Ripley

Population: 71
Median home value: $43,000

Ripley is a community in Brown County, Illinois, home to 71 residents. At $43,000, its median home value sits below Brown County's $142,200.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ripley's population grew 34.0% from 53 to 71.

The typical home was built around 1955. 18.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 71
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $43,000
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 46
Homeownership rate: 63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 27.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5371

Median household income

$26,250$45,417

Median home value

$29,300$43,000

Median gross rent

$488$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53	—	—	$488
2020	48	$26,250	$29,300	$489
2021	48	$39,167	$34,200	$625
2022	43	$45,417	$39,200	—
2023	71	—	$43,000	$763

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 442.8%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 7422.5%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	8	11.3%
18 to 24	8	11.3%
25 to 34	9	12.7%
35 to 44	2	2.8%
45 to 54	12	16.9%
55 to 64	14	19.7%
65 to 74	16	22.5%
75 and over	2	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	71	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.5%

High school graduate58.2%

Some college or associate's7.3%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	34.5%
High school graduate	32	58.2%
Some college or associate's	4	7.3%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone88.5%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23	88.5%
Carpooled	3	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	61.5%
15 to 29 min	8	30.8%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	2	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 18.3% (13 of 71)

	Count	Share
Family households	16	48.5%
Nonfamily households	17	51.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33	71.7%
Vacant	13	28.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21	63.6%
Renter-occupied	12	36.4%

1-unit, detached56.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other43.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26	56.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	43.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1764174
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0252, -90.6380