Ripley County, IN Demographic Data
Ripley County, IN Summary
Ripley County is located in Indiana
- Population: 28,730
- Area: 448.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 446.43 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.64 sq. miles
- Population Density: 64.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 971.13 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Ripley County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,495
51%
50.8
Male
14,138
49%
49.2
Total Population
28,633
323,128,000
Ripley County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,718
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,108
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,739
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,966
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,665
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,157
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,416
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,148
14.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,158
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,658
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,756
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,588
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
556
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,765
76.0%
77.2
Female
11,081
50.9%
51.3
Male
10,684
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
20,802
72.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,810
20.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,900
17.1%
15.2
Female
2,701
55.1%
55.8
Male
2,199
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Ripley County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
28,423
99.3%
96.8
White
27,716
96.8%
72.6
Black or African American
113
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
161
0.6%
0.8
Asian
285
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
203
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
66
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
8
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
148
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
210
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
500
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
395
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
50
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
55
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
28,133
98.3%
82.2
Ripley County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
680
3.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,886
9.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,399
43.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,449
17.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,633
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,300
11.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,090
5.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,566
13.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,871
86.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,390
17.4%
31.2
Ripley County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,363
23.2%
33.7%
Now Married
13,431
58.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,403
10.4%
11.0%
Separated
304
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,567
6.8
5.8%
Ripley County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
26,305
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
610
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
286
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
277
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
39
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
8
0.0%
1.1%
Ripley County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
555
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
414
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,164
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,253
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,835
16.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,330
21.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,798
16.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,167
10.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
317
2.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
148
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
52,372
57,617
Per capita income
23,980
31,128
Ripley County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
291
2.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,273
9.5%
9.8
Construction
1,155
8.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,655
19.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
602
4.5%
6.6
Information
80
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,128
23.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
670
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
719
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
409
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
1,381
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
830
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
157
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,763
13.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,674
27.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,896
21.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,881
21.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,136
16.0%
18.1%
Ripley County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,162
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
11,216
85.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
952
7.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
33
0.3%
5.1
Walked
211
1.6%
2.7
Other means
240
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
510
3.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.0
26.6
Ripley County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
514
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,717
24.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,068
37.0%
37.1
3 or more
3,682
33.5%
21.0
Ripley County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,981
90.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,357
76.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,624
23.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,126
9.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Ripley County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,107
1 room
257
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
102
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
575
4.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,805
14.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,798
23.1%
19.8
6 rooms
2,314
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,913
15.8%
12.0
8 rooms
1,104
9.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,239
10.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ripley County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,107
1-unit, detached
9,598
79.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
417
3.4%
5.9
2-units
264
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
194
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
150
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
239
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
508
4.2%
9.0
Mobile home
735
6.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
2
0.0%
0.1
Ripley County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,787
23.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
489
4.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,094
9.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
912
7.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,549
12.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,356
11.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,112
17.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,483
12.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
278
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
47
0.4%
1.4%
Ripley County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,551
32.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,775
16.2%
4.7
Electricity
4,280
39.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
355
3.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
32
0.3%
0.1
Wood
797
7.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
125
1.1%
0.5
No fuel used
66
0.6%
1.1
Ripley County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,498
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
46
0.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
100
1.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
138
2.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
301
5.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
722
13.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,048
37.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,143
39.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,826
51.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,046
19.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
478
8.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
380
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
765
13.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Ripley County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,434
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
0.8%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
53
2.2%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
222
9.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
525
21.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,615
66.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
190
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
686
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
367
15.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
333
13.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
413
17.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
353
14.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
208
8.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
735
30.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
215
0.0%
0.0%
Ripley County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,357
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
661
7.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,885
22.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,028
24.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,372
16.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,686
20.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
575
6.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
97
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
53
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
138,300
205,000
