Ruth

  1. Ruth Legal Resources
  2. Ruth Statistics
  3. Ruth Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Ruth Employment Information
  5. Ruth Family Information
  6. Ruth Education Information
  7. Ruth Public Benefits Information
  8. Ruth Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Ruth Legal Resources Back to top

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Ruth Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,766
  • Land Area (2000): 239.789 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 32.242 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 5,290
Ruth Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 60 0.70%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 8,560 99.30%

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Ruth Employment Information Back to top
Ruth Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 357 18.63%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 261 13.62%
3. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 198 10.33%
4. Repair and Maintenance 92 4.80%
5. Educational Services 83 4.33%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 75 3.91%
7. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 75 3.91%
8. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 62 3.24%
9. Health Care 47 2.45%
10. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 46 2.40%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 44 2.30%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 41 2.14%
13. Other Transportation 37 1.93%
14. Department and Other General Stores 33 1.72%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 32 1.67%
16. Truck Transportation 30 1.57%
17. Public Administration 29 1.51%
18. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 24 1.25%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 23 1.20%
20. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 23 1.20%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 346 20.52%
2. Health Care 182 10.79%
3. Educational Services 113 6.70%
4. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 112 6.64%
5. Department and Other General Stores 80 4.74%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 63 3.74%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 57 3.38%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 55 3.26%
9. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 54 3.20%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 52 3.08%
11. Construction 48 2.85%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 47 2.79%
13. Public Administration 40 2.37%
14. Finance and Insurance 39 2.31%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 38 2.25%
16. Apparel Manufacturing 37 2.19%
17. Social Assistance 37 2.19%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 33 1.96%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 28 1.66%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 27 1.60%

Ruth Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 144 7.52%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 109 5.69%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 107 5.58%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 100 5.22%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 97 5.06%
6. Top Executives 90 4.70%
7. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 86 4.49%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 81 4.23%
9. Carpenters 65 3.39%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 64 3.34%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 64 3.34%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 61 3.18%
13. Other Construction Trades 56 2.92%
14. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 54 2.82%
15. Construction Laborers 51 2.66%
16. Entertainers and Performers / Sports 32 1.67%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 31 1.62%
18. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 28 1.46%
19. Other Health Occupations 26 1.36%
20. Farmers and Farm Managers 25 1.30%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 155 9.19%
2. Cashiers 120 7.12%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 120 7.12%
4. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 109 6.47%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 102 6.05%
6. Other Management Occupations 90 5.34%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 89 5.28%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 85 5.04%
9. Secretaries and Admins 77 4.57%
10. Waiters and Waitresses 74 4.39%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 52 3.08%
12. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 39 2.31%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 39 2.31%
14. Personal Appearance Workers 37 2.19%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 33 1.96%
16. Other Production Occupations 33 1.96%
17. Other Healthcare Support 28 1.66%
18. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 26 1.54%
19. Child Care Workers 25 1.48%
20. Other Personal Care, Not child care 24 1.42%

Ruth Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,479 48.15%
15-35 hours 908 12.57%
1-14 hours 117 1.62%
No regular hours 2,721 37.66%

Ruth Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 81 2.47%
5 AM-5:29 AM 63 1.92%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 113 3.45%
6 AM-6:29 AM 272 8.30%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 239 7.29%
7 AM-7:29 AM 608 18.55%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 729 22.25%
8 AM-8:29 AM 453 13.82%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 102 3.11%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 203 6.19%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 58 1.77%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 40 1.22%
Noon-3:59 PM 197 6.01%
4 PM-11:59 PM 119 3.63%

Ruth Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 134 4.09%
5-9 264 8.06%
10-14 506 15.44%
15-19 404 12.33%
20-24 463 14.13%
25-29 121 3.69%
30-34 652 19.90%
35-39 85 2.59%
40-44 120 3.66%
45-59 341 10.41%
60-89 127 3.88%
At least 90 60 1.83%

Ruth Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 1,892 57.74%
30-44 0 0.00% 857 26.15%
45-59 0 0.00% 341 10.41%
At least 60 0 0.00% 187 5.71%

