Ruffin is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 322 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ruffin is the 528th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Ruffin, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Ruffin, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Ruffin’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Ruffin does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is .

Also of interest is that Ruffin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Ruffin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Overall, Ruffin’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ruffin is worth considering.

One downside of living in Ruffin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ruffin, the average commute to work is 32.68 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Ruffin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Ruffin has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.47% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Ruffin in 2022 was $48,438, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $193,752 for a family of four. However, Ruffin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ruffin is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ruffin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ruffin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ruffin include English, Scots-Irish, Irish, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Ruffin is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.