Ruth, NC Demographic Data
Ruth, NC Summary
Ruth is located in Rutherford County in North Carolina
- Population: 338
- Area: 0.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.42 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 797.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 962.60 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ruth, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
227
51%
50.8
Male
219
49%
49.2
Total Population
446
323,128,000
Ruth, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
31
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
39
8.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
11
2.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
12
2.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
28
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
64
14.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
48
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
51
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
51
11.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
40
9.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
35
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
25
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
11
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
355
79.6%
77.2
Female
166
46.8%
51.3
Male
189
53.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
346
77.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
86
19.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
71
15.9%
15.2
Female
34
47.9%
55.8
Male
37
52.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Ruth, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
441
98.9%
96.8
White
397
89.0%
72.6
Black or African American
34
7.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
10
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
5
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
38
8.5%
17.8
Mexican
21
4.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17
3.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
408
91.5%
82.2
Ruth, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
42
12.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
32
9.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
108
33.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
63
19.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
41
12.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
31
9.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
8
2.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
74
22.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
251
77.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
39
12.0%
31.2
Ruth, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
78
21.4%
33.7%
Now Married
192
52.6%
47.5
Divorced
61
16.7%
11.0%
Separated
9
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
25
6.8
5.8%
Ruth, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
374
90.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
41
9.9%
21.6%
Spanish
11
2.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
30
7.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ruth, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
20
12.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
11
6.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
19
11.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
22
13.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
28
17.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
31
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
14
8.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17
10.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
40,536
57,617
Per capita income
18,968
31,128
Ruth, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7
4.8%
9.8
Construction
25
17.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
27
18.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2
1.4%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
33
22.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
8
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
11
7.5%
11.4
Public administration
5
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
20
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
7
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1
0.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
16
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
50
34.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
32
21.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
25
17.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
23
15.8%
18.1%
Ruth, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
143
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
106
74.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
27
18.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
1
0.7%
2.7
Other means
8
5.6%
1.8
Worked at home
1
0.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.7
26.6
Ruth, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
14
8.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
45
27.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
70
42.9%
37.1
3 or more
34
20.9%
21.0
Ruth, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
163
83.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
121
74.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
42
25.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
33
16.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.8
0.0%
2.5
Ruth, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
196
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
15
7.7%
9.1
4 rooms
41
20.9%
16.5
5 rooms
34
17.3%
19.8
6 rooms
31
15.8%
17.8
7 rooms
46
23.5%
12.0
8 rooms
10
5.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
19
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ruth, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
196
1-unit, detached
141
71.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2
1.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
53
27.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ruth, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
26
13.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
9
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
15
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
34
17.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
17
8.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
37
18.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
33
16.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
23
11.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ruth, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
39
23.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
10
6.1%
4.7
Electricity
94
57.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14
8.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
3.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Ruth, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
58
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
1
1.7%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
2
3.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
3
5.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
12
20.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
19
32.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
21
36.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
21
36.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
15.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
13.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1
1.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
19
32.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ruth, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
38
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
1
2.6%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
5.3%
11.9%
$500 to $999
16
42.1%
41.0%
Less than $500
19
50.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
4
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
500
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
14
36.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
10.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
20
52.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Ruth, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
121
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
23
19.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
31
25.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
15
12.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
33
27.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
15
12.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3
2.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
118,100
205,000