Rusk, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Rusk home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

5,602
Population Estimate
$85,516
Median Home Value
91.6%
Employment Rate
9.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$139
Median Listing Price$245,000
Median Days on Market92
Active Listings59
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)62
Avg Listing Price$285,378
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.88
Family Dual Income49.4
Median Household Income$53,109
Median Individual Income$22,091
Home Ownership64.7%
Home Value$85,516
Median Rent$921
Rent Burden25.9%
Poverty12.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED26.5%
  • Highschool Education36.0%
  • Some College28.0%
  • Bachelors Degree6.9%
  • Graduate Degree2.6%
  • Total College or Above9.5%
  • Stem Degree33.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male69.1%
  • Female30.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married32.6%
  • Divorced21.7%
  • Never Married41.3%
  • Widowed4.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRusk
State IDTX
Population5,602

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1818.4%
19–2917.2%
30–3916.1%
40–4922.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.5%
60–696.6%
70–792.4%
80+3.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation31.9%
Unemployment Rate8.4%
Disabled14.3%

ETHNICITY

White64.1%
Black31.4%
Asian0.7%
Native American1.7%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.1%
Multiple2.0%

OTHER

Hispanic17.2%
Limited English3.8%
Health Uninsured13.3%
Veteran4.4%

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