Ripley, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.6

0.64% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

31%

69.5% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$45,417

16% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$43,100

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ripley, IL was $43,100 in 2024, which is 0.13 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $43,000 to $43,100, a 0.233% increase. The homeownership rate in Ripley, IL is 54.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ripley, IL have an average commute time of 18.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ripley, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$43,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,470

$25

Median Property Taxes

±$39

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ripley, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ripley, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.3%

Homeownership

2024

45.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.3% of the housing units in Ripley, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ripley, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$45,417

Median Household Income

± $21,130

Number of Households

± 54

In 2022, the median household income of the 46 households in Ripley, IL grew to $45,417 from the previous year's value of $39,167.

The following chart displays the households in Ripley, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ripley, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (86.4%)
Carpooled (13.6%)

In 2024, 86.4% of workers in Ripley, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ripley, IL have a shorter commute time (18.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Ripley, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ripley, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ripley, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ripley, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ripley, IL (27 out of 87 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ripley, IL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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