COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ruby vs New Paltz
PLACE A
Ruby, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
New Paltz, New York
Ruby is 96% smaller than New Paltz. Ruby earns more, with a median household income $22,539 higher. New Paltz has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -15%).
RUBYNEW PALTZDIFFERENCE
Total population3238,689−96% vs New Paltz
Population density1314,931−4,801
Population growth-14.7%7.4%−22.1 pts
Median age46.721.5+25.2
Male42.6%43.2%−0.6 pts
Female57.4%56.8%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.9%63.5%+23.4 pts
Black3.3%7.0%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%15.0%−7.6 pts
Asian0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Other2.5%8.8%−6.4 pts
Median household income$75,313$52,774+$22,539
Per capita income$42,328$22,485+$19,843
Poverty rate13.9%38.2%−24.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%73.3%−53.4 pts
Graduate degree14.4%31.3%−16.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%10.7%−6.6 pts
Labor force participation61.5%48.3%+13.2 pts
Median home value$114,400$414,500−$300,100
Median gross rent$763$1,672−$909
Owner-occupied86.0%20.3%+65.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.8%3.1%+22.6 pts
Rent-burdened households35.3%66.3%−31.0 pts
Average commute28.321.4+6.9
Worked from home0.0%19.2%−19.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured6.1%4.6%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025