15.6% of Ruby, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 10.5% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 10.3% of high school graduates and 25.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 73.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 50.0%. For comparison, it was 2.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ruby, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ruby:
15.6%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ruby:
0.6%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ruby:
73.7%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 3.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ruby:
50.0%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
50.0%
Residents above poverty level:
2.2%
Poverty by age in Ruby, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ruby,SC (percentage below poverty level)
75.0%Under 5 years
56.0%5 years
50.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
100.0%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ruby,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
13.0%25 to 34 years
17.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
13.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
33.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ruby,SC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
14.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ruby, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ruby, SC (%)
25.3%White
0.0%Black
51.8%2+ races
20.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ruby, SC (absolute numbers)
48White
0Black
62+ races
7Hispanic
15.2%Below poverty level
84.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ruby, SC
Children below poverty level:
Ruby, South Carolina:
18.9%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ruby:
10.3%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
