COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ruffin vs Reidsville
PLACE A
Ruffin, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Reidsville, Georgia
Ruffin is 84% smaller than Reidsville. Reidsville earns more, with a median household income $6,061 higher. Ruffin has grown faster since 2000 (-12% vs -49%).
RUFFINREIDSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population4232,576−84% vs Reidsville
Population density93340−247
Population growth-12.5%-49.1%+36.6 pts
Median age38.637.6+1.0
Male53.7%42.7%+11.0 pts
Female46.3%57.3%−11.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.8%50.4%+14.4 pts
Black3.8%47.1%−43.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other31.4%1.0%+30.4 pts
Median household income$35,606$41,667−$6,061
Per capita income$48,438$27,963+$20,475
Poverty rate6.8%15.1%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.457−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.5%21.7%−18.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%13.0%−13.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation71.2%52.1%+19.1 pts
Median home value$119,700$119,100+$600
Median gross rent$700$727−$27
Owner-occupied76.5%57.0%+19.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.8%12.1%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households43.8%50.4%−6.7 pts
Average commute36.625.9+10.7
Worked from home9.4%5.2%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured31.4%14.7%+16.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024