Rusk County

  1. Rusk County Legal Resources
  2. Rusk County Statistics
  3. Rusk County Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Rusk County Employment Information
  5. Rusk County Family Information
  6. Rusk County Education Information
  7. Rusk County Business Information
  8. Rusk County Public Benefits Information
  9. Rusk County Criminal Information
  10. Rusk County Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Rusk County Cities
  12. Rusk County Zip Codes


Rusk County Legal Resources Back to top

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Rusk County Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 47,372
  • Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 657 / 528 / 0
  • Land Area (2000): 2,391.981 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 39.031 square kilometers
  • Farm Area (2002): 272,000.000 acres (1,100.512 square kilometers)
  • Farms (2002): 1,391
  • Farms under 50 acres (2002): 29.30%
  • Farms over 500 acres (2002): 8.40%
  • Farm earnings (2005): $23,699,000
  • Physicians (2004): 39
  • Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (76)
  • Medicare Recipients (2005): 6,755
  • Federal Spending (2004): $247,940
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Rusk County - Historical Places
Houses (2000): 19,867
Building Permits Issued (2006): 14
Valuation of Building Permits (2006): $3,477
Rusk County Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 30,952 32.34%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 2,859 2.99%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 61,886 64.67%

Rusk County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rusk County Employment Information Back to top
Rusk County Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 19,703 18,290 1,413 7.17% 72
1991 21,505 19,873 1,632 7.59% 76
1992 21,535 19,847 1,688 7.84% 78
1993 21,055 19,360 1,695 8.05% 81
1994 20,612 19,060 1,552 7.53% 75
1995 20,155 18,710 1,445 7.17% 72
1996 20,796 19,426 1,370 6.59% 66
1997 20,591 19,279 1,312 6.37% 64
1998 20,867 19,615 1,252 6.00% 60
1999 21,048 19,802 1,246 5.92% 59
2000 21,042 19,993 1,049 4.99% 50
2001 21,290 20,187 1,103 5.18% 52
2002 21,492 20,079 1,413 6.57% 66
2003 21,876 20,398 1,478 6.76% 68
2004 22,653 21,355 1,298 5.73% 57
2005 22,859 21,669 1,190 5.21% 52
2006 22,991 21,918 1,072 4.66% 47
2007 23,496 22,505 992 4.22% 42
2008 23,977 22,947 1,030 4.29% 43
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 23,661 22,646 1,015 4.29% 43
Feb 2008 23,490 22,555 935 3.98% 40
Mar 2008 23,779 22,842 937 3.94% 39
Apr 2008 23,865 23,019 846 3.54% 35
May 2008 23,987 22,984 1,003 4.18% 42
Jun 2008 24,292 23,169 1,123 4.62% 46
Jul 2008 24,342 23,173 1,169 4.80% 48
Aug 2008 24,172 23,057 1,115 4.61% 46
Sep 2008 24,206 23,081 1,125 4.65% 46
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Rusk County Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 2,660 12.45%
2. Mining 1,698 7.95%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 1,304 6.10%
4. Utilities 906 4.24%
5. Repair and Maintenance 894 4.19%
6. Educational Services 856 4.01%
7. Truck Transportation 854 4.00%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 742 3.47%
9. Public Administration 704 3.30%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 648 3.03%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 574 2.69%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 542 2.54%
13. Health Care 530 2.48%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 522 2.44%
15. Metal Manufactuing 518 2.42%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 448 2.10%
17. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 438 2.05%
18. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 422 1.98%
19. Food Manufacturing 364 1.70%
20. Finance and Insurance 346 1.62%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 2,964 18.20%
2. Educational Services 2,340 14.37%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 996 6.11%
4. Finance and Insurance 864 5.30%
5. Public Administration 778 4.78%
6. Department and Other General Stores 752 4.62%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 680 4.17%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 602 3.70%
9. Social Assistance 388 2.38%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 312 1.92%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 306 1.88%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 280 1.72%
13. Construction 254 1.56%
14. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 238 1.46%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 226 1.39%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 214 1.31%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 204 1.25%
18. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 200 1.23%
19. Repair and Maintenance 176 1.08%
20. Mining 170 1.04%

