Perkins vs Ripley

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

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

Perkins has the higher population (3,229 vs 271 in Ripley). Perkins has the higher median household income ($43,913 vs $38,750 in Ripley). Perkins has the higher median home value ($169,700 vs $60,000 in Ripley).

Population, income & housing

	Perkins	Ripley
Population	3,229	271
Median age	29.1 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,913	$38,750
Median home value	$169,700	$60,000
Median gross rent	$924	$717
Housing units	1,393	139
Homeownership rate	62.4%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Perkins	Ripley
Population	2,855 → 3,229 (+13.1%)	287 → 271 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$42,338 → $43,913 (+3.7%)	$46,875 → $38,750 (-17.3%)
Median home value	$111,200 → $169,700 (+52.6%)	$56,300 → $60,000 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $924 (+22.7%)	$635 → $717 (+12.9%)

Perkins

Population

2,8553,229

Median household income

$42,338$43,913

Median home value

$111,200$169,700

Median gross rent

$753$924

Ripley

Population

287271

Median household income

$46,875$38,750

Median home value

$56,300$60,000

Median gross rent

$635$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Perkins	Ripley
Under 5	7.8%	2.2%
5 to 17	28.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	17.4%	7.4%
35 to 44	6.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	6.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.4%	7.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	22.9%
75 and over	5.2%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Perkins	Ripley
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	3.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Perkins	Ripley
No high school diploma	10.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	24.5%	59.3%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Perkins	Ripley
Drove alone	65.7%	82.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.0%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	2.9%
Other means	4.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Perkins	Ripley
1-unit, detached	79.8%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	26.6%

Poverty & households

	Perkins	Ripley
Poverty rate	22.1%	15.5%
Average household size	2.47	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1982	1967