Ruffin vs Wentworth

A side-by-side comparison of Ruffin and Wentworth: population, income, housing, and more.

Ruffin and Wentworth are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wentworth has the higher population (2,670 vs 501 in Ruffin). Wentworth has the higher median home value ($165,700 vs $119,700 in Ruffin). Since 2019, Ruffin's population has grown faster (+51.8% vs -2.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Ruffin	Wentworth
Population	501	2,670
Median age	38.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$67,455
Median home value	$119,700	$165,700
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	264	1,060
Homeownership rate	73.6%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ruffin	Wentworth
Population	330 → 501 (+51.8%)	2,730 → 2,670 (-2.2%)
Median household income	—	$58,938 → $67,455 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $119,700 (+21.0%)	$139,300 → $165,700 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$830 → $875 (+5.4%)

Ruffin

Population

330501

Median home value

$98,900$119,700

Wentworth

Population

2,7302,670

Median household income

$58,938$67,455

Median home value

$139,300$165,700

Median gross rent

$830$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ruffin	Wentworth
Under 5	2.0%	1.5%
5 to 17	21.2%	22.2%
18 to 24	3.2%	9.4%
25 to 34	1.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	46.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	2.4%	14.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.2%
75 and over	2.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ruffin	Wentworth
White (non-Hispanic)	65.1%	71.5%
Black or African American	2.8%	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	32.1%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ruffin	Wentworth
No high school diploma	0.0%	14.1%
High school graduate	40.7%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	59.3%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ruffin	Wentworth
Drove alone	83.9%	85.5%
Carpooled	3.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ruffin	Wentworth
1-unit, detached	58.0%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.1%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Ruffin	Wentworth
Poverty rate	2.9%	20.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1993	1987