Rusk County Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,718 8.04%
2. Other Production Occupations 1,502 7.03%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 1,344 6.29%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 1,018 4.77%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 976 4.57%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 918 4.30%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 770 3.60%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 728 3.41%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 606 2.84%
10. Other Construction Trades 602 2.82%
11. Other Management Occupations 578 2.71%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 486 2.28%
13. Construction Laborers 470 2.20%
14. Agricultural Workers 462 2.16%
15. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 454 2.13%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 436 2.04%
17. Carpenters 412 1.93%
18. Extraction Workers 374 1.75%
19. Other Material Moving Workers 374 1.75%
20. Electricians 368 1.72%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 1,516 9.31%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 1,010 6.20%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 864 5.30%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 812 4.99%
5. Cashiers 710 4.36%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 622 3.82%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 612 3.76%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 576 3.54%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 540 3.32%
10. Registered Nurses 536 3.29%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 520 3.19%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 436 2.68%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 418 2.57%
14. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 382 2.35%
15. Other Management Occupations 364 2.23%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 364 2.23%
17. Other Production Occupations 362 2.22%
18. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 342 2.10%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 306 1.88%
20. Child Care Workers 246 1.51%

Rusk County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 36,955 49.52%
15-35 hours 6,351 8.51%
1-14 hours 1,549 2.08%
No regular hours 29,773 39.90%

Rusk County Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,444 3.94%
5 AM-5:29 AM 1,486 4.06%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 2,168 5.92%
6 AM-6:29 AM 4,244 11.59%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 4,299 11.74%
7 AM-7:29 AM 6,083 16.61%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 7,138 19.49%
8 AM-8:29 AM 2,516 6.87%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,273 3.48%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,378 3.76%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 500 1.37%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 363 0.99%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,828 4.99%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,903 5.20%

Rusk County Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,759 4.80%
5-9 5,246 14.32%
10-14 5,885 16.07%
15-19 5,179 14.14%
20-24 4,713 12.87%
25-29 1,969 5.38%
30-34 5,531 15.10%
35-39 822 2.24%
40-44 1,065 2.91%
45-59 2,495 6.81%
60-89 1,050 2.87%
At least 90 909 2.48%

Rusk County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 26 0.07% 24,725 67.51%
30-44 10 0.03% 7,408 20.23%
45-59 0 0.00% 2,495 6.81%
At least 60 28 0.08% 1,931 5.27%

Rusk County Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 26 0.07%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 4,657 12.41%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 30,905 82.38%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 14 0.04%
Color 4 Box Other 402 1.07%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 64 0.17%
Color 6 Box Walked 555 1.48%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 892 2.38%

Rusk County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rusk County Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 34,672 (89,270 people)
Families (2000): 25,510 (78,096 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 8,883
People at same address in 1995: 56,589
Rusk County Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 4,411 12.58%
$10,000-$14,999 3,197 9.12%
$15,000-$19,999 2,636 7.52%
$20,000-$24,999 3,028 8.63%
$25,000-$29,999 2,725 7.77%
$30,000-$34,999 2,536 7.23%
$35,000-$39,999 2,324 6.63%
$40,000-$44,999 1,918 5.47%
$45,000-$49,999 1,899 5.42%
$50,000-$59,999 2,587 7.38%
$60,000-$74,999 3,388 9.66%
$75,000-$99,999 2,420 6.90%
$100,000-$124,999 869 2.48%
$125,000-$149,999 370 1.06%
$150,000-$199,999 290 0.83%
$200,000 or more 470 1.34%

Rusk County Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,199 24.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 5,647 32.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 364 2.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,949 16.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 57 0.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,446 14.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 14 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,021 5.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 420 2.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 4 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 237 1.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.01%

