PlainZIP

Ruby, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ruby, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,082. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet RUBY-SC · Ruby, SC 1 ZIPs · 2,082 pop · #23079/25278 · Chesterfield County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $45,000
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23079/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pageland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,082
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $117,000

Nearest income peer: Pageland, SC (+ $250 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ruby

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ruby on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ruby, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,082
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,000
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($45,000 average) · poverty 17.0%. The primary code (29741) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within South Carolina, Williston is the closest lower-income city and Pageland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ruby.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 29741, is all of Ruby

There is no split to weigh here: 29741 holds every one of Ruby's 2,082 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ruby

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 59 employees , annual payroll $1,412k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29741 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Ruby, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Chesterfield County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ruby. See the Chesterfield County roll-up →

Ruby sits in the lower half of Chesterfield County on income: Chesterfield, Jefferson and Mc Bee report more, and only Cheraw reports less. Jefferson marks the far end of that range at $59,464, 32% above Ruby.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29741 2,082 $45,000 14 22
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