Ruby, AK

Census Place

2024 Population

237

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Nick Begich III

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

50.6

2.69% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.38%

Economy

The economy of Ruby, AK employs 83 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ruby, AK were Retail Trade (28 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (20 people), and Public Administration (19 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($71,250), Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,250).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 72

40.7%

1 Year growth

± 101%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ruby, AK grew at a rate of 40.7%, from 59 employees to 83 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ruby, AK, are Sales & Related Occupations (23 people), Management Occupations (20 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ruby, AK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alaska.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alaska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 72

40.7%

1 Year growth

± 101%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ruby, AK grew at a rate of 40.7%, from 59 employees to 83 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ruby, AK, are Retail Trade (28 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (20 people), and Public Administration (19 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ruby, AK, though some of these residents may live in Ruby, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,000

Median earning men ± $58,824

$33,472

Median earning women ± $10,975

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,781) and Construction ($71,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,500), Retail Trade ($34,028), and Public Administration ($17,344).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing the state of Alaska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ruby, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ruby, AK. Showing the available data for Alaska.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (54.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41.4%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.68%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alaska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alaska

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Alaska.

Lisa Murkowski

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on December 20, 2002
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who was elected Governor of Alaska.

Dan Sullivan

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing Alaska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alaska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ruby, AK

Nick Begich III

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Ruby, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Ruby, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ruby, AK was $205,000 in 2024, which is 0.616 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $72,900 to $205,000, a 181% increase. The homeownership rate in Ruby, AK is 81.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ruby, AK have an average commute time of 10.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ruby, AK is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$205,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$198,783

$91

Median Property Taxes

±$43

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ruby, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ruby, AK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.3%

Homeownership

2024

85%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.3% of the housing units in Ruby, AK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ruby, AK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$35,208

Median Household Income

± $13,788

112

Number of Households

± 50

In 2023, the median household income of the 112 households in Ruby, AK grew to $35,208 from the previous year's value of $32,500.

The following chart displays the households in Ruby, AK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ruby, AK is from Alaska.

0.437

2024 Wage GINI in Alaska

0.432

2023 Wage GINI in Alaska

In 2024, the income inequality in Alaska was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.31% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alaska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alaska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alaska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.9%)
Walked (14.5%)
Worked At Home (7.23%)

In 2024, 69.9% of workers in Ruby, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (14.5%) and those who worked at home (7.23%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

10.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ruby, AK have a shorter commute time (10.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Ruby, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ruby, AK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ruby, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ruby, AK have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.38% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ruby, AK (8 out of 237 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ruby, AK is Native American, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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