Ruskin is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 28,620 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Ruskin is the 112th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Ruskin was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Ruskin economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Ruskin, where the median household income is $76,402.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ruskin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ruskin is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ruskin who work in office and administrative support (15.96%), sales jobs (12.66%), and management occupations (8.18%). Also of interest is that Ruskin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Ruskin is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. In Ruskin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Ruskin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Ruskin overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ruskin, 22.37% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ruskin in 2022 was $29,318, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,272 for a family of four. However, Ruskin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ruskin is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ruskin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ruskin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ruskin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.60% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ruskin include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Ruskin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
