Mulberry Grove vs Old Ripley

A side-by-side comparison of Mulberry Grove and Old Ripley: population, income, housing, and more.

Mulberry Grove and Old Ripley are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mulberry Grove has the higher population (739 vs 87 in Old Ripley). Mulberry Grove has the higher median household income ($57,250 vs $43,750 in Old Ripley). Mulberry Grove has the higher median home value ($74,800 vs $68,000 in Old Ripley).

Population, income & housing

	Mulberry Grove	Old Ripley
Population	739	87
Median age	35.9 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,250	$43,750
Median home value	$74,800	$68,000
Median gross rent	$900	—
Housing units	383	36
Homeownership rate	72.9%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	58.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mulberry Grove	Old Ripley
Population	650 → 739 (+13.7%)	95 → 87 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$40,804 → $57,250 (+40.3%)	$57,917 → $43,750 (-24.5%)
Median home value	$58,500 → $74,800 (+27.9%)	$54,200 → $68,000 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $900 (+68.2%)	—

Mulberry Grove

Population

650739

Median household income

$40,804$57,250

Median home value

$58,500$74,800

Median gross rent

$535$900

Old Ripley

Population

9587

Median household income

$57,917$43,750

Median home value

$54,200$68,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mulberry Grove	Old Ripley
Under 5	7.3%	8.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	17.2%
18 to 24	16.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	8.1%	24.1%
35 to 44	15.2%	1.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	1.1%
55 to 64	8.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	11.1%	18.4%
75 and over	5.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mulberry Grove	Old Ripley
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mulberry Grove	Old Ripley
No high school diploma	9.6%	15.8%
High school graduate	49.9%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mulberry Grove	Old Ripley
Drove alone	73.8%	76.9%
Carpooled	13.6%	23.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mulberry Grove	Old Ripley
1-unit, detached	87.2%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Mulberry Grove	Old Ripley
Poverty rate	23.1%	13.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1968	1950