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Population (year 2000): 3,234. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,935 (-9.2% change)
Males: 1,444 (44.7%), Females: 1,790 (55.3%)
Sunflower County
Zip code:
38771
Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $21,351 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,800 (year 2000)
Races in Ruleville:
- Black (80.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (18.6%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (5.3%), English
(2.7%), Subsaharan African (1.1%).
Elevation: 135 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ruleville
- High school or higher: 58.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 14.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ruleville city
- Never married: 38.3%
- Now married: 37.7%
- Separated: 6.1%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-0.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Ruleville:
- NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (840 N OAK
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ruleville:
- BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS)
- SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
INDIANOLA, MS)
- GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
GREENWOOD, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ruleville:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 35 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 84 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 99 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ruleville:
- RULEVILLE-DREW (about 4 miles; DREW, MS; ID: M37)
- CLEVELAND MUNI (about 14 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; ID:
RNV)
- INDIANOLA MUNI (about 19 miles; INDIANOLA, MS; ID:
IDL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ruleville:
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 83
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 88
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
Public high school in Ruleville:
- RULEVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 338;
Location: 360 L F PACKER DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ruleville:
- RULEVILLE CENTRAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 423;
Location: 410 L F PACKER DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- RULEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 290;
Location: 250 EAST OSCAR STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
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