Ruffin, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ruffin	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$42,029	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$3,676	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ruffin is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ruffin is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ruffin is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ruffin is 64% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Ruffin median earnings by income bracket

Ruffin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	6.0%	6.0%
Financial & insurance services	65.0%	65.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	29.1%	29.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wentworth, NC	2,796	$85,895	5.6%
Eden, NC	15,455	$58,507	28.1%
Danville, VA	41,783	$56,373	30.7%
Reidsville, NC	14,401	$53,266	34.5%
Sandy Level, VA	744	$50,452	38.0%
Ruffin, NC	481	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scammon Bay, AK	481	$52,496	35.5%
Ray, AL	481	$65,470	19.5%
Nazlini, AZ	481	$31,196	61.6%
Allenspark, CO	481	$166,003	104.1%
Calhan, CO	481	$76,876	5.5%
Ruffin, NC	481	$0	100.0%

Source: The Ruffin, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.