Rippey, IA Population

Overview

196

Total Population

30.0

Median age

50.51%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

75.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Rippey's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Rippey is 30.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rippey's population under 18 was 32.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rippey's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rippey, 29.59% were under the age of 15, 20.41% aged 15 to 29, 36.73% aged 30 to 64, 11.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Rippey:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.51% females and 49.49% males in Rippey, IA.
The Rippey, IA gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 14.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 17.

Rippey's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Rippey population: 85.20% are White, 2.04% are Black or African American, 2.55% are some other race and 10.20% are multiracial.
Rippey's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 175 (89.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rippey is White with a population of 167 (85.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 318 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Rippey's population decreased by 25 (7.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rippey's population decreased by 74 (25.26%), 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, Rippey's population was lowest in year 2022 at 217.