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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Rusk County is $20,573, which is lower than the state average of $26,624 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Rusk County median household income is $38,352, which has grown by 22.36% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 11.90% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Rusk County residents spend 21.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 20.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #68

Rusk County	20,573 USD
Wisconsin	26,624 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rusk County	24,027 USD
Wisconsin	29,115 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rusk County	26,896 USD
Wisconsin	35,601 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rusk County	21,254 USD
Wisconsin	23,208 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #67

Rusk County	38,352 USD
Wisconsin	51,598 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rusk County	47,296 USD
Wisconsin	65,273 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #25

Rusk County	22.36%
Wisconsin	11.90%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Rusk County		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.49%	$6,312, see rank	29.83%	$10,220	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	39.14%	$14,223, see rank	27.35%	$16,149	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	3.03%	$2,016, see rank	1.79%	$3,361	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	20.26%	$17,539, see rank	17.05%	$19,440	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Rusk County	48,176 USD
Wisconsin	64,869 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rusk County	55,609 USD
Wisconsin	77,985 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Rusk County	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$38,392, see rank	$53,598	$54,999
Black	$98,500, see rank	$27,859	$35,194
Hispanic	$15,833, see rank	$37,787	$41,534
Asian	$73,036, see rank	$53,994	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$11,250, see rank	$35,349	$36,779
One Race, Other	$50,833, see rank	$36,755	$40,847
Two or More Races	$21,458, see rank	$40,146	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Rusk County	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$24,556, see rank	$26,635	$26,465
25 to 44	$43,286, see rank	$57,865	$57,132
45 to 64	$51,570, see rank	$63,948	$63,398
65 or over	$23,699, see rank	$32,115	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Rusk County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,901	see rank	4,458,387	238,733,844
Male¹	5,909	49.65%, see rank	49.20%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,820	64.65%, see rank	73.29%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5	0.08%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	3,815	64.56%, see rank	73.12%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,459	90.67%, see rank	92.52%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	356	9.33%, see rank	7.48%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,089	35.35%, see rank	26.71%	29.08%
Female¹	5,992	50.35%, see rank	50.80%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,394	56.64%, see rank	64.94%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	3,394	56.64%, see rank	64.90%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,223	94.96%, see rank	94.24%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	171	5.04%, see rank	5.76%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,598	43.36%, see rank	35.06%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Rusk County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,513	100%	2,812,812	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,960	76.16%, see rank	79.84%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	665	10.21%, see rank	9.32%	10.35%
Public Transportation	31	0.48%, see rank	1.80%	4.94%
Walked	255	3.92%, see rank	3.37%	2.85%
Other Means	111	1.70%, see rank	1.70%	1.72%
Worked at Home	491	7.54%, see rank	3.98%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rusk County	21.0 minutes
Wisconsin	20.9 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Rusk County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,682	-	2,869,310	141,833,331
Male¹	3,459	51.77%, see rank	51.72%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	819	23.68%, see rank	29.85%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	260	7.52%, see rank	11.87%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	346	10.00%, see rank	16.33%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	169	4.89%, see rank	1.52%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	415	12.00%, see rank	9.02%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,216	35.15%, see rank	25.18%	18.08%
Female¹	3,223	48.23%, see rank	48.28%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	987	30.62%, see rank	36.44%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	565	17.53%, see rank	20.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	928	28.79%, see rank	33.23%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31	0.96%, see rank	0.48%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17	0.53%, see rank	0.28%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	687	21.32%, see rank	8.69%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Rusk County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,682	100%	2,869,310	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	492	7.36%, see rank	2.50%	1.86%
Construction	391	5.85%, see rank	5.98%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,934	28.94%, see rank	18.71%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	84	1.26%, see rank	3.03%	3.06%
Retail Trade	687	10.28%, see rank	11.50%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	409	6.12%, see rank	4.54%	5.07%
Information	87	1.30%, see rank	1.95%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	194	2.90%, see rank	6.36%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	234	3.50%, see rank	7.63%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,273	19.05%, see rank	22.02%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	404	6.05%, see rank	8.30%	8.86%
Public Administration	255	3.82%, see rank	3.45%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	238	3.56%, see rank	4.02%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Rusk County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,380	16.38%, see rank	11.62%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	514	11.73%, see rank	7.73%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.