Rusk County Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 25,932 28.76%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 10,311 11.44%
Public Assistance 1,147 1.27%
Retirement 5,786 6.42%
Self Employment 4,503 4.99%
Social Security 11,197 12.42%
Supplemental Security 1,866 2.07%
Wage / Salary 24,767 27.47%
Other 4,647 5.15%

Rusk County Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 11,991 57.92%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 8,711 42.08%

Rusk County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,016 7.80%
Color 1 Box Married 26,909 69.57%
Color 2 Box Never Married 7,701 19.91%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,051 2.72%

Rusk County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,467 9.22%
Color 1 Box Married 23,171 61.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 5,860 15.58%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5,117 13.60%

Rusk County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rusk County Education Information Back to top
Rusk County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 5,917 8.23%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 13,262 18.45%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 23,579 32.80%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 16,366 22.77%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 4,243 5.90%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,448 7.58%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,074 4.28%

Rusk County Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 736 1.55% 470 0.99% 1,206 2.55%
Kindergarten 1,409 2.97% 94 0.20% 1,503 3.17%
Grades 1-4 5,121 10.81% 221 0.47% 5,342 11.28%
Grades 5-8 5,509 11.63% 235 0.50% 5,744 12.13%
Grades 9-12 5,343 11.28% 396 0.84% 5,739 12.11%
Undergrad college 2,453 5.18% 561 1.18% 3,014 6.36%
Graduate or professional school 382 0.81% 82 0.17% 464 0.98%
Total 20,953 44.23% 2,059 4.35% 23,012 48.58%

