Ruth vs Rutherfordton

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

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

Rutherfordton has the higher population (3,669 vs 526 in Ruth). Rutherfordton has the higher median household income ($59,750 vs $48,125 in Ruth). Rutherfordton has the higher median home value ($226,900 vs $122,000 in Ruth).

Population, income & housing

	Ruth	Rutherfordton
Population	526	3,669
Median age	41.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,125	$59,750
Median home value	$122,000	$226,900
Median gross rent	$707	$901
Housing units	243	1,691
Homeownership rate	76.1%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ruth	Rutherfordton
Population	586 → 526 (-10.2%)	4,073 → 3,669 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$42,727 → $48,125 (+12.6%)	$47,175 → $59,750 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$133,300 → $122,000 (-8.5%)	$124,000 → $226,900 (+83.0%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $707 (+15.3%)	$783 → $901 (+15.1%)

Ruth

Population

586526

Median household income

$42,727$48,125

Median home value

$133,300$122,000

Median gross rent

$613$707

Rutherfordton

Population

4,0733,669

Median household income

$47,175$59,750

Median home value

$124,000$226,900

Median gross rent

$783$901

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ruth	Rutherfordton
Under 5	3.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.1%	15.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	2.9%
25 to 34	15.2%	19.9%
35 to 44	8.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	17.5%	4.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.3%
75 and over	4.0%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ruth	Rutherfordton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	72.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.7%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ruth	Rutherfordton
No high school diploma	17.1%	10.8%
High school graduate	32.0%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ruth	Rutherfordton
Drove alone	93.0%	74.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ruth	Rutherfordton
1-unit, detached	62.1%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	32.9%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Ruth	Rutherfordton
Poverty rate	29.4%	19.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1980	1972