PlainZIP

Ruffin, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ruffin, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,874. 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 RUFFIN-SC · Ruffin, SC 1 ZIPs · 2,874 pop · #23955/25278 · Colleton County

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

  • INC-LOW $39,769
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23955/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Round O
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,874
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $95,000

Nearest income peer: Round O, SC (+ $1,012 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 Ruffin

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ruffin 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, Ruffin, 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.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,874
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$39,769
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 ($39,769 average) · poverty 10.2%. The primary code (29475) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within South Carolina, Calhoun Falls is the closest lower-income city and Lane the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ruffin.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 29475, is all of Ruffin

There is no split to weigh here: 29475 holds every one of Ruffin's 2,874 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 Ruffin

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 72 employees , annual payroll $2,518k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29475 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (4) · also Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Ruffin, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Colleton County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ruffin. See the Colleton County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Colleton County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ruffin, Walterboro, Cottageville and Round O among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Jacksonboro marks the far end of that range at $113,164, 185% above Ruffin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29475 2,874 $39,769 17 10
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Ruffin roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ruffin, .