Brocton vs Ripley

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

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

Brocton has the higher population (1,368 vs 937 in Ripley). Brocton has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $46,991 in Ripley). Brocton has the higher median home value ($107,700 vs $84,400 in Ripley).

Population, income & housing

	Brocton	Ripley
Population	1,368	937
Median age	35.8 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$46,991
Median home value	$107,700	$84,400
Median gross rent	$733	$613
Housing units	570	443
Homeownership rate	60.5%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brocton	Ripley
Population	1,336 → 1,368 (+2.4%)	734 → 937 (+27.7%)
Median household income	$38,218 → $52,500 (+37.4%)	$31,328 → $46,991 (+50.0%)
Median home value	$75,400 → $107,700 (+42.8%)	$61,100 → $84,400 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$537 → $733 (+36.5%)	$518 → $613 (+18.3%)

Brocton

Population

1,3361,368

Median household income

$38,218$52,500

Median home value

$75,400$107,700

Median gross rent

$537$733

Ripley

Population

734937

Median household income

$31,328$46,991

Median home value

$61,100$84,400

Median gross rent

$518$613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brocton	Ripley
Under 5	13.4%	7.7%
5 to 17	15.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	18.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	5.4%
55 to 64	9.6%	9.5%
65 to 74	13.8%	15.3%
75 and over	7.1%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brocton	Ripley
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	20.4%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brocton	Ripley
No high school diploma	6.7%	5.0%
High school graduate	39.3%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brocton	Ripley
Drove alone	74.3%	81.9%
Carpooled	14.6%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	10.2%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.1%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brocton	Ripley
1-unit, detached	61.8%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.8%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.5%
20 or more units	5.6%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Brocton	Ripley
Poverty rate	26.5%	7.6%
Average household size	2.52	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1954	1938