Rusk County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rusk County Business Information Back to top
Retail sales (2002): $245,099,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $17,003,000
Value of Manufacturers' Shipments (2002): $158,495
Retired workers (2005): 5,380
Rusk County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths Color 2 Box Business Expansions Color 3 Box Business Contractions Color 4 Box Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 2 3 5 6 7
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 2 1 3 2 7
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 1 1 1 2 1
1999 - Construction 10 3 25 16 16
1999 - Educational Services 2 0 2 0 0
1999 - Finance & Insurance 7 2 11 4 23
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance 6 12 15 21 18
1999 - Information 2 1 4 1 4
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 5 0 0 1 0
1999 - Manufacturing 4 3 16 16 11
1999 - Mining 3 3 3 9 5
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 4 10 14 27 35
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 3 2 12 12 19
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 1 1 5 2 12
1999 - Retail Trade 14 14 30 37 48
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing 4 4 6 5 7
1999 - Unclassified 1 1 0 0 1
1999 - Utilities 2 2 4 3 14
1999 - Wholesale Trade 4 2 12 8 15
1999 - Total 77 65 168 172 243
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 4 5 3 8
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 2 2 3 5 4
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 0 0 1 3 1
2000 - Construction 5 7 21 16 23
2000 - Educational Services 0 0 1 2 1
2000 - Finance & Insurance 3 4 9 8 24
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance 7 5 30 11 14
2000 - Information 1 1 2 2 6
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 3 1 2
2000 - Manufacturing 0 4 17 15 11
2000 - Mining 0 1 9 4 6
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 10 6 23 14 37
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 4 3 16 12 16
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 2 2 6 3 10
2000 - Retail Trade 13 13 41 28 46
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing 11 0 7 7 8
2000 - Unclassified 6 1 1 0 0
2000 - Utilities 3 1 3 6 13
2000 - Wholesale Trade 1 2 16 10 11
2000 - Total 71 56 214 150 241
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 4 1 5 5 7
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 5 3 3 3
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 1 0 2 1 2
2001 - Construction 6 4 14 22 25
2001 - Educational Services 0 0 2 1 2
2001 - Finance & Insurance 2 7 10 8 20
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance 3 8 14 24 16
2001 - Information 1 0 2 2 8
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 2 0 1 3
2001 - Manufacturing 1 2 8 21 12
2001 - Mining 4 1 8 5 4
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 7 5 33 17 32
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 2 5 17 10 16
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 5 4 5 1 12
2001 - Retail Trade 9 18 34 37 41
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing 6 11 4 11 9
2001 - Unclassified 3 4 0 0 1
2001 - Utilities 0 1 4 7 13
2001 - Wholesale Trade 2 4 10 13 11
2001 - Total 58 82 175 189 237
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 5 2 3 11 6
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 1 3 4 2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 0 0 4 2 0
2002 - Construction 3 3 23 18 25
2002 - Educational Services 0 0 0 2 3
2002 - Finance & Insurance 6 3 13 9 16
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance 3 5 8 23 21
2002 - Information 3 2 3 3 5
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 1 0 4
2002 - Manufacturing 2 4 10 20 8
2002 - Mining 5 3 3 7 9
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 7 6 21 25 33
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 2 5 14 13 14
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3 2 6 8 7
2002 - Retail Trade 8 12 35 47 30
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing 3 6 9 7 9
2002 - Unclassified 1 3 0 0 0
2002 - Utilities 1 1 3 1 19
2002 - Wholesale Trade 3 2 11 12 12
2002 - Total 56 60 170 212 223
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 7 2 9 6 6
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 2 1 4 2 4
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 1 0 1 2 1
2003 - Construction 7 8 13 21 27
2003 - Educational Services 0 0 1 1 0
2003 - Finance & Insurance 4 1 13 9 19
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance 4 6 21 13 15
2003 - Information 0 1 4 1 7
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 1 0 3
2003 - Manufacturing 2 2 14 12 5
2003 - Mining 2 8 7 6 4
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 6 9 16 35 31
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 9 2 8 14 19
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 0 5 6 3 8
2003 - Retail Trade 14 12 36 32 40
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing 3 7 2 8 11
2003 - Unclassified 3 0 0 0 1
2003 - Utilities 9 1 5 6 10
2003 - Wholesale Trade 4 7 11 6 9
2003 - Total 77 72 172 177 220
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 4 4 5 8 10
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 7 3 2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3 1 0 1 3
2004 - Construction 7 10 19 20 21
2004 - Educational Services 0 0 2 0 0
2004 - Finance & Insurance 4 4 14 9 20
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance 6 6 17 12 21
2004 - Information 1 2 0 3 6
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 0 1 2
2004 - Manufacturing 2 4 10 13 5
2004 - Mining 5 1 11 3 1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 6 4 29 19 33
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 1 3 16 7 25
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 1 1 3 4 10
2004 - Retail Trade 13 12 36 33 44
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing 0 3 8 5 10
2004 - Unclassified 0 3 0 0 1
2004 - Utilities 1 0 5 6 18
2004 - Wholesale Trade 1 5 11 5 5
2004 - Total 55 63 193 152 237
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 5 1 12 9
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 0 6 5 3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 1 2 3 1 1
2005 - Construction 6 8 24 15 17
2005 - Educational Services 0 0 1 0 1
2005 - Finance & Insurance 3 4 8 9 26
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance 1 5 13 16 23
2005 - Information 1 0 4 2 4
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 2 0 1 0
2005 - Manufacturing 0 3 13 11 4
2005 - Mining 5 4 9 5 2
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 5 4 21 27 35
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 1 5 9 8 27
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3 2 4 2 10
2005 - Retail Trade 12 9 41 33 41
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing 7 1 11 4 9
2005 - Unclassified 1 1 0 0 0
2005 - Utilities 3 8 2 4 16
2005 - Wholesale Trade 2 4 6 4 8
2005 - Total 55 67 176 159 236

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rusk County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Rusk County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 76,940 85.41%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 13,141 14.59%

