Evansville vs Ruma

A side-by-side comparison of Evansville and Ruma: population, income, housing, and more.

Evansville and Ruma are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Evansville has the higher population (781 vs 438 in Ruma). Ruma has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $63,125 in Evansville). Ruma has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $84,700 in Evansville).

Population, income & housing

	Evansville	Ruma
Population	781	438
Median age	40.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,125	$71,875
Median home value	$84,700	$125,000
Median gross rent	$775	$933
Housing units	371	158
Homeownership rate	80.7%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Evansville	Ruma
Population	654 → 781 (+19.4%)	317 → 438 (+38.2%)
Median household income	$47,778 → $63,125 (+32.1%)	$66,250 → $71,875 (+8.5%)
Median home value	$65,200 → $84,700 (+29.9%)	$164,700 → $125,000 (-24.1%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $775 (+52.6%)	$745 → $933 (+25.2%)

Evansville

Population

654781

Median household income

$47,778$63,125

Median home value

$65,200$84,700

Median gross rent

$508$775

Ruma

Population

317438

Median household income

$66,250$71,875

Median home value

$164,700$125,000

Median gross rent

$745$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Evansville	Ruma
Under 5	4.4%	11.4%
5 to 17	21.3%	23.7%
18 to 24	4.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	6.1%	8.2%
35 to 44	20.5%	13.9%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	16.2%
65 to 74	16.0%	6.4%
75 and over	4.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Evansville	Ruma
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Evansville	Ruma
No high school diploma	13.1%	12.6%
High school graduate	37.4%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Evansville	Ruma
Drove alone	84.8%	85.5%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Evansville	Ruma
1-unit, detached	79.5%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Evansville	Ruma
Poverty rate	20.0%	10.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1949	1977