COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ruby vs Rockingham
PLACE A
Ruby, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Rockingham, Georgia
Ruby is 89% larger than Rockingham. Ruby earns more, with a median household income $55,355 higher. Rockingham has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -15%).
RUBYROCKINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population323171+89% vs Rockingham
Population density131146−15
Population growth-14.7%-7.3%−7.5 pts
Median age46.768.6−21.9
Male42.6%62.0%−19.4 pts
Female57.4%38.0%+19.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%32.2%−32.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.9%64.3%+22.6 pts
Black3.3%0.0%+3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%32.2%−24.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.5%3.5%−1.0 pts
Median household income$75,313$19,958+$55,355
Per capita income$42,328$24,127+$18,201
Poverty rate13.9%12.3%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.416−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%32.2%−12.3 pts
Graduate degree14.4%0.0%+14.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation61.5%62.0%−0.5 pts
Median home value$114,400$310,700−$196,300
Median gross rent$763––
Owner-occupied86.0%54.2%+31.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.8%29.0%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households35.3%0.0%+35.3 pts
Average commute28.34.2+24.1
Worked from home0.0%0.0%Even
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.1%32.2%−26.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024