Ruth Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 508 14.35%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,641 74.60%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 13 0.37%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 115 3.25%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 263 7.43%

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Ruth Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,732 (8,493 people)
Families (2000): 2,778 (7,189 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 901
People at same address in 1995: 4,107
Ruth Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 386 10.34%
$10,000-$14,999 294 7.88%
$15,000-$19,999 290 7.77%
$20,000-$24,999 336 9.00%
$25,000-$29,999 379 10.16%
$30,000-$34,999 291 7.80%
$35,000-$39,999 280 7.50%
$40,000-$44,999 204 5.47%
$45,000-$49,999 164 4.39%
$50,000-$59,999 345 9.24%
$60,000-$74,999 240 6.43%
$75,000-$99,999 242 6.48%
$100,000-$124,999 94 2.52%
$125,000-$149,999 57 1.53%
$150,000-$199,999 66 1.77%
$200,000 or more 64 1.71%

Ruth Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 752 20.40%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,665 45.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 135 3.66%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 539 14.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 12 0.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 372 10.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 131 3.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 60 1.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 14 0.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Ruth Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,763 25.46%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,445 13.31%
Public Assistance 120 1.11%
Retirement 1,046 9.64%
Self Employment 653 6.02%
Social Security 1,471 13.55%
Supplemental Security 171 1.58%
Wage / Salary 2,547 23.47%
Other 638 5.88%

Ruth Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,777 74.54%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 607 25.46%

Ruth Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 310 8.96%
Color 1 Box Married 2,478 71.62%
Color 2 Box Never Married 584 16.88%
Color 3 Box Widowed 88 2.54%

Ruth Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 411 10.78%
Color 1 Box Married 2,474 64.90%
Color 2 Box Never Married 425 11.15%
Color 3 Box Widowed 502 13.17%

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Ruth Education Information Back to top
Ruth Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 306 4.37%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 965 13.80%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,626 37.54%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,703 24.35%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 220 3.15%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 824 11.78%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 351 5.02%

Ruth Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 58 0.66% 13 0.15% 71 0.81%
Kindergarten 76 0.87% 0 0.00% 76 0.87%
Grades 1-4 391 4.46% 31 0.35% 422 4.81%
Grades 5-8 350 3.99% 24 0.27% 374 4.27%
Grades 9-12 363 4.14% 25 0.29% 388 4.43%
Undergrad college 98 1.12% 6 0.07% 104 1.19%
Graduate or professional school 28 0.32% 0 0.00% 28 0.32%
Total 1,364 15.56% 99 1.13% 1,463 16.69%

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Ruth Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ruth Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,477 88.32%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 989 11.68%

Ruth Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ruth Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ruth Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 896 10.22%
10-19 Years 981 11.19%
20-29 Years 734 8.37%
30-39 Years 954 10.88%
40-49 Years 1,254 14.31%
50-59 Years 1,492 17.02%
60-69 Years 1,396 15.93%
70-79 Years 746 8.51%
80-89 Years 244 2.78%
90+ Years 69 0.79%

Ruth Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,230 48.25%
Color 1 Box Female 4,536 51.75%

Ruth Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,478 96.71%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 123 1.40%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 91 1.04%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 43 0.49%
Color 2 Box Asian 21 0.24%
Color 1 Box African-American 7 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.03%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Ruth Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,865 24.60%
2. United States Or American 1,315 17.35%
3. Irish 1,187 15.66%
4. English 1,053 13.89%
5. French Non-Basque 306 4.04%
6. Italian 255 3.36%
7. Dutch 201 2.65%
8. Polish 192 2.53%
9. Scotch Irish 165 2.18%
10. Scottish 138 1.82%

Ruth Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,011 97.24%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 131 1.59%
3. German 43 0.52%
4. French 30 0.36%
5. Chinese 18 0.22%
6. Armenian 3 0.04%
7. Russian 2 0.02%

Ruth Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,494 98.54%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 96 1.11%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 30 0.35%

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Ruth Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.