Ripon is home to 16,201 people in California. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 6,055 people. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $704,800. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median household earns $133,380, about 62% above the national median. Households here earn about 35% more than in California as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $133,380, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 132%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ripon
What changed most since 1990
Population7,455 → 16,201(+117%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$85,392 → $133,380(+56%)US over the same years: +14%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$338,170 → $704,800(+108%)US over the same years: +67%
Ripon's population equals 2.0% of San Joaquin County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.7%(275)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.3%(272)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39%(350)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.8%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 897 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ripon, decade by decade
Ripon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,455
$85,392
$338,170
15.1%
32.2
2000
10,146
$103,796
$303,306
20.6%
46.0
2010
14,297
$107,315
$545,794
27.2%
59.1
2020
16,013
$108,005
$572,204
22.3%
68.7
2024
16,201
$133,380
$704,800
29.4%
67.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
