Bostic vs Ruth

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

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

Ruth has the higher population (526 vs 363 in Bostic). Bostic has the higher median household income ($56,563 vs $48,125 in Ruth). Bostic has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $122,000 in Ruth).

Population, income & housing

	Bostic	Ruth
Population	363	526
Median age	40.3 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,563	$48,125
Median home value	$156,300	$122,000
Median gross rent	$836	$707
Housing units	176	243
Homeownership rate	65.8%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bostic	Ruth
Population	302 → 363 (+20.2%)	586 → 526 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$33,438 → $56,563 (+69.2%)	$42,727 → $48,125 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$88,500 → $156,300 (+76.6%)	$133,300 → $122,000 (-8.5%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $836 (+64.6%)	$613 → $707 (+15.3%)

Bostic

Population

302363

Median household income

$33,438$56,563

Median home value

$88,500$156,300

Median gross rent

$508$836

Ruth

Population

586526

Median household income

$42,727$48,125

Median home value

$133,300$122,000

Median gross rent

$613$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bostic	Ruth
Under 5	5.8%	3.8%
5 to 17	17.6%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	15.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	8.0%
45 to 54	8.0%	17.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	13.9%
65 to 74	14.6%	12.7%
75 and over	6.3%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bostic	Ruth
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	82.5%
Black or African American	6.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bostic	Ruth
No high school diploma	16.1%	17.1%
High school graduate	19.6%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bostic	Ruth
Drove alone	90.6%	93.0%
Carpooled	6.9%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bostic	Ruth
1-unit, detached	74.4%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.6%	32.9%

Poverty & households

	Bostic	Ruth
Poverty rate	15.1%	29.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1975	1980