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Population (year 2000): 5,085. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,234 (+2.9% change)
Males: 3,088 (60.7%), Females: 1,997 (39.3%)
Cherokee County
Zip code:
75785
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $27,370 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,600 (year 2000)
Races in Rusk:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.4%)
- Black (30.0%)
- Hispanic (6.9%)
- Other race (5.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (13.2%), Irish (7.3%),
German (6.1%), English (4.9%), French (1.2%).
Elevation: 516 feet
Land area: 6.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rusk
- High school or higher: 67.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rusk city
- Never married: 13.2%
- Now married: 69.9%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 7.1%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +569 (+12.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Rusk:
- RUSK STATE HOSP (HWY 69 NORTH P O BOX 318)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rusk:
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER JACKSONVILLE (about 13
miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX)
- MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE (about 13
miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX)
- PALESTINE REG MED CTR (about 34 miles; PALESTINE,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rusk:
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 42 miles; TYLER, TX; ID:
TYR)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 51 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 103 miles; SHREVEPORT,
LA; ID: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rusk:
- CHEROKEE COUNTY (about 7 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX;
ID: JSO)
- TARRANT FIELD (about 22 miles; MOUNT SELMAN, TX; ID:
6X0)
- RUSK COUNTY (about 31 miles; HENDERSON, TX; ID: F12)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rusk:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 38 miles;
TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 42 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 55 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 10,429)
Public high school in Rusk:
- RUSK H S (Students: 541; Location: 203 E 7TH
ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rusk:
- RUSK J H (Students: 473; Location: 203 E 7TH
ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RUSK PRIMARY (Students: 369; Location: 203 E
7TH ST; Grades: PK - 01)
- RUSK INTERMEDIATE (Students: 292; Location:
203 E 7TH; Grades: 04 - 05)
- RUSK EL (Students: 284; Location: 203 E 7TH
ST; Grades: 02 - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Rusk:
- RUSK S D A SCHOOL (Students: 17; Location: PO
BOX 400/701 N EUCLID; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Rusk:
- SINGLETARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $46,627; Location: 207 E 6TH ST; 27,875 books;
335 audio materials; 335 video materials; 26 serial
subscriptions)
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