Ripon is home to 7,772 people in Wisconsin. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $174,900. The foreign-born share is 3%. Households here earn about 29% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. Median rent is $775 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,763, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% 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 Ripon
What changed most since 1990
White share97.2% → 90.0%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.5% → 24.4%(+4.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$132,484 → $174,900(+32%)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)36.4%(137)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.4%(39)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.2%(125)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.7%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 376 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
7,241
$60,969
$132,484
19.5%
6.8
2000
6,828
$68,128
$163,949
19.6%
8.5
2010
7,733
$58,607
$167,306
20.7%
17.3
2020
7,863
$64,607
$147,626
27.9%
33.5
2024
7,772
$54,763
$174,900
24.4%
23.3
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.