Rusk County Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1970 $969 $175 $66 $0 $0 $176 $1,211 $597 $0 $362
1971 $956 $179 $59 $0 $0 $188 $1,203 $627 $0 $400
1972 $938 $175 $60 $0 $0 $197 $1,195 $637 $0 $355
1973 $945 $240 $242 $0 $0 $203 $1,390 $640 $0 $392
1974 $999 $175 $524 $0 $0 $220 $1,743 $703 $0 $608
1975 $1,053 $240 $421 $0 $0 $218 $1,692 $694 $0 $636
1976 $1,302 $177 $428 $0 $0 $277 $2,007 $847 $0 $573
1977 $1,305 $177 $453 $0 $0 $326 $2,084 $951 $0 $161
1978 $1,527 $177 $515 $0 $0 $352 $2,394 $1,121 $0 $153
1979 $1,832 $178 $512 $0 $0 $495 $2,839 $1,245 $0 $396
1980 $2,187 $178 $416 $0 $0 $454 $3,057 $1,352 $0 $1,761
1981 $2,510 $178 $619 $0 $0 $453 $3,582 $1,547 $0 $2,138
1982 $2,200 $179 $511 $0 $0 $874 $3,585 $1,656 $950 $813
1983 $4,145 $284 $426 $0 $0 $925 $5,496 $1,902 $900 $1,413
1984 $4,156 $421 $420 $0 $0 $1,026 $5,602 $2,183 $9,270 $2,898
1985 $4,204 $353 $349 $0 $0 $2,027 $6,580 $2,156 $8,940 $5,561
1986 $4,880 $354 $358 $0 $0 $2,242 $7,480 $2,536 $11,610 $5,528
1987 $5,744 $350 $743 $0 $0 $2,377 $8,864 $2,999 $11,770 $5,945
1988 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1989 $5,257 $350 $87 $0 $0 $2,088 $7,432 $3,224 $11,204 $14,426
1990 $5,086 $355 $90 $0 $0 $2,120 $7,296 $3,530 $10,575 $14,757
1991 $5,213 $364 $92 $0 $0 $2,173 $7,478 $3,618 $10,440 $14,757
1992 $5,252 $555 $610 $0 $0 $2,437 $8,299 $3,613 $8,300 $9,867
1993 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1994 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1995 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1996 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1997 $6,717 $359 $792 $0 $0 $2,179 $9,688 $4,556 $6,215 $9,773
1998 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1999 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2000 $7,677 $1,004 $2,212 $0 $0 $2,588 $12,477 $5,881 $19,773 $26,919
2001 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2002 $8,970 $1,064 $1,800 $0 $0 $4,241 $15,011 $5,928 $17,465 $27,305
2003 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2004 $10,505 $1,128 $1,424 $0 $0 $4,511 $16,440 $7,032 $15,157 $21,386
2005 $10,469 $1,125 $1,957 $0 $0 $4,021 $16,447 $6,797 $14,003 $21,841
2006 $12,309 $0 $1,458 $0 $0 $4,352 $18,119 $7,366 $12,849 $22,122


