With 87 people, Ripley is a city in Illinois. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. People stay put here: 61% were in the same home a year ago. At a median age of 46.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 31.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $43,100.
At a glance
Older
median age 46.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ripley
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants88.4% → 54.3%(−34.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.5% → 0.0%(−11.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$49,441 → $43,100(−13%)US over the same years: +67%
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)60%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5 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
Ripley, decade by decade
Ripley 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
99
$30,375
$49,441
11.5%
0.0
2000
103
$56,927
$34,247
3.8%
0.0
2010
86
$26,773
$59,413
0.0%
19.5
2020
53
$31,816
$35,513
0.0%
13.6
2024
87
–
$43,100
0.0%
0.0
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.
