CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ripley

Oklahoma · 396 residents · 0.47 sq mi

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With 396 people, Ripley is a city in Oklahoma. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $26,600. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Households here earn about 26% less than in Oklahoma as a whole. The median household earns $17,411, about 42% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

396

−11%vs 2000

vs 444 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

+5%vs 2000

vs 32.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.47 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024259

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.4%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(25)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.6%(42)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(22)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.1%(48)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.4%(73)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.3%(21)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(26)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(29)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,411

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,643 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,938

−21%vs 2000

vs $10,030 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,600

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$252

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $417 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.3%

+9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

18.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(392)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(385)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.8%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(10)

Central American3.1%(8)

Guatemalan3.1%(8)

Ancestry

Irish15.1%(39)

English13.9%(36)

German13.5%(35)

American6.9%(18)

Polish3.1%(8)

Italian2.3%(6)

French1.9%(5)

Swedish1.9%(5)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(3)

Australian0.8%(2)

Greek0.8%(2)

Scottish0.8%(2)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(1)

Welsh0.4%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.7 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 17.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22.5%(29)

Married55.8%(72)

Widowed7%(9)

Divorced14.7%(19)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(20)

Married51.6%(49)

Widowed11.6%(11)

Divorced15.8%(15)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.9%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 21.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.2%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.1%

+10.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.9%

−11.7 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.3%

+9.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 21 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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