COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ruby vs Monroe
PLACE A
Ruby, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Monroe, Pennsylvania
Ruby is 33% smaller than Monroe. Ruby earns more, with a median household income $21,366 higher.
RUBYMONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population323479−33% vs Monroe
Population density131970−839
Population growth-14.7%-13.7%−1.0 pts
Median age46.736.7+10.0
Male42.6%51.7%−9.1 pts
Female57.4%48.3%+9.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.9%96.5%−9.6 pts
Black3.3%0.0%+3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%2.6%+4.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other2.5%0.6%+1.8 pts
Median household income$75,313$53,947+$21,366
Per capita income$42,328$30,200+$12,128
Poverty rate13.9%12.4%+1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.415−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%15.6%+4.3 pts
Graduate degree14.4%8.3%+6.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%5.7%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation61.5%59.0%+2.5 pts
Median home value$114,400$174,000−$59,600
Median gross rent$763$854−$91
Owner-occupied86.0%72.0%+14.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.8%7.0%+18.7 pts
Rent-burdened households35.3%51.4%−16.1 pts
Average commute28.326.2+2.2
Worked from home0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.1%9.8%−3.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025