Paton vs Rippey

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

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

Paton has the higher population (210 vs 207 in Rippey). Rippey has the higher median household income ($65,250 vs $62,292 in Paton). Paton has the higher median home value ($70,000 vs $55,400 in Rippey).

Population, income & housing

	Paton	Rippey
Population	210	207
Median age	35.4 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	$65,250
Median home value	$70,000	$55,400
Median gross rent	$500	$750
Housing units	95	104
Homeownership rate	85.1%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paton	Rippey
Population	178 → 210 (+18.0%)	233 → 207 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$64,500 → $62,292 (-3.4%)	$48,750 → $65,250 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $70,000 (+12.0%)	$42,500 → $55,400 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$394 → $500 (+26.9%)	$675 → $750 (+11.1%)

Paton

Population

178210

Median household income

$64,500$62,292

Median home value

$62,500$70,000

Median gross rent

$394$500

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)

	Paton	Rippey
Under 5	11.0%	9.7%
5 to 17	10.5%	20.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	19.5%	15.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	6.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	8.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	4.3%
75 and over	8.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paton	Rippey
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paton	Rippey
No high school diploma	6.5%	2.4%
High school graduate	48.4%	56.7%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paton	Rippey
Drove alone	92.9%	82.9%
Carpooled	1.6%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paton	Rippey
1-unit, detached	94.7%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Paton	Rippey
Poverty rate	6.2%	15.0%
Average household size	2.41	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1951	1952