Johnson Creek vs Lake Ripley

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

Johnson Creek and Lake Ripley are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Johnson Creek has the higher population (3,367 vs 1,972 in Lake Ripley). Lake Ripley has the higher median household income ($115,516 vs $94,552 in Johnson Creek). Lake Ripley has the higher median home value ($351,300 vs $289,000 in Johnson Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson Creek	Lake Ripley
Population	3,367	1,972
Median age	34.7 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$94,552	$115,516
Median home value	$289,000	$351,300
Median gross rent	$1,161	$804
Housing units	1,165	977
Homeownership rate	77.3%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	51.4%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson Creek	Lake Ripley
Population	2,992 → 3,367 (+12.5%)	1,882 → 1,972 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$85,806 → $94,552 (+10.2%)	$98,482 → $115,516 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$202,200 → $289,000 (+42.9%)	$277,600 → $351,300 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$994 → $1,161 (+16.8%)	$1,053 → $804 (-23.6%)

Johnson Creek

Population

2,9923,367

Median household income

$85,806$94,552

Median home value

$202,200$289,000

Median gross rent

$994$1,161

Lake Ripley

Population

1,8821,972

Median household income

$98,482$115,516

Median home value

$277,600$351,300

Median gross rent

$1,053$804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson Creek	Lake Ripley
Under 5	7.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.2%	14.7%
18 to 24	16.6%	5.5%
25 to 34	11.8%	6.2%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	15.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	20.8%
65 to 74	7.6%	13.8%
75 and over	3.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson Creek	Lake Ripley
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson Creek	Lake Ripley
No high school diploma	6.3%	2.1%
High school graduate	33.1%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	24.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson Creek	Lake Ripley
Drove alone	75.8%	72.9%
Carpooled	14.4%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	6.7%	17.1%
Other means	2.2%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson Creek	Lake Ripley
1-unit, detached	59.1%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Johnson Creek	Lake Ripley
Poverty rate	3.4%	13.2%
Average household size	2.87	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	2002	1977