With 5,377 people, Ripley is a city in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $117,200, having more than doubled since 2000. The median age is 42.5, about 4 years above the US median. Renters pay $735 a month at the median. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,444, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ripley
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$91,443 → $117,200(+28%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants67.8% → 62.3%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.3% → 21.7%(+9.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Tippah County
Ripley's population equals 25% of Tippah County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 49% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 18% 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)17.6%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.8%(75)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era68.1%(139)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 204 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
5,371
$47,205
$91,443
12.3%
38.8
2000
5,478
$46,868
$100,920
10.2%
51.1
2010
5,395
$46,620
$124,149
13.5%
65.7
2020
5,462
$57,482
$135,142
13.6%
72.7
2024
5,377
$55,444
$117,200
21.7%
65.7
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.
