Kaskaskia vs Ruma

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

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

Ruma has the higher population (438 vs 34 in Kaskaskia). Kaskaskia has the higher median home value ($178,100 vs $125,000 in Ruma). Since 2019, Kaskaskia's population has grown faster (+240.0% vs +38.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Kaskaskia	Ruma
Population	34	438
Median age	15.9 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$71,875
Median home value	$178,100	$125,000
Median gross rent	—	$933
Housing units	16	158
Homeownership rate	100.0%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kaskaskia	Ruma
Population	10 → 34 (+240.0%)	317 → 438 (+38.2%)
Median household income	—	$66,250 → $71,875 (+8.5%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $178,100 (+13.9%)	$164,700 → $125,000 (-24.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$745 → $933 (+25.2%)

Kaskaskia

Population

1034

Median home value

$156,300$178,100

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)

	Kaskaskia	Ruma
Under 5	0.0%	11.4%
5 to 17	52.9%	23.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	20.6%	8.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	5.9%	16.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.4%
75 and over	8.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kaskaskia	Ruma
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kaskaskia	Ruma
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.6%
High school graduate	81.3%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kaskaskia	Ruma
Drove alone	100.0%	85.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kaskaskia	Ruma
1-unit, detached	100.0%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Kaskaskia	Ruma
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.5%
Average household size	4.86	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1993	1977