2020 census As of the
2020 census, Rusk had a population of 5,285; the median age was 38.6 years, with 18.7% of residents under the age of 18 and 13.5% of residents who were 65 years of age or older. There were 1,319 households in Rusk, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.2% were married-couple households, 14.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census At the
2010 U.S. census, there were 5,551 people, 1,306 households, and 867 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,539 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 62.71%
White, 30.01%
African American, 0.18%
Native American, 0.96%
Asian, 5.15% from
other races, and 0.98% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 6.92% of the population.
2000 census The median income for a household in the city was $27,370, and the median income for a family was $33,952. Males had a median income of $24,271 versus $22,438 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $11,688. About 16.2% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Geography==