Holy Cross vs Ruby

A side-by-side comparison of Holy Cross and Ruby: population, income, housing, and more.

Holy Cross and Ruby are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Holy Cross has the higher population (229 vs 180 in Ruby). Ruby has the higher median household income ($35,208 vs $22,917 in Holy Cross). Ruby has the higher median home value ($72,900 vs $55,600 in Holy Cross).

Population, income & housing

	Holy Cross	Ruby
Population	229	180
Median age	35.5 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$22,917	$35,208
Median home value	$55,600	$72,900
Median gross rent	$733	—
Housing units	113	139
Homeownership rate	82.8%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	3.2%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holy Cross	Ruby
Population	220 → 229 (+4.1%)	185 → 180 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $22,917 (-26.7%)	$28,750 → $35,208 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$43,500 → $55,600 (+27.8%)	$79,200 → $72,900 (-8.0%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $733 (+17.3%)	$331 → $463 (+39.9%)

Holy Cross

Population

220229

Median household income

$31,250$22,917

Median home value

$43,500$55,600

Median gross rent

$625$733

Ruby

Population

185180

Median household income

$28,750$35,208

Median home value

$79,200$72,900

Median gross rent

$331$463

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holy Cross	Ruby
Under 5	7.0%	13.3%
5 to 17	28.8%	13.3%
18 to 24	1.3%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	6.7%
35 to 44	8.7%	8.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	5.0%
55 to 64	22.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.0%	31.7%
75 and over	1.7%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holy Cross	Ruby
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96.1%	93.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holy Cross	Ruby
No high school diploma	9.0%	24.0%
High school graduate	68.1%	59.2%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holy Cross	Ruby
Drove alone	6.4%	37.3%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	24.5%	28.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	36.2%	6.8%
Other means	26.6%	22.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holy Cross	Ruby
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Holy Cross	Ruby
Poverty rate	13.5%	23.3%
Average household size	2.63	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	4	11
Median year structure built	1982	1992