COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ripley vs Alexandria
PLACE A
Ripley, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Ripley and Alexandria are close in size. Alexandria earns more, with a median household income $30,625 higher. Alexandria has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -14%).
RIPLEYALEXANDRIADIFFERENCE
Total population353367−4% vs Alexandria
Population density7453,219−2,475
Population growth-14.1%11.0%−25.1 pts
Median age49.137.2+11.9
Male57.1%48.1%+9.0 pts
Female42.9%51.9%−9.0 pts
Foreign-born3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.3%91.9%−6.5 pts
Black1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.7%6.7%+1.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.8%1.4%+4.4 pts
Median household income$41,250$71,875−$30,625
Per capita income$25,027$31,316−$6,289
Poverty rate18.5%19.5%−1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.293+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%31.7%−24.5 pts
Graduate degree3.1%11.7%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%4.2%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation51.1%63.2%−12.0 pts
Median home value$81,700$155,000−$73,300
Median gross rent$725$855−$130
Owner-occupied69.6%75.9%−6.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.9%0.0%+23.9 pts
Rent-burdened households35.5%31.0%+4.5 pts
Average commute22.925.9−3.0
Worked from home2.9%5.1%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.9%3.5%+10.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025