Language Spoken At Home in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 49,774 | 100% |
English only | 43,480 | 87.4% |
Language other than English | 6,294 | 12.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,079 | 4.2% |
Spanish | 5,914 | 11.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,982 | 4.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 160 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 211 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 77 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 9 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 53,211 | 100% |
American | 4,544 | 8.5% |
Arab | 51 | 0.1% |
Czech | 175 | 0.3% |
Danish | 41 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 561 | 1.1% |
English | 5,869 | 11.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,554 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 165 | 0.3% |
German | 5,389 | 10.1% |
Greek | 8 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 6,374 | 12.0% |
Italian | 499 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 9 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 173 | 0.3% |
Polish | 424 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 72 | 0.1% |
Russian | 44 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 779 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 737 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 27 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 42 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 175 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 166 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 30 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 201 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 126 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 18,060 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,811 | 70.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,261 | 29.1% |
Married-couple family | 9,697 | 53.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,598 | 19.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 855 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 393 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,259 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,270 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 5,249 | 29.1% |
Householder living alone | 4,665 | 25.8% |
65 years and over | 1,982 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,009 | 33.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,217 | 28.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 48,193 | 100% |
Householder | 18,060 | 37.5% |
Spouse | 9,750 | 20.2% |
Child | 14,813 | 30.7% |
Other relatives | 3,787 | 7.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,783 | 3.7% |
Unmarried partner | 771 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 22,929 | 100% |
Never married | 6,829 | 29.8% |
Now married, except separated | 11,345 | 49.5% |
Separated | 613 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 960 | 4.2% |
Divorced | 3,182 | 13.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 20,081 | 100% |
Never married | 4,039 | 20.1% |
Now married, except separated | 10,429 | 51.9% |
Separated | 491 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 2,383 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 2,739 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 784 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 303 | 38.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 87 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 131 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,465 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 997 | 68.1% |
Less than 1 year | 211 | 14.4% |
1 or 2 years | 191 | 13.0% |
3 or 4 years | 247 | 16.9% |
5 or more years | 348 | 23.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 997 | 100% |
Who are female | 576 | 57.8% |
Who are married | 743 | 74.5% |
School Enrollment in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,344 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 747 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 618 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,526 | 44.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,365 | 27.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,088 | 16.9% |
Educational Attainment in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 36,039 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,795 | 7.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,387 | 12.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,548 | 34.8% |
Some college, no degree | 9,367 | 26.0% |
Associate's degree | 2,210 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,252 | 9.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,480 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.1% |
Veteran Status in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,861 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,462 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 48,273 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,346 | 15.2% |
Under 18 years | 12,327 | 100% |
With a disability | 422 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 28,582 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,584 | 12.5% |
65 years and over | 7,364 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,340 | 45.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 52,577 | 100% |
Same house | 42,748 | 81.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,777 | 18.6% |
Same county | 2,897 | 5.5% |
Different county | 6,880 | 13.1% |
Same state | 6,424 | 12.2% |
Different state | 456 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 52 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 53,211 | 100% |
Native | 50,094 | 94.1% |
Born in United States | 49,819 | 93.6% |
State of residence | 40,277 | 75.7% |
Different state | 9,542 | 17.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 275 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 3,117 | 5.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,117 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 549 | 17.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,568 | 82.4% |
Year of Entry in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,392 | 100% |
Native | 275 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 275 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,117 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,115 | 99.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,117 | 100% |
Europe | 142 | 4.6% |
Asia | 208 | 6.7% |
Africa | 16 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2,751 | 88.3% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |