COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ruby vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Ruby, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ruby is 99% smaller than Lancaster. Ruby earns more, with a median household income $11,623 higher. Lancaster has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -15%).
RUBYLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population32358,366−99% vs Lancaster
Population density1318,076−7,945
Population growth-14.7%-2.2%−12.6 pts
Median age46.732.2+14.5
Male42.6%48.3%−5.7 pts
Female57.4%51.7%+5.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.9%39.7%+47.2 pts
Black3.3%12.0%−8.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%40.6%−33.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other2.5%4.8%−2.4 pts
Median household income$75,313$63,690+$11,623
Per capita income$42,328$31,159+$11,169
Poverty rate13.9%20.3%−6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%29.4%−9.5 pts
Graduate degree14.4%10.2%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%8.1%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation61.5%68.6%−7.1 pts
Median home value$114,400$219,500−$105,100
Median gross rent$763$1,240−$477
Owner-occupied86.0%48.6%+37.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.8%4.7%+21.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.3%45.4%−10.1 pts
Average commute28.323.6+4.7
Worked from home0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured6.1%7.3%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025