Rusk (Texas)

Cherokee County

48-63848

Rusk is the capital and the county seat ( county seat ) of Cherokee County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city lies at the intersection of USHighways 69 and 84, about 190 kilometers southeast of Dallas and has a total area of 17.7 km ², of which 0.1 km ² water surface.

History

The town was named after General Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a Senator and signer of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Texas.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 5,085 people in 1,306 households and 867 families. The population density was 287.9 ​​inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 62.71 % White, 30.01 % African American, 0.18 % Native American, 0.96 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 5.15 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 0.98% were of mixed descent, and 6.92 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,306 households, 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.6 % were married couples living together. 17.5 % were single mothers and 33.6 % were non-families. 30.9 % of all households were single-person households, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size amounted to 3.05.

17.3% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 39.3% 25-44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.9 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 154.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over 168.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 27,370, and the median income for a family $ 33,952. Males have a median income of $ 24,271 versus $ 22,438 for females. The per capita income was $ 11,688. 21.5 % of the population and 16.2 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 29.4 % have children under the age of 18 and 21.0 % of those 65 or older.