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Ruma, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Ruma is a Census village of 394 people across 0.74 square miles of land, in Randolph County. Median household income is $75,000, 80.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ruma
What Ruma is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.74 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land531 plus or minus 151
- County holding the largest share of its areaRandolph County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ruma
How many people live in Ruma
- Population394 plus or minus 112
- Median age35.9 plus or minus 10.4
- Population under 18111 plus or minus 40
- Share under 1828.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over50 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over12.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households148 plus or minus 40
- Family households108 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families73.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ruma
- Median household income$75,000 plus or minus $18,704
- Per capita income$39,282 plus or minus $11,420
- Civilian labor force217 plus or minus 71
- Employed211 plus or minus 70
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over268 plus or minus 77
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.3 percent plus or minus 32.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ruma
- Housing units156 plus or minus 40
- Occupied units148 plus or minus 40
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 7
- Vacancy rate5.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied119 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied29 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate80.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$125,600 plus or minus $41,027
- Median gross rent, monthly$975 plus or minus $236
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units115 plus or minus 35
- Share single family73.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more6.4 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ruma gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute200 plus or minus 71
- Commuting under 15 minutes91 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.5 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more78 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.0 percent
- Drove alone78.7 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.9 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ruma
Flood risk in Ruma
- NFIP communityVillage of Ruma
- NFIP community number171315
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/05/08
The Village of Ruma does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 171315 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Randolph County, not Ruma
Randolph County context, not Ruma figures
- Establishments in Randolph County636
- Covered employment, Randolph County11,393
- Average annual pay, Randolph County$55,632
- Housing units permitted, Randolph County8
Every figure in this section is published for Randolph County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ruma.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ruma questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ruma, Illinois?
394, in 148 households. Ruma village covers 0.74 square miles of land, which is 531 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ruma in?
Randolph County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ruma?
$75,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,600. Median gross rent is $975 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ruma in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Ruma appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ruma, village of, community 171315, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ruma figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Randolph County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ruma.
Is zoning published for Ruma?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.