COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ruby vs Kingston
PLACE A
Ruby, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Kingston, Oklahoma
Ruby is 78% smaller than Kingston. Ruby earns more, with a median household income $29,777 higher.
RUBYKINGSTONDIFFERENCE
Total population3231,480−78% vs Kingston
Population density131675−544
Population growth-14.7%-10.6%−4.1 pts
Median age46.737.1+9.6
Male42.6%49.2%−6.6 pts
Female57.4%50.8%+6.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.9%76.0%+10.9 pts
Black3.3%0.0%+3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%7.3%+0.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.5%16.6%−14.2 pts
Median household income$75,313$45,536+$29,777
Per capita income$42,328$29,006+$13,322
Poverty rate13.9%13.6%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.457−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%10.3%+9.6 pts
Graduate degree14.4%2.7%+11.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%2.2%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation61.5%57.3%+4.2 pts
Median home value$114,400$124,500−$10,100
Median gross rent$763$856−$93
Owner-occupied86.0%54.0%+31.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.8%16.1%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households35.3%39.0%−3.7 pts
Average commute28.323.1+5.2
Worked from home0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.1%16.2%−10.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025