Ripley, WV Demographic Data
Ripley, WV Summary
Ripley is located in Jackson County in West Virginia
- Population: 3,267
- Area: 3.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.17 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.11 sq. miles
- Population Density: 994.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 618.44 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ripley, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,958
61%
50.8
Male
1,281
40%
49.2
Total Population
3,239
323,128,000
Ripley, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
135
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
151
4.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
119
3.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
285
8.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
245
7.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
242
7.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
444
13.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
398
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
87
2.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
318
9.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
310
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
273
8.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
232
7.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,646
81.7%
77.2
Female
1,607
60.7%
51.3
Male
1,039
39.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,517
77.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
990
30.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
815
25.2%
15.2
Female
553
67.9%
55.8
Male
262
32.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Ripley, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,221
99.4%
96.8
White
3,221
99.4%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
18
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
83
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
83
2.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,156
97.4%
82.2
Ripley, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
166
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
149
6.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
642
27.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
558
24.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
262
11.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
339
14.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
188
8.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
315
13.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,989
86.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
527
22.9%
31.2
Ripley, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
792
27.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,104
39.0%
47.5
Divorced
389
13.7%
11.0%
Separated
11
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
538
19.0
5.8%
Ripley, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,078
99.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
26
0.8%
21.6%
Spanish
16
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ripley, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
211
13.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
63
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
352
23.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
243
15.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
201
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
249
16.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
128
8.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
41
2.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
14
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
30
2.0%
6.4
Median household income
31,522
57,617
Per capita income
21,427
31,128
Ripley, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
180
15.5%
9.8
Construction
61
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
233
20.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
14
1.2%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
112
9.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
16
1.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
68
5.8%
11.4
Public administration
242
20.8%
4.6
Retail trade
119
10.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
63
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
56
4.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
118
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
465
39.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
94
8.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
355
30.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
132
11.3%
18.1%
Ripley, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,164
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,001
86.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
123
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
40
3.4%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.3
26.6
Ripley, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
307
20.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
480
31.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
565
36.9%
37.1
3 or more
180
11.7%
21.0
Ripley, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,532
97.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
828
54.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
704
46.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
37
2.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Ripley, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,569
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
168
10.7%
9.1
4 rooms
308
19.6%
16.5
5 rooms
287
18.3%
19.8
6 rooms
332
21.2%
17.8
7 rooms
159
10.1%
12.0
8 rooms
192
12.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
123
7.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ripley, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,569
1-unit, detached
1,025
65.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
134
8.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
186
11.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
189
12.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
19
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
16
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ripley, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
171
10.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
71
4.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
352
22.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
106
6.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
592
37.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
69
4.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
172
11.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
36
2.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ripley, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
700
45.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
832
54.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Ripley, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
351
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
4.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
15
4.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
82
23.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
240
68.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
222
63.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
5.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
40
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
46
13.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ripley, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
663
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
85
12.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
230
34.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
348
52.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
41
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
597
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
128
19.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
41
6.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
103
15.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
86
13.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
2.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
278
42.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
53
0.0%
0.0%
Ripley, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
828
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
53
6.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
270
32.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
328
39.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
46
5.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
112
13.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
19
2.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
112,400
205,000