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Ripley, WV Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ripley is $22,035, which is lower than the state average of $23,237 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Ripley median household income is $30,702, which has grown by 18.72% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.01% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ripley residents spend 27.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #146

Ripley, WV	22,035 USD
West Virginia	23,237 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ripley, WV	24,534 USD
West Virginia	27,022 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ripley, WV	26,333 USD
West Virginia	34,030 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ripley, WV	23,821 USD
West Virginia	21,583 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #276

Ripley, WV	30,702 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ripley, WV	45,343 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #212

Ripley, WV	18.72%
West Virginia	40.01%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ripley, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.63%	$7,000, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	48.51%	$15,950, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.46%	$6,597, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	29.51%	$15,651, see rank	23.52%	$17,388	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ripley, WV	38,185 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ripley, WV	57,508 USD
West Virginia	67,024 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ripley, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$30,702, see rank	$42,140	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ripley, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$33,063, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,857, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$32,370, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$23,565, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ripley, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,708, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	1,160, 42.84%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	650, 56.03%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	650, 56.03%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	486, 74.77%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	164, 25.23%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	510, 43.97%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	1,548, 57.16%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	562, 36.30%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	562, 36.30%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	531, 94.48%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	31, 5.52%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	986, 63.70%, see rank	50.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ripley, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,017, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	899, 88.40%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	52, 5.11%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	59, 5.80%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 0.69%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ripley, WV	27.8 minutes
West Virginia	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ripley, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,017	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	486, 47.79%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	116, 23.87%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	69, 14.20%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	147, 30.25%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 4.94%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	83, 17.08%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	531, 52.21%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	226, 42.56%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	122, 22.98%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	175, 32.96%, see rank	34.05%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8, 1.51%, see rank	4.03%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ripley, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,017, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	93, 9.14%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	78, 7.67%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	55, 5.41%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	116, 11.41%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	61, 6.00%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	13, 1.28%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	11, 1.08%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	52, 5.11%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	254, 24.98%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	106, 10.42%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	166, 16.32%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	12, 1.18%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ripley, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	938	30.21%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	206	26.72%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.