Population 359 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Ruff Creek
Household size in Ruff Creek
| Period | Ruff Creek | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.94 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.59 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.29 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.32 | 2.46 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.62 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Households in Ruff Creek are small: just 2.32 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.94 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Ruff Creek
| Period | Ruff Creek | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.3 | 40.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 48.1 | 41.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 52.7 | 41.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 52.0 | 42.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +9.7 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Ruff Creek skews older: half of its residents are older than 52.0, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Ruff Creek
| Period | Ruff Creek | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.2% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.5% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.4% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.3 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Ruff Creek (10.4%), a little below the national share of 11.6%. The picture is much the same across Pennsylvania.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Ruff Creek
Renters in Ruff Creek
| Period | Ruff Creek | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.2% | 29.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.5% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.2% | 31.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 7.2% | 30.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.0 pts | +1.7 pts | +1.5 pts |
Ruff Creek is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 7.2% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 59.7% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Ruff Creek
| Period | Ruff Creek | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.5% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.5% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.8% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −10.5 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Ruff Creek than nationally: 7.1%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Ruff Creek
| Period | Ruff Creek | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1963 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1964 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1976 | 1965 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1975 | 1967 | 1980 |
| Change | +0 | +4 | +6 |
Housing in Ruff Creek leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are newer than in Pennsylvania overall, where the median home dates to 1967.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Ruff Creek
| Period | Ruff Creek | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $443 | $829 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $735 | $923 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $702 | $1,039 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $665 | $1,323 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$221 | +$494 | +$606 |
Rent in Ruff Creek runs $665 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 14.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Ruff Creek
Bachelor's degrees in Ruff Creek
| Period | Ruff Creek | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.8% | 27.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.5% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.6% | 31.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 30.0% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.2 pts | +8.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
About three in ten adults 25 and older in Ruff Creek (30.0%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a little below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Ruff Creek
| Period | Ruff Creek | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 91.3% | 87.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.8% | 88.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 89.2% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 94.6% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +3.3 pts | +4.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Ruff Creek: 94.6% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Ruff Creek
| Period | Ruff Creek | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.3% | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.6% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Ruff Creek runs below the national rate: 4.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Ruff Creek compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruff Creek | 2.32 | 52.0 | 10.4% | 7.2% | 7.1% | 1975 | $665 | 30.0% | 94.6% | 4.6% |
| Ten Mile | 2.20 | 54.3 | 6.6% | 11.6% | 9.4% | 1973 | $878 | 21.7% | 93.3% | 3.6% |
| Lippincott | 2.20 | 50.2 | 8.1% | 14.7% | 6.5% | 1983 | $933 | 24.0% | 87.2% | 0.3% |
| West Waynesburg | 1.88 | 46.7 | 32.9% | 44.1% | 4.8% | 1972 | $612 | 26.5% | 91.9% | 7.1% |
| Sycamore | 2.32 | 48.1 | 9.7% | 15.0% | 8.9% | 1967 | $803 | 25.6% | 93.2% | 4.9% |
| West Union | 2.28 | 49.8 | 3.6% | 17.8% | 12.9% | 1964 | $1,059 | 22.3% | 93.8% | 6.0% |
| Jefferson | 2.11 | 48.3 | 13.1% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 1962 | $777 | 23.9% | 92.8% | 7.7% |
| Waynesburg | 2.02 | 41.0 | 14.9% | 32.4% | 8.2% | 1964 | $818 | 25.5% | 87.6% | 5.2% |
| East View | 1.97 | 44.9 | 29.6% | 42.0% | 4.9% | 1969 | $664 | 25.2% | 91.3% | 6.7% |
| Marianna | 2.39 | 43.6 | 8.3% | 13.0% | 17.9% | 1947 | $1,083 | 30.4% | 94.8% | 1.9% |
| Amity | 2.30 | 50.3 | 5.7% | 14.3% | 10.2% | 1965 | $997 | 21.6% | 93.3% | 3.1% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Ruff Creek. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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