McGrath vs Ruby

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

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

McGrath has the higher population (195 vs 180 in Ruby). McGrath has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $35,208 in Ruby). McGrath has the higher median home value ($102,200 vs $72,900 in Ruby).

Population, income & housing

	McGrath	Ruby
Population	195	180
Median age	53.3 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$35,208
Median home value	$102,200	$72,900
Median gross rent	$855	—
Housing units	156	139
Homeownership rate	74.5%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	3.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGrath	Ruby
Population	304 → 195 (-35.9%)	185 → 180 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$50,278 → $51,250 (+1.9%)	$28,750 → $35,208 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $102,200 (+43.3%)	$79,200 → $72,900 (-8.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $855 (-18.7%)	$331 → $463 (+39.9%)

McGrath

Population

304195

Median household income

$50,278$51,250

Median home value

$71,300$102,200

Median gross rent

$1,052$855

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)

	McGrath	Ruby
Under 5	3.1%	13.3%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	3.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	6.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	8.9%
45 to 54	7.2%	5.0%
55 to 64	16.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	24.1%	31.7%
75 and over	6.7%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGrath	Ruby
White (non-Hispanic)	27.2%	1.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42.1%	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	20.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGrath	Ruby
No high school diploma	14.8%	24.0%
High school graduate	39.6%	59.2%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	0.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGrath	Ruby
Drove alone	27.7%	37.3%
Carpooled	25.5%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.2%	28.8%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	6.8%
Other means	23.4%	22.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGrath	Ruby
1-unit, detached	94.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McGrath	Ruby
Poverty rate	9.8%	23.3%
Average household size	1.99	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	5	11
Median year structure built	1977	1992