Rich Creek vs Ripplemead

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

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

Rich Creek has the higher population (781 vs 347 in Ripplemead). Ripplemead has the higher median household income ($77,218 vs $49,688 in Rich Creek). Rich Creek has the higher median home value ($129,200 vs $121,200 in Ripplemead).

Population, income & housing

	Rich Creek	Ripplemead
Population	781	347
Median age	50.0 yrs	64.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,688	$77,218
Median home value	$129,200	$121,200
Median gross rent	$550	—
Housing units	363	178
Homeownership rate	63.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rich Creek	Ripplemead
Population	887 → 781 (-12.0%)	571 → 347 (-39.2%)
Median household income	$45,333 → $49,688 (+9.6%)	$71,289 → $77,218 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $129,200 (+36.4%)	$133,800 → $121,200 (-9.4%)
Median gross rent	$511 → $550 (+7.6%)	—

Rich Creek

Population

887781

Median household income

$45,333$49,688

Median home value

$94,700$129,200

Median gross rent

$511$550

Ripplemead

Population

571347

Median household income

$71,289$77,218

Median home value

$133,800$121,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rich Creek	Ripplemead
Under 5	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	8.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	45.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	15.9%
75 and over	19.7%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rich Creek	Ripplemead
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	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	3.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rich Creek	Ripplemead
No high school diploma	10.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.1%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rich Creek	Ripplemead
Drove alone	91.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rich Creek	Ripplemead
1-unit, detached	70.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rich Creek	Ripplemead
Poverty rate	14.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	33	69
Median year structure built	1949	1969