Ruma is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States.

[3] According to the 2010 census, Ruma has a total area of 0.74 square miles (1.92 km2), all land.

[4] As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 260 people, 99 households, and 69 families residing in the village.

26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 13.2% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.