Ripley County, MO Demographic Data
Ripley County, MO Summary
Ripley County is located in Missouri
- Population: 14,070
- Area: 631.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 629.54 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.10 sq. miles
- Population Density: 22.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 459.32 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ripley County, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,039
51%
50.8
Male
6,897
50%
49.2
Total Population
13,936
323,128,000
Ripley County, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
852
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,024
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
833
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
825
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
752
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,505
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,643
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,865
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
917
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,017
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,543
11.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
998
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
162
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,694
76.7%
77.2
Female
5,489
51.3%
51.3
Male
5,205
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,229
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,339
24.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,703
19.4%
15.2
Female
1,435
53.1%
55.8
Male
1,268
46.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Ripley County, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,551
97.2%
96.8
White
13,458
96.6%
72.6
Black or African American
24
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
30
0.2%
0.8
Asian
12
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
27
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
385
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
167
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
115
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
10
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
42
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,769
98.8%
82.2
Ripley County, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
839
8.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,262
13.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,868
40.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,058
21.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
532
5.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
672
7.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
419
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,101
21.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,549
78.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,091
11.3%
31.2
Ripley County, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,367
21.1%
33.7%
Now Married
6,123
54.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,407
12.5%
11.0%
Separated
305
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,025
9.1
5.8%
Ripley County, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,883
98.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
201
1.5%
21.6%
Spanish
117
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
84
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ripley County, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
509
9.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
464
8.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,030
19.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
706
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
982
18.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
877
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
415
7.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
301
5.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
53
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
16
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
34,145
57,617
Per capita income
17,986
31,128
Ripley County, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
195
3.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
249
4.6%
9.8
Construction
327
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,828
33.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
279
5.1%
6.6
Information
63
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
727
13.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
170
3.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
343
6.3%
11.4
Public administration
253
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
693
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
236
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
59
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
565
10.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,394
25.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
997
18.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,248
23.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,218
22.5%
18.1%
Ripley County, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,161
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,041
78.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
693
13.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
155
3.0%
2.7
Other means
98
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
174
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.2
26.6
Ripley County, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
389
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,827
34.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,240
41.8%
37.1
3 or more
897
16.8%
21.0
Ripley County, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,353
81.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,036
75.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,317
24.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,184
18.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Ripley County, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,537
1 room
71
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
200
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
392
6.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,258
19.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,487
22.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,183
18.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,001
15.3%
12.0
8 rooms
445
6.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
500
7.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Ripley County, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,537
1-unit, detached
4,630
70.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
47
0.7%
5.9
2-units
83
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
89
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
24
0.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
48
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
44
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
1,564
23.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.1%
0.1
Ripley County, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
623
9.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
364
5.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
462
7.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
592
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,574
24.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,107
16.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
948
14.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
760
11.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
107
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ripley County, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
782
14.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,002
18.7%
4.7
Electricity
2,773
51.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
780
14.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
16
0.3%
1.1
Ripley County, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,750
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
7
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
10
0.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
24
1.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
38
2.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
181
10.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
412
23.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,078
61.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
741
42.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
263
15.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
304
17.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
141
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
278
16.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
23
0.0%
0.0%
Ripley County, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,093
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
21
1.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
506
46.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
566
51.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
224
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
518
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
202
18.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
147
13.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
120
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
90
8.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
105
9.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
415
38.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
238
0.0%
0.0%
Ripley County, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,036
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,220
30.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,305
32.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
693
17.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
313
7.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
295
7.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
160
4.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
41
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,300
205,000