COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ruby vs Poughkeepsie
PLACE A
Ruby, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Poughkeepsie, New York
Ruby is 99% smaller than Poughkeepsie. Ruby earns more, with a median household income $14,572 higher. Poughkeepsie has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -15%).
RUBYPOUGHKEEPSIEDIFFERENCE
Total population32332,499−99% vs Poughkeepsie
Population density1316,317−6,186
Population growth-14.7%-3.5%−11.2 pts
Median age46.738.1+8.6
Male42.6%47.4%−4.8 pts
Female57.4%52.6%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%22.5%−22.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.9%32.8%+54.0 pts
Black3.3%30.0%−26.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%27.5%−20.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other2.5%8.2%−5.7 pts
Median household income$75,313$60,741+$14,572
Per capita income$42,328$44,215−$1,887
Poverty rate13.9%17.6%−3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.551−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%31.9%−12.0 pts
Graduate degree14.4%15.5%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%8.8%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation61.5%65.2%−3.7 pts
Median home value$114,400$283,700−$169,300
Median gross rent$763$1,400−$637
Owner-occupied86.0%38.8%+47.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.8%4.5%+21.3 pts
Rent-burdened households35.3%58.2%−22.9 pts
Average commute28.323.8+4.5
Worked from home0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Uninsured6.1%9.0%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025