Demographics of Rusk city, Texas

Rusk city, Texas had 5,568 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +161 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rusk city, in four figures

5,568
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,477 ±36.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +161 people.; 39.0 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,438 ±$15,831
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Rusk city, Texas's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rusk city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Rusk city, Texas's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rusk city, 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	5,407	100.0	100.0
2021	5,499	101.7	100.2
2022	5,415	100.1	100.7
2023	5,520	102.1	101.6
2024	5,549	102.6	102.5
2025	5,568	103.0	103.1

Population of Rusk city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,407	—
2021	5,499	+92
2022	5,415	−84
2023	5,520	+105
2024	5,549	+29
2025	5,568	+19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±3.4: for men 38.6 ±2.5 and for women 40.9 ±11.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rusk city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	350 ±147	6.4% ±2.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	441 ±183	8.1% ±3.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	327 ±131	6.0% ±2.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,264 ±361	41.3% ±6.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,419 ±267	25.9% ±4.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	676 ±164	12.3% ±3.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,438 ±$15,831, and income per person $15,658 ±$3,149, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	50 to 162	10.2% ±5.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	135 to 407	26.1% ±12.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	134 to 412	26.3% ±12.5	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	54 to 210	5.6% to 19.8%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	71 to 221	14.1% ±6.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	11 to 119	1.2% to 11.3%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2 to 90	0.3% to 8.6%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	44 to 424	1.6% to 15.4%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 120	0.1% to 15.5%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13 to 243	1.2% to 18.9%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	8 to 86	1.4% to 11.7%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rusk city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rusk city	Texas	United States
Housing units	1,232 ±217	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±4.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.9% to 23.5%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.9% ±16.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.1% ±14.3	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,400 ±$51,803	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$98 to $1,188	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±9	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	938 ±267	17.1% ±4.9	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,657 ±375	48.5% ±6.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,564 ±330	28.6% ±6.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 108	0% to 2.0%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 238	0% to 4.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	58 to 280	1.1% to 5.1%	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,376 ±207	79.9% ±3.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	801 ±183	14.6% ±3.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 140	0% to 2.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	242 ±109	4.4% ±2.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6 to 76	0.1% to 1.4%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	201 ±98	3.7% ±1.8	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Rusk city among the places of Texas

407th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Rusk city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sinton city	5,584 ±17
Luling city	5,531 ±19
Rockdale city	5,523 ±16
Marlin city	5,516 ±14
Brookshire city	5,495 ±17
Rusk city	5,477 ±36
Justin city	5,447 ±15
Atlanta city	5,439 ±19
Cameron city	5,416 ±20
Sandy Oaks city	5,396 ±23
Sansom Park city	5,392 ±27

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026