Pembroke vs Ripplemead

A side-by-side comparison of Pembroke and Ripplemead: population, income, housing, and more.

Pembroke and Ripplemead are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pembroke has the higher population (1,130 vs 347 in Ripplemead). Ripplemead has the higher median household income ($77,218 vs $57,841 in Pembroke). Pembroke has the higher median home value ($132,000 vs $121,200 in Ripplemead).

Population, income & housing

	Pembroke	Ripplemead
Population	1,130	347
Median age	46.4 yrs	64.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,841	$77,218
Median home value	$132,000	$121,200
Median gross rent	$814	—
Housing units	668	178
Homeownership rate	63.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pembroke	Ripplemead
Population	1,026 → 1,130 (+10.1%)	571 → 347 (-39.2%)
Median household income	$43,409 → $57,841 (+33.2%)	$71,289 → $77,218 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$95,200 → $132,000 (+38.7%)	$133,800 → $121,200 (-9.4%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $814 (+13.1%)	—

Pembroke

Population

1,0261,130

Median household income

$43,409$57,841

Median home value

$95,200$132,000

Median gross rent

$720$814

Ripplemead

Population

571347

Median household income

$71,289$77,218

Median home value

$133,800$121,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pembroke	Ripplemead
Under 5	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	16.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	12.2%	45.8%
65 to 74	16.5%	15.9%
75 and over	8.3%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pembroke	Ripplemead
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pembroke	Ripplemead
No high school diploma	14.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.8%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pembroke	Ripplemead
Drove alone	76.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pembroke	Ripplemead
1-unit, detached	65.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pembroke	Ripplemead
Poverty rate	8.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	69
Median year structure built	1971	1969