Road S-47 Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek on Road S-47
Ruby’s story
137 years in pictures
Census counts: 194 in 1910, 307 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1968 on.
- 1889Ruby is settled
RubySC
323 people live in this town, settled in 1889.
Population
323
2025 Census estimate · +2.9% since 2020
Median home value
$114K
Census ACS
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
46.7
years
Jobs based here
74
A commuter town
Is Ruby a good place to live?
Ruby’s age of the median resident is 46.7 years, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 38.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 6 of the 170 South Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ruby. Ruby has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
323 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Ruby: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ruby, and how to reach them.
PowerLynches River Elec Coop16.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ruby’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn South Carolina you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereChesterfield Board of Voter RegistrationChesterfield County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code2974129741 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ruby.
Work & commute
With only 0.6 jobs per working resident, most people in Ruby work out of town
Half of commuters travel less than 34 miles. The mean commuting time for Ruby comes to 28 minutes. Only 1% of working residents stay in Ruby for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Pageland (11%), Charlotte (8%) and Monroe (7%).
1%work in town
| Ruby | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Ruby1%
Pageland11%
Charlotte8%
Monroe7%
Chesterfield7%
34 mi
median commute distance
74
jobs based in Ruby
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Schools
The schools Ruby’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Chesterfield 01 school district. 256 students attend Ruby’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 256 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Ruby’s year
For Ruby, the typical July afternoon high is 91°F.
91°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter34–56°
Spring49–74°
Summer68–89°
Fall51–74°
Nov 3
typical first frost
Apr 1
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Ruby is
17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Ruby. Two figures for adults locally: 16% have diabetes, 33% get no exercise outside work.
| Ruby | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
32 measures vs. South Carolina
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Ruby | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.1% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.5% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5% | 3.9% |
Mcleod Health Cheraw
15.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Ruby: hurricanes
A third of Ruby’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 30%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 55% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Ruby after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ruby
17pages on Ruby
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ruby
About 0 of every 100 Ruby residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Ruby for work
Where Ruby’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
74jobs based in Ruby
1%of working residents work in town
34 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Ruby
Town in South Carolina, United States
Ruby is a town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 307 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 387 ft
- ZIP code
- 29741
- Area code
- 843
Questions about Ruby
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ruby, SC a good place to live?
Ruby has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.