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Ripley, New York: commercial real estate data.
Ripley is a Census CDP of 920 people across 1.37 square miles of land, in Chautauqua County. Median household income is $52,614, 73.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ripley
What Ripley is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.37 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land671 plus or minus 282
- County holding the largest share of its areaChautauqua County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ripley
How many people live in Ripley
- Population920 plus or minus 387
- Median age37.0 plus or minus 11.2
- Population under 18244 plus or minus 138
- Share under 1826.5 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Population 65 and over208 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Households349 plus or minus 110
- Family households275 plus or minus 107
- Share of households that are families78.8 percent plus or minus 18.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ripley
Income and work in Ripley
- Median household income$52,614 plus or minus $14,460
- Per capita income$25,643
- Civilian labor force419 plus or minus 241
- Employed407 plus or minus 241
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over581 plus or minus 208
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.7 percent plus or minus 26.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.0 percent plus or minus 27.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ripley
- Housing units408 plus or minus 113
- Occupied units349 plus or minus 110
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 41
- Vacancy rate14.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Owner occupied257 plus or minus 110
- Renter occupied92 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate73.6 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,000 plus or minus $51,055
- Median gross rent, monthly$642
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units347 plus or minus 112
- Share single family85.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more49 plus or minus 37
- Share in buildings of two or more12.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ripley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute352 plus or minus 229
- Commuting under 15 minutes158 plus or minus 92
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.9 percent plus or minus 39.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more87 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.7 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Drove alone85.5 percent plus or minus 31.1
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Worked from home3.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ripley
Flood risk in Ripley
- NFIP communityTown of Ripley
- NFIP community number361372
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Ripley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 361372 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chautauqua County, not Ripley
Chautauqua County context, not Ripley figures
- Establishments in Chautauqua County2,695
- Covered employment, Chautauqua County46,319
- Average annual pay, Chautauqua County$52,960
- Housing units permitted, Chautauqua County125
Every figure in this section is published for Chautauqua County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ripley.
All Chautauqua County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ripley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ripley, New York?
920, in 349 households. Ripley CDP covers 1.37 square miles of land, which is 671 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ripley in?
Chautauqua County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ripley?
$52,614. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,000. Median gross rent is $642 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ripley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ripley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ripley, town of, community 361372, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ripley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chautauqua County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ripley.
Is zoning published for Ripley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.