Ruma

  1. Ruma Legal Resources
  2. Ruma Statistics
  3. Ruma Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Ruma Employment Information
  5. Ruma Family Information
  6. Ruma Education Information
  7. Ruma Public Benefits Information
  8. Ruma Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Ruma Legal Resources Back to top

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Ruma Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 794
  • Land Area (2000): 59.115 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.046 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 279
Ruma Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 84 10.42%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 722 89.58%

Ruma Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ruma Employment Information Back to top
Ruma Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 42 20.19%
2. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 18 8.65%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 16 7.69%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 15 7.21%
5. Metal Manufactuing 12 5.77%
6. Public Administration 10 4.81%
7. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 9 4.33%
8. Food Manufacturing 7 3.37%
9. Machinery Manufacturing 7 3.37%
10. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 7 3.37%
11. Chemical Manufacturing 6 2.88%
12. Other Health and Personal Care Store 6 2.88%
13. Wood Manufacturing 6 2.88%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 5 2.40%
15. Truck Transportation 5 2.40%
16. Mining 4 1.92%
17. Other Transportation 4 1.92%
18. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 3 1.44%
19. Health Care 3 1.44%
20. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 3 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 33 18.64%
2. Educational Services 15 8.47%
3. Public Administration 14 7.91%
4. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 14 7.91%
5. Department and Other General Stores 11 6.21%
6. Finance and Insurance 11 6.21%
7. Metal Manufactuing 8 4.52%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 7 3.95%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 7 3.95%
10. Construction 6 3.39%
11. Leather and Allied Manufacturing 5 2.82%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 5 2.82%
13. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 5 2.82%
14. Accommodation and Food Services 4 2.26%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 4 2.26%
16. Social Assistance 4 2.26%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3 1.69%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 3 1.69%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 3 1.69%
20. Paper Manufacturing 3 1.69%

Ruma Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 24 11.54%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 17 8.17%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 17 8.17%
4. Carpenters 16 7.69%
5. Other Production Occupations 16 7.69%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 14 6.73%
7. Farmers and Farm Managers 12 5.77%
8. Other Construction Trades 11 5.29%
9. Law Enforcement Workers 10 4.81%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 10 4.81%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 9 4.33%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 7 3.37%
13. Woodworkers 6 2.88%
14. Other Material Moving Workers 5 2.40%
15. Construction Laborers 4 1.92%
16. Agricultural Workers 3 1.44%
17. Engineers 3 1.44%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 3 1.44%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 3 1.44%
20. Assemblers and Fabricators 2 0.96%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 15 8.47%
2. Secretaries and Admins 11 6.21%
3. Cashiers 9 5.08%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 9 5.08%
5. Other Healthcare Support 9 5.08%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 9 5.08%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 7 3.95%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 7 3.95%
9. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 7 3.95%
10. Health Technologists and Technicians 7 3.95%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 6 3.39%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 6 3.39%
13. Other Food Preparation and Servers 6 3.39%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 5 2.82%
15. Other Management Occupations 5 2.82%
16. Other Production Occupations 5 2.82%
17. Personal Appearance Workers 5 2.82%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 5 2.82%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 5 2.82%
20. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 5 2.82%

Ruma Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 330 50.23%
15-35 hours 88 13.39%
1-14 hours 15 2.28%
No regular hours 224 34.09%

Ruma Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 24 6.59%
5 AM-5:29 AM 12 3.30%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 31 8.52%
6 AM-6:29 AM 45 12.36%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 47 12.91%
7 AM-7:29 AM 53 14.56%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 47 12.91%
8 AM-8:29 AM 24 6.59%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 8 2.20%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 18 4.95%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 13 3.57%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 4 1.10%
Noon-3:59 PM 27 7.42%
4 PM-11:59 PM 11 3.02%

Ruma Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 4 1.10%
5-9 55 15.11%
10-14 65 17.86%
15-19 33 9.07%
20-24 42 11.54%
25-29 6 1.65%
30-34 42 11.54%
35-39 9 2.47%
40-44 13 3.57%
45-59 45 12.36%
60-89 48 13.19%
At least 90 2 0.55%