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1970 $0 $308 $78 $11 $680 $1 $1,373
$109 $53 $0 $0 $0 $133
1971 $0 $313 $39 $11 $739 $11 $1,431
$118 $59 $0 $0 $0 $141
1972 $0 $319 $40 $19 $687 $1 $1,398
$116 $57 $0 $0 $0 $159
1973 $0 $362 $35 $5 $855 $1 $1,592
$118 $60 $0 $0 $0 $156
1974 $0 $410 $77 $15 $937 $2 $1,954
$130 $42 $0 $0 $0 $341
1975 $0 $414 $42 $13 $825 $2 $1,827
$138 $38 $0 $0 $0 $355
1976 $0 $469 $48 $21 $860 $0 $1,990
$172 $33 $0 $0 $0 $387
1977 $2 $488 $64 $50 $980 $10 $2,175
$172 $32 $0 $0 $0 $377
1978 $0 $557 $109 $8 $1,056 $2 $2,631
$293 $43 $0 $0 $0 $563
1979 $0 $599 $155 $9 $745 $4 $2,551
$436 $60 $0 $0 $0 $543
1980 $0 $678 $86 $9 $1,406 $10 $3,371
$355 $66 $0 $0 $0 $761
1981 $0 $852 $79 $6 $1,410 $3 $3,383
$357 $57 $0 $0 $0 $619
1982 $0 $948 $140 $8 $1,766 $0 $4,643
$384 $82 $95 $0 $0 $1,220
1983 $0 $1,081 $75 $3 $1,828 $0 $4,795
$471 $86 $86 $0 $0 $1,165
1984 $0 $1,235 $116 $42 $2,161 $0 $5,044
$534 $93 $86 $0 $0 $777
1985 $0 $1,202 $135 $42 $2,085 $0 $5,676
$509 $109 $670 $0 $0 $924
1986 $0 $1,449 $591 $42 $2,671 $0 $7,774
$792 $118 $666 $0 $0 $1,445
1987 $0 $1,506 $870 $3 $2,530 $0 $8,187
$802 $173 $990 $0 $0 $1,313
1988 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1989 $0 $1,535 $160 $0 $2,236 $0 $6,936
$681 $120 $947 $0 $0 $1,257
1990 $0 $1,740 $170 $0 $2,392 $0 $7,514
$723 $127 $908 $0 $0 $1,454
1991 $0 $1,783 $174 $0 $2,452 $0 $7,679
$741 $130 $908 $0 $0 $1,491
1992 $0 $2,349 $147 $0 $2,635 $0 $9,313
$1,319 $374 $597 $230 $0 $1,662
1993 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1994 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1995 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1996 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1997 $0 $2,799 $177 $0 $3,116 $0 $10,551
$1,565 $327 $464 $215 $0 $1,888
1998 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1999 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2000 $0 $3,962 $356 $0 $3,362 $0 $12,388
$2,087 $385 $417 $0 $0 $1,819
2001 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2002 $0 $4,365 $355 $0 $3,841 $57 $15,020
$2,377 $441 $1,384 $0 $0 $2,200
2003 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2004 $0 $4,096 $342 $0 $4,286 $65 $15,595
$2,675 $465 $1,223 $0 $0 $2,443
2005 $0 $4,208 $286 $0 $4,773 $68 $16,053
$2,839 $566 $627 $0 $0 $2,686
2006 $0 $5,549 $323 $0 $5,023 $68 $17,734
$2,606 $521 $560 $143 $0 $2,941

Rusk County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 2,215
Rusk County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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People With A Disability (2000): 52,000
Rusk County Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 6,042 12.75%
10-19 Years 7,045 14.87%
20-29 Years 5,498 11.61%
30-39 Years 6,529 13.78%
40-49 Years 7,200 15.20%
50-59 Years 5,536 11.69%
60-69 Years 4,048 8.55%
70-79 Years 3,328 7.03%
80-89 Years 1,768 3.73%
90+ Years 378 0.80%

Rusk County Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 24,155 50.99%
Color 1 Box Female 23,217 49.01%

Rusk County Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 33,737 71.22%
Color 1 Box African-American 9,037 19.08%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 3,998 8.44%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 321 0.68%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 143 0.30%
Color 2 Box Asian 112 0.24%
Color 6 Box Other Race 21 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.01%

Rusk County Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 13,824 31.62%
2. English 7,302 16.70%
3. Irish 7,255 16.60%
4. German 6,321 14.46%
5. French Non-Basque 1,690 3.87%
6. Scotch Irish 1,675 3.83%
7. Scottish 1,353 3.10%
8. Dutch 826 1.89%
9. Italian 580 1.33%
10. Swedish 414 0.95%

Rusk County Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 82,320 91.67%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 6,847 7.62%
3. French 162 0.18%
4. German 124 0.14%
5. Gujarathi 100 0.11%
6. Korean 96 0.11%
7. Vietnamese 44 0.05%
8. Tagalog 44 0.05%
9. Polish 14 0.02%
10. Arabic 12 0.01%

Rusk County Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 91,491 95.60%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,076 1.12%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,130 3.27%

Rusk County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Rusk County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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