Ruma, IL Population

Overview

457

Total Population

36.2

Median age

52.30%

Female population %

91.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

78.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ruma's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ruma is 36.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ruma's population under 18 was 31.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ruma's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ruma, 29.32% were under the age of 15, 13.35% aged 15 to 29, 42.67% aged 30 to 64, 14.66% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 more females than males in Ruma:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.30% females and 47.70% males in Ruma, IL.
The Ruma, IL gender ratio is 91.2:100 i.e. 91.2 men to 100 women (0.912).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 30.

Ruma's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ruma population: 98.25% are White, 0.66% are Asian and 1.09% are multiracial.
Ruma's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 455 (99.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ruma is White with a population of 449 (98.25% of the total population).

Ruma's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 319 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Ruma's population increased by 33 (11.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ruma's population decreased by 4 (1.27%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ruma's population was lowest in year 2005 at 280.