Rockwood vs Ruma

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

Rockwood 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 15 in Rockwood). Ruma has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $56,250 in Rockwood). Since 2019, Ruma's population has grown faster (+38.2% vs -44.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Rockwood	Ruma
Population	15	438
Median age	62.5 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$71,875
Median home value	—	$125,000
Median gross rent	—	$933
Housing units	8	158
Homeownership rate	87.5%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rockwood	Ruma
Population	27 → 15 (-44.4%)	317 → 438 (+38.2%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $56,250 (+13.9%)	$66,250 → $71,875 (+8.5%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $77,500 (+25.6%)	$164,700 → $125,000 (-24.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$745 → $933 (+25.2%)

Rockwood

Population

2715

Median household income

$49,375$56,250

Median home value

$61,700$77,500

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)

	Rockwood	Ruma
Under 5	0.0%	11.4%
5 to 17	6.7%	23.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	6.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	53.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	20.0%	6.4%
75 and over	6.7%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rockwood	Ruma
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rockwood	Ruma
No high school diploma	23.1%	12.6%
High school graduate	30.8%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	46.2%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rockwood	Ruma
Drove alone	80.0%	85.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.0%	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)

	Rockwood	Ruma
1-unit, detached	37.5%	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	62.5%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Rockwood	Ruma
Poverty rate	6.7%	10.5%
Average household size	1.88	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1994	1977