Jefferson vs Rippey

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson and Rippey: population, income, housing, and more.

Jefferson and Rippey are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson has the higher population (4,164 vs 207 in Rippey). Rippey has the higher median household income ($65,250 vs $54,286 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($126,900 vs $55,400 in Rippey).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Rippey
Population	4,164	207
Median age	51.5 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,286	$65,250
Median home value	$126,900	$55,400
Median gross rent	$745	$750
Housing units	2,286	104
Homeownership rate	70.4%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Rippey
Population	4,137 → 4,164 (+0.7%)	233 → 207 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$46,008 → $54,286 (+18.0%)	$48,750 → $65,250 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$94,100 → $126,900 (+34.9%)	$42,500 → $55,400 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $745 (+15.0%)	$675 → $750 (+11.1%)

Jefferson

Population

4,1374,164

Median household income

$46,008$54,286

Median home value

$94,100$126,900

Median gross rent

$648$745

Rippey

Population

233207

Median household income

$48,750$65,250

Median home value

$42,500$55,400

Median gross rent

$675$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Rippey
Under 5	4.6%	9.7%
5 to 17	12.6%	20.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	5.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.8%	8.7%
65 to 74	14.2%	4.3%
75 and over	16.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Rippey
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	3.0%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Rippey
No high school diploma	8.6%	2.4%
High school graduate	29.7%	56.7%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Rippey
Drove alone	73.1%	82.9%
Carpooled	14.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	4.8%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Rippey
1-unit, detached	74.2%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	1.9%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Rippey
Poverty rate	8.4%	15.0%
Average household size	1.92	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1958	1952