Post Mountain vs Ruth

A side-by-side comparison of Post Mountain and Ruth: population, income, housing, and more.

Post Mountain and Ruth are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ruth has the higher population (165 vs 93 in Post Mountain). Since 2019, Post Mountain's population has grown faster (+13.4% vs -2.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Post Mountain	Ruth
Population	93	165
Median age	—	66.9 yrs
Housing units	164	200
Homeownership rate	100.0%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Post Mountain	Ruth
Population	82 → 93 (+13.4%)	170 → 165 (-2.9%)
Median household income	—	$30,208 → $58,333 (+93.1%)
Median home value	—	$293,300 → $356,700 (+21.6%)

Post Mountain

Population

8293

Ruth

Population

170165

Median household income

$30,208$58,333

Median home value

$293,300$356,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Post Mountain	Ruth
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	3.6%
35 to 44	100.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	66.7%
75 and over	0.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Post Mountain	Ruth
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Post Mountain	Ruth
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.6%
High school graduate	0.0%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	100.0%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Post Mountain	Ruth
Drove alone	0.0%	76.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	24.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	100.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Post Mountain	Ruth
1-unit, detached	100.0%	50.5%
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%	49.5%

Poverty & households

	Post Mountain	Ruth
Poverty rate	0.0%	21.8%
Average household size	—	2.35
Median year structure built	2004	1988