Language Spoken At Home in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 13,862 | 100% |
English only | 13,423 | 96.8% |
Language other than English | 439 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 149 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 164 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 46 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 229 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 74 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 42 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 4 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,670 | 100% |
American | 1,197 | 8.2% |
Arab | 4 | 0.0% |
Czech | 530 | 3.6% |
Danish | 248 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 399 | 2.7% |
English | 1,124 | 7.7% |
French (except Basque) | 561 | 3.8% |
French Canadian | 241 | 1.6% |
German | 5,648 | 38.5% |
Greek | 34 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 50 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,594 | 10.9% |
Italian | 290 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 67 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 1,374 | 9.4% |
Polish | 1,869 | 12.7% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.0% |
Russian | 77 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 54 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 124 | 0.8% |
Slovak | 79 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 552 | 3.8% |
Swiss | 187 | 1.3% |
Ukrainian | 37 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 26 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,542 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,226 | 64.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,678 | 25.6% |
Married-couple family | 3,402 | 52.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,172 | 17.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 314 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 210 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 510 | 7.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 296 | 4.5% |
Nonfamily households | 2,316 | 35.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,926 | 29.4% |
65 years and over | 982 | 15.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,791 | 27.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,165 | 33.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 14,366 | 100% |
Householder | 6,542 | 45.5% |
Spouse | 3,407 | 23.7% |
Child | 3,511 | 24.4% |
Other relatives | 261 | 1.8% |
Nonrelatives | 645 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 467 | 3.3% |
Marital Status in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,003 | 100% |
Never married | 1,438 | 24.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,477 | 57.9% |
Separated | 35 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 263 | 4.4% |
Divorced | 790 | 13.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,077 | 100% |
Never married | 1,019 | 16.8% |
Now married, except separated | 3,434 | 56.5% |
Separated | 107 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 799 | 13.1% |
Divorced | 718 | 11.8% |
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 | 223 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 55 | 24.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 187 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 170 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 51 | 30.0% |
Less than 1 year | 16 | 9.4% |
1 or 2 years | 11 | 6.5% |
3 or 4 years | 3 | 1.8% |
5 or more years | 21 | 12.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 51 | 100% |
Who are female | 36 | 70.6% |
Who are married | 35 | 68.6% |
School Enrollment in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,995 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 184 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 197 | 6.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,388 | 46.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 808 | 27.0% |
College or graduate school | 418 | 14.0% |
Educational Attainment in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,484 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 525 | 5.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 948 | 9.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,499 | 42.9% |
Some college, no degree | 2,015 | 19.2% |
Associate's degree | 866 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,178 | 11.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 453 | 4.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.6% |
Veteran Status in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,440 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,431 | 12.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 14,521 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,145 | 14.8% |
Under 18 years | 3,226 | 100% |
With a disability | 159 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 8,420 | 100% |
With a disability | 888 | 10.5% |
65 years and over | 2,875 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,098 | 38.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 14,486 | 100% |
Same house | 12,590 | 86.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,891 | 13.1% |
Same county | 960 | 6.6% |
Different county | 931 | 6.4% |
Same state | 624 | 4.3% |
Different state | 307 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 5 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,670 | 100% |
Native | 14,470 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 14,423 | 98.3% |
State of residence | 10,779 | 73.5% |
Different state | 3,644 | 24.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 47 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 200 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 200 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 138 | 69.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 62 | 31.0% |
Year of Entry in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 247 | 100% |
Native | 47 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 47 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 200 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 9 | 4.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 191 | 95.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rusk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 200 | 100% |
Europe | 101 | 50.5% |
Asia | 53 | 26.5% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 23 | 11.5% |
Northern America | 23 | 11.5% |