North Fond du Lac vs Ripon

A side-by-side comparison of North Fond du Lac and Ripon: population, income, housing, and more.

North Fond du Lac and Ripon are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ripon has the higher population (7,803 vs 5,373 in North Fond du Lac). North Fond du Lac has the higher median household income ($61,744 vs $59,063 in Ripon). Ripon has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $144,900 in North Fond du Lac).

Population, income & housing

	North Fond du Lac	Ripon
Population	5,373	7,803
Median age	37.8 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,744	$59,063
Median home value	$144,900	$161,500
Median gross rent	$1,083	$708
Housing units	2,319	3,470
Homeownership rate	59.4%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Fond du Lac	Ripon
Population	5,076 → 5,373 (+5.9%)	7,781 → 7,803 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$56,532 → $61,744 (+9.2%)	$51,686 → $59,063 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$113,600 → $144,900 (+27.6%)	$122,800 → $161,500 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$942 → $1,083 (+15.0%)	$710 → $708 (-0.3%)

North Fond du Lac

Population

5,0765,373

Median household income

$56,532$61,744

Median home value

$113,600$144,900

Median gross rent

$942$1,083

Ripon

Population

7,7817,803

Median household income

$51,686$59,063

Median home value

$122,800$161,500

Median gross rent

$710$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Fond du Lac	Ripon
Under 5	3.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	12.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	14.1%
25 to 34	17.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.3%	15.7%
75 and over	5.6%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Fond du Lac	Ripon
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Fond du Lac	Ripon
No high school diploma	9.9%	8.1%
High school graduate	37.9%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Fond du Lac	Ripon
Drove alone	85.4%	72.8%
Carpooled	11.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Fond du Lac	Ripon
1-unit, detached	45.1%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	19.1%	11.7%
20 or more units	5.2%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	North Fond du Lac	Ripon
Poverty rate	13.3%	10.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1977	1966