ±0.9	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rusk County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	39,595 ±838	74.9% ±1.6	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,494 ±762	18.0% ±1.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	423 ±188	0.8% ±0.4	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,330 ±369	6.3% ±0.7	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,370 ±244	2.6% ±0.5	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,960 ±411	3.7% ±0.8	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Rusk County among the counties of Texas

68th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Rusk County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Navarro County	57,181	+8.2%
Burnet County	57,015	+15.2%
Medina County	56,881	+11.4%
Wilson County	56,139	+12.2%
Caldwell County	55,150	+20.0%
Rusk County	54,854	+5.0%
Kerr County	54,037	+2.5%
Atascosa County	53,590	+8.7%
Polk County	53,434	+5.9%
Cherokee County	53,337	+5.4%
Kendall County	53,289	+19.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026