Lake Waynoka vs Ripley

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

Lake Waynoka 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 1,041 in Lake Waynoka). Lake Waynoka has the higher median household income ($86,907 vs $45,652 in Ripley). Lake Waynoka has the higher median home value ($225,400 vs $109,100 in Ripley).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Waynoka	Ripley
Population	1,041	1,626
Median age	55.2 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,907	$45,652
Median home value	$225,400	$109,100
Median gross rent	—	$733
Housing units	855	933
Homeownership rate	97.4%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Waynoka	Ripley
Population	1,022 → 1,041 (+1.9%)	1,737 → 1,626 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$85,469 → $86,907 (+1.7%)	$34,358 → $45,652 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$294,900 → $225,400 (-23.6%)	$83,600 → $109,100 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$602 → $733 (+21.8%)

Lake Waynoka

Population

1,0221,041

Median household income

$85,469$86,907

Median home value

$294,900$225,400

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)

	Lake Waynoka	Ripley
Under 5	2.2%	9.4%
5 to 17	9.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.7%
25 to 34	4.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	16.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	24.8%	8.3%
65 to 74	18.2%	10.9%
75 and over	7.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Waynoka	Ripley
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	80.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	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	0.5%	14.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Waynoka	Ripley
No high school diploma	2.9%	18.1%
High school graduate	46.4%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Waynoka	Ripley
Drove alone	71.7%	85.9%
Carpooled	8.9%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	4.2%
Other means	6.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Waynoka	Ripley
1-unit, detached	100.0%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Lake Waynoka	Ripley
Poverty rate	0.0%	26.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	51	33
Median year structure built	1993	1948