Language Spoken At Home in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 26,782 | 100% |
English only | 26,151 | 97.6% |
Language other than English | 631 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 223 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 258 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 89 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 293 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 86 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 17 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 63 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,702 | 100% |
American | 3,452 | 12.0% |
Arab | 75 | 0.3% |
Czech | 9 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 447 | 1.6% |
English | 2,604 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 522 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 86 | 0.3% |
German | 11,690 | 40.7% |
Greek | 35 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 53 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,806 | 13.3% |
Italian | 754 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 20 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 44 | 0.2% |
Polish | 261 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 12 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 318 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 539 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 21 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 32 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 118 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 103 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 19 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 155 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,694 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,693 | 71.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,256 | 30.4% |
Married-couple family | 6,281 | 58.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,345 | 21.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 403 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 299 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,009 | 9.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 612 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 3,001 | 28.1% |
Householder living alone | 2,520 | 23.6% |
65 years and over | 1,255 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,651 | 34.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,976 | 27.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,291 | 100% |
Householder | 10,694 | 37.8% |
Spouse | 6,300 | 22.3% |
Child | 8,926 | 31.6% |
Other relatives | 1,363 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,008 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 609 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,949 | 100% |
Never married | 2,796 | 25.5% |
Now married, except separated | 6,558 | 59.9% |
Separated | 70 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 290 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 1,235 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,478 | 100% |
Never married | 2,299 | 20.0% |
Now married, except separated | 6,601 | 57.5% |
Separated | 163 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,110 | 9.7% |
Divorced | 1,305 | 11.4% |
Fertility in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 378 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 113 | 29.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 140 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 748 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 249 | 33.3% |
Less than 1 year | 72 | 9.6% |
1 or 2 years | 39 | 5.2% |
3 or 4 years | 56 | 7.5% |
5 or more years | 82 | 11.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 249 | 100% |
Who are female | 185 | 74.3% |
Who are married | 170 | 68.3% |
School Enrollment in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,529 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 364 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 498 | 6.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,441 | 45.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,828 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,398 | 18.6% |
Educational Attainment in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,963 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 776 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,872 | 9.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,754 | 46.2% |
Some college, no degree | 3,226 | 17.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,511 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,041 | 10.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 783 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.9% |
Veteran Status in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,077 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,432 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 28,359 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,718 | 13.1% |
Under 18 years | 7,621 | 100% |
With a disability | 276 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 16,690 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,865 | 11.2% |
65 years and over | 4,048 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,577 | 39.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 28,230 | 100% |
Same house | 25,193 | 89.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,022 | 10.7% |
Same county | 1,814 | 6.4% |
Different county | 1,208 | 4.3% |
Same state | 782 | 2.8% |
Different state | 426 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 15 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,702 | 100% |
Native | 28,383 | 98.9% |
Born in United States | 28,309 | 98.6% |
State of residence | 18,729 | 65.3% |
Different state | 9,580 | 33.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 74 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 319 | 1.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 319 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 209 | 65.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 110 | 34.5% |
Year of Entry in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 393 | 100% |
Native | 74 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 4.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 71 | 95.9% |
Foreign born | 319 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22 | 6.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 297 | 93.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ripley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 319 | 100% |
Europe | 66 | 20.7% |
Asia | 143 | 44.8% |
Africa | 56 | 17.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 29 | 9.1% |
Northern America | 25 | 7.8% |