Above 99% of compared French towns: 40% of households are couples with children
With empty homes at 3.9%, Ruminghem is behind 89% of compared French towns on that count. 1,614 residents in 640 households: that is Ruminghem at the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in six: 16% of residents are 65 or over. At 2.8%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 94% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Pas-de-Calais median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Ruminghem
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 7.7% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of ±0% since 2012 leaves Ruminghem behind 71% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The median Pas-de-Calais town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +2% and the next six −2%.
Half of Ruminghem is under 39.5, younger than 82% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ruminghem 39.5. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 13% in Ruminghem.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 23% in Ruminghem, less than in 97% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Pas-de-Calais median and the France median
Living alone · share
The share of single-parent households is 7.7%, against 10% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone. Each household has 2.5 people on average.
Flats make up 0.4% in Ruminghem, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Compared with 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 9.5% of homes are second homes here. Locally, 5.9% of households have no car. The comparison figure for flats is 30% in the typical compared French town.
A median of €25,140 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of residents live in households above €25,140 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 58% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 21% in Ruminghem, more than in 87% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional: 7.1%, below two thirds of compared French towns. For households headed by a manual worker, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 14%. Across Ruminghem, 28% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Ruminghem, 1.1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.7% of residents are foreign nationals here. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 74% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Married residents: 45%, above 67% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 60% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Adults with no qualification make up 17%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
2nd lowest median age among 41 French towns of 1,614 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is older than Ruminghem
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruminghem | 39.5 | 16% | 9.5% | 1.1% |
| Watten 2,564 · 3 mi | 43 | 23% | 2.9% | 1% |
| Éperlecques 3,737 · 3 mi | 39.8 | 18% | 3.4% | 0.5% |
| Audruicq 5,309 · 3.9 mi | 43 | 23% | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Bourbourg 6,931 · 6.2 mi | 40.4 | 21% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| Ardres 4,389 · 7.8 mi | 45.2 | 22% | 5.7% | 1% |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem 5,843 · 7.9 mi | 47.1 | 25% | 1% | 2.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Ruminghem
What is the population of Ruminghem?
1,614 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (1,619).
How old are Ruminghem’s residents?
The median age is 39.5, younger than 82% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ruminghem?
70, with occasional dwellings: 9.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ruminghem?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ruminghem?
€25,140 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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