Ripley, WV Population

Overview

3,100

Total Population

42.3

Median age

47.13%

Female population %

112.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

57.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

136

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ripley's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ripley is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ripley's population under 18 was 15.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ripley's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ripley, 13.68% were under the age of 15, 8.74% aged 15 to 29, 54.71% aged 30 to 64, 20.65% aged 65 to 84, and 2.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 178 less females than males in Ripley:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.13% females and 52.87% males in Ripley, WV.
The Ripley, WV gender ratio is 112.2:100 i.e. 112.2 men to 100 women (1.122).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 291.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 172.

Ripley's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Ripley population: 95.23% are White, 1.42% are Asian and 3.35% are multiracial.
Ripley's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 136 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,964 (95.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ripley is White with a population of 2,952 (95.23% of the total population).

Ripley's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,512 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ripley's population decreased by 281 (8.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ripley's population decreased by 160 (4.95%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ripley's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,063.