Ripley

Population: 1,626
Median household income: $45,652
Median home value: $109,100

Ripley, a community in Brown County, Ohio, has 1,626 residents. Its median household income of $45,652 runs below the Brown County figure of $69,990.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ripley's population declined 6.4% from 1,737 to 1,626, while its median home value rose 30.5% from $83,600 to $109,100.

11.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,626
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $45,652
Median home value: $109,100
Median gross rent: $733
Housing units: 933
Homeownership rate: 57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 13.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7371,626

Median household income

$34,358$45,652

Median home value

$83,600$109,100

Median gross rent

$602$733

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,737	$34,358	$83,600	$602
2020	1,707	$38,060	$82,900	$623
2021	1,586	$38,490	$89,800	$618
2022	1,609	$42,900	$94,100	$666
2023	1,626	$45,652	$109,100	$733

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	9.4%
5 to 17	263	16.2%
18 to 24	158	9.7%
25 to 34	222	13.7%
35 to 44	172	10.6%
45 to 54	209	12.9%
55 to 64	135	8.3%
65 to 74	177	10.9%
75 and over	137	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,300	80.0%
Black or African American	60	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	229	14.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate47.4%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	190	18.1%
High school graduate	499	47.4%
Some college or associate's	242	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	47	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	74	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	529	85.9%
Carpooled	50	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	19.2%
15 to 29 min	224	38.0%
30 to 44 min	57	9.7%
45 to 59 min	69	11.7%
60+ min	127	21.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 26.3% (426 of 1,622)

	Count	Share
Family households	464	64.4%
Nonfamily households	256	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	720	77.2%
Vacant	213	22.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	416	57.8%
Renter-occupied	304	42.2%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	599	64.2%
1-unit, attached	77	8.3%
2 to 4 units	122	13.1%
5 to 19 units	58	6.2%
20 or more units	11	1.2%
Mobile home & other	66	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3967272
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 38.7308, -83.8329