Ripley vs Versailles

A side-by-side comparison of Ripley and Versailles: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Versailles has the higher population (369 vs 71 in Ripley). Versailles has the higher median home value ($85,000 vs $43,000 in Ripley). Since 2019, Ripley's population has grown faster (+34.0% vs -28.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Ripley	Versailles
Population	71	369
Median age	46.9 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,125
Median home value	$43,000	$85,000
Median gross rent	$763	—
Housing units	46	212
Homeownership rate	63.6%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	3.7%
Unemployment rate	27.8%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ripley	Versailles
Population	53 → 71 (+34.0%)	513 → 369 (-28.1%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $45,417 (+73.0%)	$50,446 → $43,125 (-14.5%)
Median home value	$29,300 → $43,000 (+46.8%)	$72,500 → $85,000 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $763 (+56.4%)	$288 → $325 (+12.8%)

Ripley

Population

5371

Median household income

$26,250$45,417

Median home value

$29,300$43,000

Median gross rent

$488$763

Versailles

Population

513369

Median household income

$50,446$43,125

Median home value

$72,500$85,000

Median gross rent

$288$325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ripley	Versailles
Under 5	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	22.2%
18 to 24	11.3%	4.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	2.8%	10.8%
45 to 54	16.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	19.7%	8.1%
65 to 74	22.5%	13.3%
75 and over	2.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ripley	Versailles
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ripley	Versailles
No high school diploma	34.5%	9.4%
High school graduate	58.2%	58.2%
Some college or associate's	7.3%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ripley	Versailles
Drove alone	88.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	11.5%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ripley	Versailles
1-unit, detached	56.5%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.5%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Ripley	Versailles
Poverty rate	18.3%	20.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1955	1938