What is the population of Rusk County, Wisconsin?

The population of Rusk County, Wisconsin is 14,022, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Rusk County, Wisconsin?

The median household income in Rusk County, Wisconsin is $58,128, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Rusk County, Wisconsin is $120,455, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Rusk County, Wisconsin is 4.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education F

Metric	Rusk County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Population	14,022	5,859,674	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	15.1	89.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.13%	0.33%	0.57%
Median age	46.9	40.1	37.1
Households	6,259	2,445,541	128,459,983

Year	Rusk County

Group	Share

Rusk County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Rusk County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$58,128	$75,766	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.55%	4.67%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.3%	5.2%

Metric	Rusk County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$120,455	$176,921	$242,182
Median rent	$816	$1,045	$1,342
Homeownership rate	77.5%	67.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Rusk County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	18.6	18.8	22.5
Work from home	9.1%	11.6%	13.4%

Rusk County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Rusk County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	29.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.23	2.35	2.54

Rusk County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Rusk County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	82.1	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.7%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	20.3%	18.5%	19.0%