Texas · Census place 63848
Rusk city, TX
Quick answer
Rusk city has 5,332 residents, ranking #407 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $60,119, the median home is worth $153,500 and median gross rent runs $876 a month.
- Population
- 5,332Rusk city residents
- Median household income
- $60,119Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $153,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $876Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rusk city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rusk city median would spend about 17.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.5% of residents and 61.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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