Jennings County vs Ripley County

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

Jennings County and Ripley County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ripley County has the higher population (29,039 vs 27,584 in Jennings County). Ripley County has the higher median household income ($71,084 vs $68,476 in Jennings County). Ripley County has the higher median home value ($205,300 vs $154,600 in Jennings County).

Population, income & housing

	Jennings County	Ripley County
Population	27,584	29,039
Median age	40.1 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,476	$71,084
Median home value	$154,600	$205,300
Median gross rent	$906	$799
Housing units	11,691	12,398
Homeownership rate	79.0%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jennings County	Ripley County
Population	27,710 → 27,584 (-0.5%)	28,391 → 29,039 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$54,191 → $68,476 (+26.4%)	$56,332 → $71,084 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$109,800 → $154,600 (+40.8%)	$152,100 → $205,300 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $906 (+26.9%)	$693 → $799 (+15.3%)

Jennings County

Population

27,71027,584

Median household income

$54,191$68,476

Median home value

$109,800$154,600

Median gross rent

$714$906

Ripley County

Population

28,39129,039

Median household income

$56,332$71,084

Median home value

$152,100$205,300

Median gross rent

$693$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jennings County	Ripley County
Under 5	5.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	10.9%
75 and over	6.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jennings County	Ripley County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jennings County	Ripley County
No high school diploma	12.4%	9.4%
High school graduate	42.9%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jennings County	Ripley County
Drove alone	82.8%	82.7%
Carpooled	11.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	6.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jennings County	Ripley County
1-unit, detached	72.7%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.2%
20 or more units	1.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Jennings County	Ripley County
Poverty rate	12.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.53	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1982	1977