Rippey vs Scranton

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

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

Scranton has the higher population (434 vs 207 in Rippey). Rippey has the higher median household income ($65,250 vs $60,000 in Scranton). Scranton has the higher median home value ($58,600 vs $55,400 in Rippey).

Population, income & housing

	Rippey	Scranton
Population	207	434
Median age	29.4 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,250	$60,000
Median home value	$55,400	$58,600
Median gross rent	$750	$880
Housing units	104	235
Homeownership rate	51.2%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rippey	Scranton
Population	233 → 207 (-11.2%)	558 → 434 (-22.2%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $65,250 (+33.8%)	$46,875 → $60,000 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$42,500 → $55,400 (+30.4%)	$44,700 → $58,600 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $750 (+11.1%)	$623 → $880 (+41.3%)

Rippey

Population

233207

Median household income

$48,750$65,250

Median home value

$42,500$55,400

Median gross rent

$675$750

Scranton

Population

558434

Median household income

$46,875$60,000

Median home value

$44,700$58,600

Median gross rent

$623$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rippey	Scranton
Under 5	9.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	20.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	3.2%
25 to 34	15.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	19.6%
55 to 64	8.7%	9.4%
65 to 74	4.3%	20.7%
75 and over	7.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rippey	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	91.2%
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	8.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rippey	Scranton
No high school diploma	2.4%	12.9%
High school graduate	56.7%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rippey	Scranton
Drove alone	82.9%	85.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	1.3%
Other means	1.9%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rippey	Scranton
1-unit, detached	85.6%	92.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rippey	Scranton
Poverty rate	15.0%	14.7%
Average household size	2.46	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1952	1938