Ruma Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 205 56.32%
30-44 0 0.00% 64 17.58%
45-59 0 0.00% 45 12.36%
At least 60 0 0.00% 50 13.74%

Ruma Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 25 6.56%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 332 87.14%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 7 1.84%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 17 4.46%

Ruma Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ruma Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 286 (734 people)
Families (2000): 216 (651 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 109
People at same address in 1995: 461
Ruma Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 14 4.90%
$10,000-$14,999 23 8.04%
$15,000-$19,999 33 11.54%
$20,000-$24,999 22 7.69%
$25,000-$29,999 13 4.55%
$30,000-$34,999 22 7.69%
$35,000-$39,999 25 8.74%
$40,000-$44,999 20 6.99%
$45,000-$49,999 12 4.20%
$50,000-$59,999 19 6.64%
$60,000-$74,999 40 13.99%
$75,000-$99,999 25 8.74%
$100,000-$124,999 9 3.15%
$125,000-$149,999 9 3.15%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Ruma Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 57 21.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 74 27.41%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 8 2.96%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 54 20.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 53 19.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 18 6.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 5 1.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1 0.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Ruma Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 240 29.38%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 123 15.06%
Public Assistance 2 0.24%
Retirement 36 4.41%
Self Employment 58 7.10%
Social Security 89 10.89%
Supplemental Security 16 1.96%
Wage / Salary 221 27.05%
Other 32 3.92%

Ruma Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 122 59.22%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 84 40.78%

Ruma Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 18 5.98%
Color 1 Box Married 211 70.10%
Color 2 Box Never Married 70 23.26%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2 0.66%

Ruma Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 16 4.26%
Color 1 Box Married 282 75.00%
Color 2 Box Never Married 47 12.50%
Color 3 Box Widowed 31 8.24%

Ruma Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ruma Education Information Back to top
Ruma Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 88 13.73%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 74 11.54%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 296 46.18%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 125 19.50%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 22 3.43%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 25 3.90%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 11 1.72%

Ruma Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 5 0.63% 5 0.63% 10 1.26%
Kindergarten 4 0.50% 2 0.25% 6 0.76%
Grades 1-4 17 2.14% 4 0.50% 21 2.64%
Grades 5-8 47 5.92% 9 1.13% 56 7.05%
Grades 9-12 51 6.42% 9 1.13% 60 7.56%
Undergrad college 15 1.89% 0 0.00% 15 1.89%
Graduate or professional school 5 0.63% 0 0.00% 5 0.63%
Total 144 18.14% 29 3.65% 173 21.79%

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Ruma Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ruma Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 721 89.45%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 85 10.55%

Ruma Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ruma Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ruma Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 96 12.09%
10-19 Years 113 14.23%
20-29 Years 70 8.82%
30-39 Years 107 13.48%
40-49 Years 134 16.88%
50-59 Years 81 10.20%
60-69 Years 71 8.94%
70-79 Years 56 7.05%
80-89 Years 51 6.42%
90+ Years 15 1.89%

Ruma Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 372 46.85%
Color 1 Box Female 422 53.15%

Ruma Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 783 98.61%
Color 2 Box Asian 5 0.63%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 4 0.50%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 2 0.25%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%

Ruma Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 407 57.00%
2. French Non-Basque 92 12.89%
3. Irish 73 10.22%
4. United States Or American 56 7.84%
5. English 39 5.46%
6. Polish 14 1.96%
7. Italian 13 1.82%
8. Dutch 9 1.26%
9. Welsh 5 0.70%
10. Czechoslovakian 2 0.28%

Ruma Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 739 95.60%
2. German 14 1.81%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 7 0.91%
4. Korean 6 0.78%
5. Tagalog 5 0.65%
6. French 2 0.26%

Ruma Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 796 98.76%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 10 1.24%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

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Ruma Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.