Plattekill vs Ruby

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

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

Plattekill has the higher population (1,304 vs 1,147 in Ruby). Plattekill has the higher median household income ($106,429 vs $101,588 in Ruby). Ruby has the higher median home value ($280,600 vs $275,000 in Plattekill).

Population, income & housing

	Plattekill	Ruby
Population	1,304	1,147
Median age	29.0 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$106,429	$101,588
Median home value	$275,000	$280,600
Median gross rent	$2,081	$1,125
Housing units	504	456
Homeownership rate	43.4%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Plattekill	Ruby
Population	1,029 → 1,304 (+26.7%)	719 → 1,147 (+59.5%)
Median household income	$51,591 → $106,429 (+106.3%)	$62,656 → $101,588 (+62.1%)
Median home value	$196,600 → $275,000 (+39.9%)	$241,000 → $280,600 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,139 → $2,081 (+82.7%)	$1,434 → $1,125 (-21.5%)

Plattekill

Population

1,0291,304

Median household income

$51,591$106,429

Median home value

$196,600$275,000

Median gross rent

$1,139$2,081

Ruby

Population

7191,147

Median household income

$62,656$101,588

Median home value

$241,000$280,600

Median gross rent

$1,434$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Plattekill	Ruby
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.3%	24.3%
18 to 24	10.8%	5.3%
25 to 34	17.8%	16.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	19.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	5.5%	7.7%
75 and over	2.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Plattekill	Ruby
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	68.4%
Black or African American	15.7%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.2%	2.8%
Two or more races	0.5%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	42.3%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Plattekill	Ruby
No high school diploma	10.6%	2.9%
High school graduate	56.1%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Plattekill	Ruby
Drove alone	73.5%	88.2%
Carpooled	9.4%	8.0%
Public transit	7.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	2.5%
Other means	2.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Plattekill	Ruby
1-unit, detached	56.2%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Plattekill	Ruby
Poverty rate	5.2%	2.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	36	17
Median year structure built	1975	1977