Hamersville vs Ripley

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

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

Ripley has the higher population (1,626 vs 706 in Hamersville). Hamersville has the higher median household income ($64,482 vs $45,652 in Ripley). Hamersville has the higher median home value ($165,000 vs $109,100 in Ripley).

Population, income & housing

	Hamersville	Ripley
Population	706	1,626
Median age	32.3 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,482	$45,652
Median home value	$165,000	$109,100
Median gross rent	$815	$733
Housing units	228	933
Homeownership rate	55.6%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamersville	Ripley
Population	728 → 706 (-3.0%)	1,737 → 1,626 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$54,500 → $64,482 (+18.3%)	$34,358 → $45,652 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$83,200 → $165,000 (+98.3%)	$83,600 → $109,100 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$841 → $815 (-3.1%)	$602 → $733 (+21.8%)

Hamersville

Population

728706

Median household income

$54,500$64,482

Median home value

$83,200$165,000

Median gross rent

$841$815

Ripley

Population

1,7371,626

Median household income

$34,358$45,652

Median home value

$83,600$109,100

Median gross rent

$602$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamersville	Ripley
Under 5	3.7%	9.4%
5 to 17	24.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	9.7%
25 to 34	20.4%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.6%	10.6%
45 to 54	5.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	10.9%	8.3%
65 to 74	7.5%	10.9%
75 and over	2.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamersville	Ripley
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	14.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamersville	Ripley
No high school diploma	7.2%	18.1%
High school graduate	45.9%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamersville	Ripley
Drove alone	80.4%	85.9%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamersville	Ripley
1-unit, detached	92.1%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Hamersville	Ripley
Poverty rate	12.9%	26.3%
Average household size	3.16	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	39	33
Median year structure built	1964	1948