Ripley County, Missouri

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Ripley County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Ripley County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,708	6,191,814	334,922,499	2438th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$42,037	$70,702	$80,734	3029th of 3,221
Median Age	40.7	39.0	38.9	1895th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.6%	32.4%	35.7%	3064th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$119,600	$230,300	$332,700	2678th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$654	$1,033	$1,413	2927th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.8%	12.6%	12.5%	239th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	4.0%	5.2%	2110th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	17.0	90.1	n/a	2416th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	4.5%	14.1%	2667th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.0	n/a	n/a	2937th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.1%	68.1%	65.2%	780th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.8	23.5	26.4	128th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.7%	13.0%	15.1%	1289th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.1%	n/a	n/a	695th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.5%	46.5%	46.9%	1136th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.1%	n/a	n/a	2414th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Ripley County, Missouri

Statistic	Ripley County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.5%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.3	40.1	61.4

Age in Ripley County, Missouri

Statistic	Ripley County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	40.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.1%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Ripley County, Missouri

Statistic	Ripley County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	4,002	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.9%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.3%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.4%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.6%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	25.6%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ripley County, Missouri

Statistic	Ripley County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,674	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.5%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.3%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.8%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	52.1%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.3%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Ripley County, Missouri

Statistic	Ripley County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	5,168	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.7%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.6%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.9%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.5%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$550	$1,948	n/a

Education in Ripley County, Missouri

Statistic	Ripley County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	17.4%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.2%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.8%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.9%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ripley County, Missouri

Statistic	Ripley County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.5%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.7%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.0%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.9%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.4%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Ripley County, Missouri

Statistic	Ripley County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.7%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.7%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	5.8%	16.7%

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