Chimney Rock Village vs Ruth

A side-by-side comparison of Chimney Rock Village and Ruth: population, income, housing, and more.

Chimney Rock Village 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 131 in Chimney Rock Village). Chimney Rock Village has the higher median household income ($67,656 vs $48,125 in Ruth). Chimney Rock Village has the higher median home value ($361,100 vs $122,000 in Ruth).

Population, income & housing

	Chimney Rock Village	Ruth
Population	131	526
Median age	63.3 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,656	$48,125
Median home value	$361,100	$122,000
Median gross rent	$1,317	$707
Housing units	179	243
Homeownership rate	62.7%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chimney Rock Village	Ruth
Population	177 → 131 (-26.0%)	586 → 526 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$32,375 → $67,656 (+109.0%)	$42,727 → $48,125 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$220,000 → $361,100 (+64.1%)	$133,300 → $122,000 (-8.5%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $1,317 (+87.1%)	$613 → $707 (+15.3%)

Chimney Rock Village

Population

177131

Median household income

$32,375$67,656

Median home value

$220,000$361,100

Median gross rent

$704$1,317

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)

	Chimney Rock Village	Ruth
Under 5	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	3.1%	15.2%
35 to 44	19.1%	8.0%
45 to 54	8.4%	17.5%
55 to 64	30.5%	13.9%
65 to 74	30.5%	12.7%
75 and over	8.4%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chimney Rock Village	Ruth
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chimney Rock Village	Ruth
No high school diploma	0.8%	17.1%
High school graduate	37.4%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chimney Rock Village	Ruth
Drove alone	80.0%	93.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.1%
Other means	5.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chimney Rock Village	Ruth
1-unit, detached	89.9%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	32.9%

Poverty & households

	Chimney Rock Village	Ruth
Poverty rate	15.3%	29.4%
Average household size	1.75	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	13	23
Median year structure built	1967	1980