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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ruby is $12,435, which is much lower than the state average of $33,129 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Ruby median household income is $22,361, which has shrunk by 8.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 39.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ruby residents spend 3.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.1 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #259

Ruby, AK	12,435 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruby, AK	10,625 USD
Alaska	36,240 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruby, AK	11,477 USD
Alaska	42,923 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruby, AK	9,375 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #290

Ruby, AK	22,361 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ruby, AK	34,193 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #261

Ruby, AK		-8.26%
Alaska		39.28%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ruby, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	82.61%	$1,740, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.19%	$12,631, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.25%	$5,220, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.59%	$12,963, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ruby, AK	25,179 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ruby, AK	39,047 USD
Alaska	100,099 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ruby, AK	Alaska	U.S.
White	$34,375, see rank	$76,515	$56,203
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,219, see rank	$45,172	$37,469
Two or More Races	$17,813, see rank	$53,289	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ruby, AK	Alaska	U.S.
25 to 44	$24,063, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$18,750, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$26,250, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ruby, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	153, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	79, 51.63%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	51, 64.56%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	51, 64.56%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	23, 45.10%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 54.90%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	28, 35.44%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	74, 48.37%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	55, 74.32%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	55, 74.32%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	31, 56.36%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	24, 43.64%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	19, 25.68%, see rank	34.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ruby, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	52, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	13, 25.00%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6, 11.54%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	19, 36.54%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	14, 26.92%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ruby, AK	3.8 minutes
Alaska	18.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ruby, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	54	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	23, 42.59%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2, 8.70%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5, 21.74%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 17.39%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 26.09%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3, 13.04%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	31, 57.41%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13, 41.94%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4, 12.90%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 41.94%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1, 3.23%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ruby, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	54, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1, 1.85%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	5, 9.26%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	15, 27.78%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7, 12.96%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2, 3.70%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6, 11.11%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	15, 27.78%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3, 5.56%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ruby, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	73	35.10%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16	32.65%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.