Patrick vs Ruby

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

Patrick and Ruby are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Patrick has the higher population (341 vs 244 in Ruby). Ruby has the higher median household income ($49,167 vs $27,153 in Patrick). Ruby has the higher median home value ($108,700 vs $51,400 in Patrick).

Population, income & housing

	Patrick	Ruby
Population	341	244
Median age	36.4 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$27,153	$49,167
Median home value	$51,400	$108,700
Median gross rent	$768	$750
Housing units	155	172
Homeownership rate	80.8%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patrick	Ruby
Population	363 → 341 (-6.1%)	361 → 244 (-32.4%)
Median household income	$19,844 → $27,153 (+36.8%)	$41,833 → $49,167 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $51,400 (-25.3%)	$104,900 → $108,700 (+3.6%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $768 (+7.3%)	$860 → $750 (-12.8%)

Patrick

Population

363341

Median household income

$19,844$27,153

Median home value

$68,800$51,400

Median gross rent

$716$768

Ruby

Population

361244

Median household income

$41,833$49,167

Median home value

$104,900$108,700

Median gross rent

$860$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patrick	Ruby
Under 5	3.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	24.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	3.2%	5.7%
25 to 34	16.1%	16.4%
35 to 44	3.8%	7.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	23.8%
65 to 74	12.6%	2.5%
75 and over	9.1%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patrick	Ruby
White (non-Hispanic)	61.3%	78.3%
Black or African American	24.3%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patrick	Ruby
No high school diploma	33.8%	12.8%
High school graduate	40.6%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patrick	Ruby
Drove alone	87.5%	84.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	0.0%
Other means	2.1%	5.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patrick	Ruby
1-unit, detached	61.3%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.2%	29.7%

Poverty & households

	Patrick	Ruby
Poverty rate	33.7%	15.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1971	1966