Ruma, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

41%

Household income NAT. AVG.

46%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ruma	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$28,863	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$78,125	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$91,071	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$31,250	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$46,000	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,379	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ruma is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ruma is 41% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ruma is 46% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ruma is 35% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,078 $78,125 $156,250

City

$39,460 $59,196 $118,392

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Ruma median earnings by income bracket

Ruma employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.1%	6.1%
Manufacturing sector	33.3%	33.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.2%	20.2%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	4.0%
Other	26.3%	26.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Maeystown, IL	106	$82,500	49.1%
Fults, IL	21	$76,875	39.0%
Waterloo, IL	10,417	$71,207	28.7%
Bloomsdale, MO	828	$69,375	25.4%
New Athens, IL	1,920	$69,100	24.9%
Ruma, IL	442	$78,125	41.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dewey Beach, DE	442	$96,557	74.5%
Boody, IL	442	$51,417	7.1%
Equality, IL	442	$41,563	24.9%
Naplate, IL	442	$45,673	17.4%
Spokane, LA	442	$101,211	82.9%
Ruma, IL	442	$78,125	41.2%

Source: The Ruma, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).