Mayville vs Ripley

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

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

Mayville has the higher population (1,272 vs 937 in Ripley). Mayville has the higher median household income ($64,000 vs $46,991 in Ripley). Mayville has the higher median home value ($156,100 vs $84,400 in Ripley).

Population, income & housing

	Mayville	Ripley
Population	1,272	937
Median age	49.6 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,000	$46,991
Median home value	$156,100	$84,400
Median gross rent	$628	$613
Housing units	763	443
Homeownership rate	70.4%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayville	Ripley
Population	1,441 → 1,272 (-11.7%)	734 → 937 (+27.7%)
Median household income	$52,396 → $64,000 (+22.1%)	$31,328 → $46,991 (+50.0%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $156,100 (+39.5%)	$61,100 → $84,400 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$546 → $628 (+15.0%)	$518 → $613 (+18.3%)

Mayville

Population

1,4411,272

Median household income

$52,396$64,000

Median home value

$111,900$156,100

Median gross rent

$546$628

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)

	Mayville	Ripley
Under 5	3.5%	7.7%
5 to 17	10.4%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	8.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	18.0%
45 to 54	15.9%	5.4%
55 to 64	15.1%	9.5%
65 to 74	12.5%	15.3%
75 and over	12.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayville	Ripley
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	96.9%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayville	Ripley
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.0%
High school graduate	29.5%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayville	Ripley
Drove alone	81.4%	81.9%
Carpooled	5.5%	3.8%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	10.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayville	Ripley
1-unit, detached	77.6%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	2.5%
20 or more units	6.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Mayville	Ripley
Poverty rate	12.8%	7.6%
Average household size	2.01	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1953	1938